A Dangerous Inheritance A Novel of Tudor Rivals and the Secret of the Tower

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Publisher's Synopsis

Two women separated by time but linked by twin destinies investigate the mysterious, tragic fate of the young princes in the tower in this engrossing novel, "a juicy mix of romance, drama, and Tudor history" (Ladies' Home Journal).

"Alison Weir's strong suit as a fiction writer is making her novels living history."-The Courier-Journal
 
When her older sister, Lady Jane Grey, is executed in 1554 for unlawfully accepting the English crown, Lady Katherine Grey's world falls apart. Barely recovered from this tragic loss she risks all for love, only to incur the wrath of her formidable cousin Queen Elizabeth I, who sees Katherine as a rival for her insecure throne. 
 
Interlaced with Katherine's story is that of her distant kinswoman Kate Plantagenet, the bastard daughter of Richard III. In 1483, Kate travels to London for Richard's coronation, and soon hears terrible rumors about him that threaten all she holds dear. Like Katherine Grey, she falls in love with a man who is forbidden to her. 
 
Then Kate embarks on what will become a perilous quest, covertly seeking the truth about what befell her cousins-two young princes-who may have been victims of Richard III's lust for power. But time is not on Kate's side, or on Katherine's, who has been imprisoned. What secrets will be revealed in the notorious Tower of London?
 
In this rich and layered story set within a framework of fascinating historical authenticity, Katherine and Kate discover that possessing royal blood can prove to be a dangerous inheritance.

Book information

ISBN: 9780345511904
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Imprint: Ballantine
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 560
Weight: 368g
Height: 203mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 31mm