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false <![CDATA[The Traitor's Wife]]> 6047149 3 In fourteenth-century England, young Eleanor de Clare, favorite niece of King Edward II, is delighted with her marriage to Hugh le Despenser and her appointment to Queen Isabella’s household as a lady-in-waiting. It soon becomes apparent, however, that Eleanor’s beloved uncle is not the king the nobles of the land—or his queen—expected. Hugh’s unbridled ambition and his intimate relationship with Edward arouse widespread resentment, even as Eleanor remains fiercely loyal to her husband and to her king. But loyalty has its price… Moving from royal palaces to prison cells, from the battlefield to the bedroom, between hope and despair, treachery and fidelity, hatred and abiding love, The Traitor’s Wife is a tale of an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times. A noblewoman pays the price for her loyalty to an unpopular king and her unfaithful husband...conveys emotions and relationships quite poignantly...ultimately, entertaining historical fiction. -Kirkus Discoveries 6572228 book 2005 The Traitor's Wife total:77|5:24|4:33|3:16|2:2|1:2| 77 306 252 29 4 0 false false Mon Mar 30 06:37:52 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 06:37:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Feb 07 08:11:15 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 08:11:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 21 10:21:50 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:23:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 17:38:15 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 05:33:34 -0700 2009 The Traitor's Wife, about the reign of King Edward II. Despite the large cast in this book and the multiple Edwards, Hughs, and Joans, readers will not have a hard time keeping track of the characters and even if they get...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:08:36 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:10:35 -0700 2009
I like my historical fiction very, very well-researched. Don't mess with known history or rearrange timelines just to fit a plot. Don't over-modernize the dialogue. And above all, do NOT dumb it down just to appeal to a vapid audience.

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Absolutely one of the best books I've ever read. I was captivated from word one, and can't believe this was the author's first book. I loved how she ended the book, with a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:38:48 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 06:24:14 -0700 2009
In The Traitor's Wife, Susan Higginbotham tells the complex tale of the reign of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 20:12:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 11:47:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 13:13:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:57:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:11:27 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 16:12:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false true Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed May 27 07:13:47 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:15:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 08:17:38 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 11:46:10 -0700 2009 1 The Traitor’s Wife tells the story of Eleanor, a niece of the infamous King Edward II. King Edward is mainly infamous, or famous, for his supposed homosexuality. Eleanor is married to Hugh le Despenser at a very young age, but she falls in love with him immediately and irrevocably. The book tells ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 20 12:33:44 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 12:34:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 09 13:06:49 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 13:06:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 19:41:05 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 00:37:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:24:41 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:27:25 -0700 2009
I had never thought much on Hugh Despenser beyond what seems to be common knowledge, that he was a "favorite" of Edward II and Queen Isabel...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 02 09:13:20 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 09:13:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:06:25 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:09:44 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 20:57:02 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 19:36:27 -0700 2009
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