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Language
English
Description
"I'm three and you're four," the future Queen, then a child, imperiously informed her sister. The younger girl, not understanding this reference to their position in the succession, proudly countered, "No, you're not. I'm three, you're seven." The royal sisters had no choice in their historic positions, but behind the palace gates and within the confines of their personalities, they displayed tremendous individuality and suffered the usual symptoms...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
376, 13 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
As the fourth daughter of the perpetually in-mourning Queen Victoria, Princess Louise's life is more a gilded prison than a fairy tale. Expected to sit quietly next to her mother with down-cast eyes, Louise vows to escape the stultifying royal court. Blessed with beauty, artistic talent, and a common touch, she creates a life outside the walled-in existence of the palace grounds by attending the National Art Training School--where she shockingly learns...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1582 thirteen-year-old Emilia Bassano is a lute player and aspiring playwright who stumbles on a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth, and is recruited by Sir Francis Walsingham to go to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots is being held and discover who is responsible for the plot.
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"King Solomon was wealthy and wise beyond measure. He could--and did--have anything he wanted, including many women from many lands. But for all his wisdom, did he or the women in his life ever find what they searched for all of their lives? In this engrossing novel, you'll find yourself whisked away to ancient Israel, where you'll meet Solomon and four of the women he loved: Naamah the desert princess, Abishag the shepherdess, Siti the daughter...
Series
Publisher
Tor Fantasy
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First mass market edition.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of seven short stories celebrates dangerous women, both heroines and villains, and includes contributions by George R.R. Martin, Carrie Vaughn, and Lawrence Block.