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| Title | : | The Favored Child (Wideacre #2) |
| Author | : | Philippa Gregory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 624 pages |
| Published | : | July 2nd 2003 by Washington Square Press (first published 1989) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
Philippa Gregory
Paperback | Pages: 624 pages Rating: 3.62 | 10875 Users | 545 Reviews
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller Wideacre as the once-great Lacey estate is restored to its former grandeur--though not without cost. The Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and formerly stunning hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House nearby, two children are being raised in protected innocence. Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favored child--only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Lacey's true heir. Sensual, gripping, and mystical, The Favored Child irresistibly sweeps the reader into a world of secrets, betrayals, and power in this revolutionary period of English history.
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| Original Title: | The Favoured Child |
| ISBN: | 0743249305 (ISBN13: 9780743249300) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Wideacre #2 |
| Characters: | Celia Havering, Dr John MacAndrew, Richard MacAndrew, Julia Lacey |
| Setting: | Sussex, England(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 3.62 From 10875 Users | 545 ReviewsCritique Regarding Books The Favored Child (Wideacre #2)
This is book 2 in a 3 part trilogy. Wideacre was the original book which started with Beatrice and her brother Harry. The Favored Child picks up with Beatrice's children Julia and Richard. I have read a lot of books but I've never read a book that I hated a character so much. Everytime Richard's name was even mentioned I wanted to slap him.No spoilers if you have read book 1.In Book 1, Beatrice makes sure that both her children are joint heirs for Acre. The children don't know it, but they areIf you like Jane Austen, but wish it wasn't quite so vanilla - this trilogy is for you!Each book is the story of a daughter of the grand estate, Wideacre. Julia is our heroine for this book. If you are just looking for an easy period romance, I think you can have that here. My stepmother enjoyed this series, and she has no use for themes and discussion of those themes. Give her pretty dresses, pretty gardens to stroll in, grand balls, handsome men and fine marriages. She's a happy camper.
Themes continue from Wideacres...The fun is in the main character's discovery of what you already know from Wideacres.
It's bad. It's painful to read. I think Gregory enjoys torturing her characters a little TOO much. I read pretty well until about page 450 or so, but I just couldn't take it anymore. I skimmed the rest. I HAD to see what happened but I didn't want to actually READ it.
This book took a bit for me to get into at first. The first book in this trilogy (Wideacre), was just so intense that I actually had to read a couple of other books in between before I was ready to continue on. I should also add, that seeing as this is book two, if you have not read book one, you probably shouldn't read on, as it will spoil the ending of Wideacre. I was so upset at the ending of Wideacre, when Beatrice died. Aside from her gross love affairs with her idiot brother, I really
The Favored Child. It was the 2nd book in a trilogy. I have since read the 1st book- Widacre and the 3rd- Meridon. Ok...so the 1st and 2nd books were very annoying because you just HATE everyone in it. They basically make the same mistakes over and over proving that they are all idiots....who love incest apparently...anyway, the 3rd book was a little better b/c it was different than the first two and actually came to a resolution that wasn't totally idiotic as previous generations....plus no
The Favored Child (Wideacre #2), Philippa GregoryThe Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and formerly stunning hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House nearby, two children are being raised in protected innocence. Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favored childonly one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the
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