7 edition of Wideacre found in the catalog.
Published
1987
by Simon and Schuster in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Philippa Gregory. |
| Genre | Fiction. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PR6057.R386 W54 1987 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 556 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 556 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2736872M |
| ISBN 10 | 0671634623 |
| LC Control Number | 86031346 |
Free download or read online Wideacre pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in April 1st , and was written by Philippa Gregory. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are Beatrice Lacey, Harry Lacey/5. This was the book that I was longing to write from the moment that I finished Wideacre as it was the conclusion of the story and the happy ending. I had a wonderful summer of research when I stayed with a circus for the summer season and travelled with them and worked as a circus hand so that I could understand the life.
Wideacre (Book): Gregory, Philippa: Beatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, refuses to conform to the social customs of her time. Destined to lose her family name and beloved Wideacre estate once she is wed, Beatrice will use any means necessary to protect her ancestral heritage. Seduction, betrayal, even murder-Beatrice's passion is without apology . Wideacre A Novel (Book): Gregory, Philippa: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory comes the stunning first novel of a thrilling trilogy about the Lacey family, and the captivating woman at the heart of a power-hungry estate willing to go to any means to protect her family name. Beatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, .
Gregory rings down the curtain on her Lacey family trilogy (begun with Wideacre and continued in The Favored Child) in breathlessly dramatic form, offering devotees of historical romance a heroine who's heads above the usual drabs of the genre. This time on center stage is Sarah, product of the wretched marriage between Julia and Richard Lacey, abandoned to gypsies as . Set in 18th century England, "Wideacre" introduces Beatrice Lacey, a heroine who makes Scarlett O'Hara look like a simpering weakling. Readers will fall in love with Philippa Gregory's mesmerizing #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory comes the stunning first novel of a thrilling trilogy about the Lacey family, and the captivating woman at /5(30).
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Beatrice Lacey is a young woman with her while life ahead of her and only one thing she Wideacre book her father's land, Wideacre/5. 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/5(). I wrote Wideacre in an old ruled notebook by hand, and put on the front, 'Philippa Gregory – Best Selling Novel'. Unbelievably it was. It sold world-wide in a bidding war and I Wideacre book to become a writer.
Book Wideacre book in The novel is set in the second part of the eighteenth century, during the time of the enclosure acts, a series of UK. Beatrice's struggle to possess Wideacre - which often leads her into dark and evil things - is the main subject of this book. Yet it also packs a few feminist punches, gives the reader grand descriptions of life in England during the 18th century, and introduces one of the most appealing heroes in all historical fiction.5/5(6).
The Wideacre estate is bankrupt, the villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But in the Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence.
Equal claimants to the inheritance of Wideacre, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. I read the first book of the trilogy - Wideacre many years ago when it reached best-seller status.
I was gripped from the very first page and became a huge fan of Phillipa Gregory's thereafter. The opening page had me hooked. It became apparent that Wideacre was everything, it was the bond that united the family and the pinnacle of desire for a /5.
Wideacre is a series of historical fiction novels written by Philippa Gregory. The books follow the exploits of a family whose obsession with a grand estate destroys them.
+The Story The Wideacre novels are quite controversial. Some people love them. Some people hate them. The Paperback of the Wideacre (Wideacre Trilogy #1) by Philippa Gregory at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 or more. Due to COVID, orders may be delayed.
Thank you for your patience. like a magical page in a picture book, seen for the first time/5(). We turned to look back over the way we had come, and the shape and the setting of Wideacre opened up to me, like a magical page in a picture book, seen for the first time.
Closest to us, and extending far below us, were the green sweet slopes of the Downs, steep at the top, but easy as soft shoulders lower ed on: J Buy Wideacre (The Wideacre Trilogy, Book 1) by Gregory, Philippa (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store.
Everyday low /5(). Best book of the Wideacre trilogy, best Philippa Gregory book so far. Published by User, 13 years ago "Meridon", the concluding book of the Wideacre series, is vastly different than "Wideacre" and "The Favored Child", and for me, vastly better.5/5(5).
Gregory's full-blown first novel is a marvelously assured period piece, an English gothic with narrative verve. Beatrice Lacey loves nothing more than. The gore-splashed, snarly saga of beautiful Beatrice, daughter of the Squire of Wideacre in 18th-century England.
Beatrice's long list of deep-sixing achievements—murder, maiming, persecution of the innocent, incest and other steamy etceteras—are tossed off for one purpose only: to control and secure for herself and children the beloved estate of Wideacre, slated to be delivered into.
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I’ve read reviews which damned it and reviews which praised it, and I’ve agreed with both. Beatrice Lacey wants her family estate, Wideacre.
Nothing more, nothing less. She loves the salmon creeks, the birch trees on the high hills, the flocks of sheep, the corn. Wideacre brought out the wildness in me and I could not help myself.
I heard a humming in my head and I longed to be running free on the land. When I had to stay indoors with my sampler or read aloud to my mama, my book or my work would fall into my lap and I would rest my head against the cold glass of the window and look : Washington Square Press.
Philippa Gregory (born 9 January ) is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since The best known of her works is The Other Boleyn Girl (), which in won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association and has been adapted into two separate films.
AudioFile magazine has called Gregory "the queen of British Language: English. "Wideacre" is yet another great book by the very talented Philippa Gregory. Mind you, it is not her best (that would be "The Other Boleyn Girl"), but still great.
The book tells the story of Beatrice Lacey, a young girl living in 18th Century England. For Beatrice, her one passion in life is Wideacre, the estate that she lives on/5(). Wideacre I have been entranced by many of Gregory's novels but this one I actually deleted from my library after reading over half of it.
I got no enjoyment from reading the main character plotting one heartless murder after another/5(65). Wideacre: A Novel - Ebook written by Philippa Gregory. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Wideacre: A Novel/5(40). Wideacre was sold worldwide and heralded as a literary sensation on publication.
The novel is the first in a trilogy, succeeded by The Favoured Child and Meridon. The release of Wideacre launched Philippa Gregory as a new interpreter of historical fiction, one focused on women as active agents in a historical period/5(16).Wideacre: A Novel (The Wideacre Trilogy series) by Philippa Gregory.
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