Philippa Gregory is the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women's history. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She founded Gardens for the Gambia, a charity to dig wells in poor rural schools in The Gambia, and has provided nearly 200 wells. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.com.
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"Gregory delivers another vivid and satisfying novel of court
intrigue, revenge, and superstition. Gregory's many fans as well as
readers who enjoy lush, evocative writing, vividly drawn
characters, and fascinating history told from a woman's point of
view will love her latest work."
"Gregory is one of historical fiction's superstars, and "The
Kingmaker's Daughter" shows why . . . providing intelligent escape,
a trip through time to a dangerous past."
"Gregory returns with another sister act. The result: her best
novel in years."
"Wielding magic again in her latest War of the Roses novel ...
Gregory demonstrates the passion and skill that has made her the
queen of English historical fiction....Gregory portrays spirited
women at odds with powerful men, endowing distant historical events
with drama, and figures long dead or invented with real-life flaws
and grand emotions. She makes history ... come alive for readers."
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