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    First of the Tudors
    First of the Tudors
    First of the Tudors
    Audiobook14 hours

    First of the Tudors

    Written by Joanna Hickson

    Narrated by Tom Clegg and Non Haf

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A stunning novel of the Tudors from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride.

    Jasper Tudor, son of Queen Catherine and her second husband, Owen Tudor, has grown up far from the intrigue of the royal court. But after he and his brother Edmund are summoned to London, their half-brother, King Henry VI, takes a keen interest in their future.
    Bestowing Earldoms on them both, Henry also gives them the wardship of the young heiress Margaret Beaufort. Although she is still a child, Jasper becomes devoted to her and is devastated when Henry arranges her betrothal to Edmund.
    He seeks solace in his estates and in the arms of Jane Hywel, a young Welsh woman who offers him something more meaningful than a dynastic marriage. But passion turns to jeopardy for them both as the Wars of the Roses wreak havoc on the realm. Loyal brother to a fragile king and his domineering queen, Marguerite of Anjou, Jasper must draw on all his guile and courage to preserve their throne − and the Tudor destiny…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateDec 1, 2016
    ISBN9780008139728
    First of the Tudors
    Author

    Joanna Hickson

    Joanna Hickson spent twenty five years presenting and producing News and Arts programmes for the BBC. Her first published book was a children’s historical novel Rebellion at Orford Castle but more recently she has turned to adult fiction, concentrating on bringing fifteenth century English history and some of its fascinating principal characters to life.She is married with a large family and gets inspiration from her Wiltshire farmhouse home, which dates back to her chosen period.

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      The author seemed to run out of ideas in the last third of the book. The start of the War of the Rose's was a very turbulent time and the author managed to make it extremely boring at the end. I realize that historical fiction hems in the narrative somewhat, but the author trots out the same worn out dialogue between the characters . There is little character growth and long rambling personal observations that do little to create excitement or suspense. At the end, you don't really care what happens to the main characters. Apparently, the author didn't either as the story ends abruptly without any logical conclusion or narrative satisfaction.