Why MYSTERIES? Because that is the genre I read. Why PARADISE? Because that is where I live.
Among other things, this blog, the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution, will act as a record of books that I've read, and random thoughts.
Philippa Gregory, author of THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2001), has a new novel, THE WHITE QUEEN, being published next week (August 18)
Publisher's blurb:
the first of a new series set amid the deadly feuds of England known as the Wars of the Roses.
Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings them to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women, starting with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.
The White Queen tells the story of a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition who, catching the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose fate is still unknown.
I have been offered 2 give away copies of THE WHITE QUEEN by Philippa Gregory, to be posted internationally.
All you need to do is to leave a comment indicating why you would like to be in the draw for a copy of the book. I will close the draw on Saturday 22 August, and will announce the winners both by a comment on this post and in my Sunday Salon post on Sunday 23 August. If you are a winner you should then contact me by email with your snail mail address for me to forward to Katrina who is promoting the book and kindly made the competition possible.
