{"product_id":"the-virgins-lover-philippa-gregory-1","title":"The Virgin's Lover - Philippa Gregory","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"Text Text__title3 Text__italic Text__regular Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/series\/187905-the-plantagenet-and-tudor-novels\"\u003eThe Plantagenet and Tudor Novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e#14\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn alternate cover for this isbn can be found\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35529051-the-virgin-s-lover\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth I has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. It is soon plain that he is more than merely a friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a house in the countryside waits a very different woman, Amy Robsart--Robert's wife. She has no taste for life at court and longs for the day when her husband will return home. She has loved him since she was a girl, but now they are adults she hardly sees him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, the pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, for it is unthinkable that a queen should rule on her own. Elizabeth's preference is clear, but he is unavailable. But what if the unthinkable were to happen!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilippa Gregory blends passion, personalities and politics in this stunning novel of the Tudor court and a country divided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSED BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e496 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published November 16, 2004\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43248648421470,"sku":"978074326926","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/862772.jpg?v=1788316144","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/the-virgins-lover-philippa-gregory-1","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}