Name: The King's Concubine
ISBN: 9781408969816

Anne O'Brien

A Sunday Times Bestseller England’s Forgotten Queens ‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’ The Times

The King's Concubine

Raised in a 14th-century British convent, Alice Perrers refuses to join the order and after an accidental meeting, becomes lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa and then catches the eye of King Edward in this new novel by the author of Queen Defiant. Original. 30,000 first printing.

A Novel of Alice Perrers

Tilly

A child born in the plague year of 1348, abandoned and raised within the oppressive walls of a convent, Alice Perrers refused to take the veil, convinced that a greater destiny awaited her. Ambitious and quick-witted, she rose above her obscure beginnings to become the infamous mistress of Edward III.

The King's Concubine

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