{"product_id":"9780007147311","title":"The Virgin's Lover","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gregory, Philippa \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 May 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 133 x 32 | 348g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I, from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now I can be the queen that my mother intended me to be . . . the queen I was born to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  1558. After years of waiting, Princess Elizabeth accedes to the throne of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But the country is divided, the restoration of the Protestant faith ignites opposition from the church and beyond, and court remains a treacherous place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Many believe that Elizabeth must marry if she is to survive. For Robert Dudley, Elizabeth's ascension is a glorious new dawn, and he quickly positions himself as the young queen's favourite. Dudley is a man of powerful lineage; his father had been a kingmaker at the court of Henry VIII. But Dudley has many enemies, amongst them William Cecil, the queen's most trusted advisor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As powerful families vie for stakes in the emerging kingdom, Elizabeth must secure her own future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39946174726331,"sku":"9780007147311","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780007147311.jpg?v=1713449931","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780007147311","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}