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LEADER: 02706nam a22003618i 4500
001 2011048198
003 DLC
005 20111219194535.0
008 111219s2012 nyu 000 1 eng
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020 $a9780451236807
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $ae-uk-en
050 00 $aPR6115.B7355$bK56 2012
082 00 $a823/.92$223
084 $aFIC014000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aO'Brien, Anne,$d1949-
245 14 $aThe king's concubine :$ba novel of Alice Perrers /$cAnne O'Brien.
260 $aNew York, New York, USA :$bNew American Library,$c[2012]
263 $a1206
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A child born in the plague year of 1348, abandoned and raised within the oppressive walls of a convent, Alice Perrers refused to take the veil, convinced that a greater destiny awaited her. Ambitious and quick-witted, she rose above her obscure beginnings to become the infamous mistress of Edward III. But always, essentially, she was alone.... Early in Alice's life, a chance meeting with royalty changes everything: Kindly Queen Philippa, deeply in love with her husband but gravely ill, chooses Alice as a lady-in-waiting. Under the queen's watchful eye, Alice dares to speak her mind. She demands to be taken seriously. She even flirts with the dynamic, much older king. But she is torn when her vibrant spirit captures his interest...and leads her to a betrayal she never intended. In Edward's private chambers, Alice discovers the pleasures and paradoxes of her position. She is the queen's confidante and the king's lover, yet she can rely only on herself. It is a divided role she was destined to play, and she vows to play it until the bitter end. Even as she is swept up in Edward's lavish and magnificent court, amassing wealth and influence for herself, becoming an enemy of his power-hungry son John of Gaunt and a sparring partner to resourceful diplomat William de Windsor, she anticipates the day when the political winds will turn against her. For when her detractors voice their hatred and accusations of treason swirl around her, threatening to destroy everything she has achieved, who will stand by Alice then?"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aPerrers, Alice,$dca. 1348-1400$vFiction.
650 0 $aLadies-in-waiting$zGreat Britain$vFiction.
600 00 $aEdward$bIII,$cKing of England,$d1312-1377$vFiction.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xKings and rulers$xParamours$vFiction.
650 0 $aMistresses$zGreat Britain$vFiction.
655 7 $aBiographical fiction.$2gsafd
650 7 $aFICTION / Historical.$2bisacsh