false <![CDATA[The Innocent: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172353314m/167403.jpg 167403 8 The year is 1450, a dangerous time in medieval Britain. Civil unrest is at its peak and the legitimacy of the royal family is suspect. Meanwhile, deep in the forests of western England, a baby is born. Powerful forces plot to kill both mother and child, but somehow the newborn girl survives. Her name is Anne.<P>Fifteen years later, England emerges into a fragile but hopeful new age, with the charismatic young King Edward IV on the throne. Anne, now a young peasant girl, joins the household of a wealthy London merchant. Her unusual beauty provokes jealousy, lust, and intrigue, but Anne has a special quality that saves her: a vast knowledge of healing herbs. News of her extraordinary gift spreads, and she is called upon to save the ailing queen. Soon after, Anne is moved into the palace, where she finds her destiny with the man who will become the greatest love of her life -- the king himself. 480039 2002 The Innocent: A Novel total:253|5:72|4:92|3:69|2:13|1:7| 253 968 425 36 3 2 false false Sat Sep 29 15:35:25 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 18:08:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 12:47:52 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 12:28:18 -0800 2008
Anne, a young peasant girl, comes to London where she is able to...
leap tall buildings in a single bound
...not exactly but pretty close.

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This *is not* Philippa Gregory. PG is very historically accurate and tries to present her characters in ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 07:11:20 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 18:02:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 19:00:29 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 18:14:20 -0700 2007 The Innocent is the first book in a trilogy set in England during Edward IV's reign. Anne, a young girl raised by a wise woman in a small village, comes to London to make her way in the world. Anne's skill with herbs and healing
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My interest in this book was for the Herbalism references and their uses in 15th century Elizabethan court.

A good story which could have been improved with the inclusion of a glossary as there was a lot of unfamiliar 'period' terminology.

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It is part of a trilogy and is about Anne, a servant girl who has an interesting parentage. It is set in the time of King Edward IV, just after the "war of the Roses...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 28 16:03:29 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 16:09:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 03 18:57:35 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 29 05:38:35 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=167403