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The Dark Rose
- Author
- Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrator
- Nigel Graham
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 23 January 2012
- Run Time
- 21 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illegitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death. Paul's niece, Nanette, becomes a maid-in-waiting to Anne Bolyen, and at the court of Henry VIII she becomes embroiled in the King's bitter feud with Rome.
Through birth and death, love and hatred, triumph and heartbreak, the Morlands continue proudly to claim their place amongst England's aristocracy.
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Details
- Author
- Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrator
- Nigel Graham
- Duration
- 21 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 January 2012
- ISBN
- 9781405514842
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Speculative fiction, Alternative history fiction, Historical romance, Romantic suspense, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
1501: the turbulence of Henry VIII's reign brings passion and pain to the Morlands as they achieve ever greater wealth and prestige.Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illegitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death. Paul's niece, Nanette, becomes a maid-in-waiting to Anne Bolyen, and at the court of Henry VIII she becomes embroiled in the King's bitter feud with Rome.Through birth and death, love and hatred, triumph and heartbreak, the Morlands continue proudly to claim their place amongst England's aristocracy.
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