Lady of the Rivers
About this book
Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta has always had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she meets his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and sees her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. A sweeping, powerful novel rich in passion and legend and drawing on years of research, The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of the real-life mother to the White Queen.
Subjects
- biographical fiction
- fiction
- fiction, biographical
- fiction, historical
- fiction, historical, general
- great britain, history, wars of the roses, 1455-1485, fiction
- historical fiction
- history
- new york times bestseller
- nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2011-11-06