Description
Though known as the secret wife of Charles II, Lucy Walter was a spirited woman who lived a life of intense joy and drama during an equally tumultuous era. Follow her poignant tale from early childhood to her tragic estrangement from the king and her death in Paris at the young age of 28. Approx. 800 pages, softcover from Hendrickson.
Author: Elizabeth Goudge
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 01/01/2016
Pages: 604
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781619707535
ISBN10: 1619707535
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
Author: Elizabeth Goudge
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 01/01/2016
Pages: 604
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781619707535
ISBN10: 1619707535
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
About the Author
Elizabeth Goudge (1900 1984) was a British novelist born into the home of an Anglican priest and theologian. She wrote children s books as well as novels her "Green Dolphin Street" was made into a 1947 Academy-Award winning film starring Lana
Turner, Van Heflin, and Donna Reed. In style and themes she parallels English writers such as the creator of the Miss Read series, as well mirroring the spiritual depth found in George MacDonald s Victorian novels. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, she won the Carnegie Award in 1947 for "The Little White Horse," which is J. K. Rowling s favorite children s book."