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1445, Normandy, France. A truce has brought a simmering halt to the Hundred Years' War and a young, French bride for Henry VI of England. In a fateful meeting, Richard of York, the king's disaffected lieutenant, welcomes the new queen, Marguerite of Anjou, to spend the Easter interval in Rouen. Neither one is prepared for the suspicions, secrets and conflicting emotions that arise in the weeks leading to Marguerite's final departure for Portsmouth. She knows nothing, and he is all too aware, of the nightmare life that awaits her across the sea. When they meet again in London, each faces passion, resentment and betrayal, driving Richard to political rebellion, Marguerite to espionage, and both, ultimately, to treason.
In focussing closely on the personalities of the protagonists, against a background of the chaotic politics of fifteenth century England, Stefanie Dibben paints an intriguing and controversial picture of the origins of the 'Wars of the Roses'.
When challenged that her book is unashamedly romantic, Stefanie confessed: "Not unashamedly- but ashamedly. It's my guilty secret that I'm a hopeless romantic. But, in the book, it's offset with humour as well as tension, and I'm really interested in very personal relationships. What better way to build up a character than to confront them with really powerful emotions?"
Intertwining is the first book of the Red & White trilogy.
In focussing closely on the personalities of the protagonists, against a background of the chaotic politics of fifteenth century England, Stefanie Dibben paints an intriguing and controversial picture of the origins of the 'Wars of the Roses'.
When challenged that her book is unashamedly romantic, Stefanie confessed: "Not unashamedly- but ashamedly. It's my guilty secret that I'm a hopeless romantic. But, in the book, it's offset with humour as well as tension, and I'm really interested in very personal relationships. What better way to build up a character than to confront them with really powerful emotions?"
Intertwining is the first book of the Red & White trilogy.
