Waiting for the Queen
Title | Waiting for the Queen PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Higgins |
Publisher | Milkweed Editions |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2013-08-19 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1571318771 |
Two girls—one a Pennsylvania Quaker, the other a refugee from the French Revolution—form an unlikely friendship in this “rewarding” novel (School Library Journal). Fifteen-year-old Eugenie de La Roque and her family have barely escaped the French Revolution with their lives. Along with several other noble families, they sail to America, where an area that would come to be known as French Azilum is being carved out of the rugged Pennsylvania wilderness. Hannah Kimbrell is a young Quaker who’s been chosen to help prepare French Azilum for the arrival of the aristocrats. In this wild place away from home, Eugenie and Hannah seem a mismatched pair—but find more in common than they first realize. With much to learn from each other, the girls unite to help free several slaves from their tyrannical French owner, a dangerous scheme that requires personal sacrifice in exchange for the slaves’ freedom. A story of friendship against all odds, Waiting for the Queen is a loving portrait of the values of a young America, and a reminder that true nobility is more than a royal title. “Based on the true story of a group of families who sought asylum in Pennsylvania, this title vividly captures the hardships faced by the teen and her parents as they adjust to a life without luxuries . . . Eugenie’s growth as she begins to understand what is really important to her is beautifully and convincingly portrayed.” —School Library Journal “The story shifts between Hannah and Eugenie’s well-developed and distinct perspectives, both of which strongly reflect their respective upbringings and cultures. A meticulously detailed work of historical fiction about the challenges of the new and unfamiliar, and about looking beyond oneself toward the greater good.” —Publishers Weekly
Queen in Waiting
Title | Queen in Waiting PDF eBook |
Author | Norah Lofts |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Large type books |
ISBN |
Queen in Waiting
Title | Queen in Waiting PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Hibbert |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Kate
Title | Kate PDF eBook |
Author | Katie Nicholl |
Publisher | Hachette Books |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2013-09-02 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1602862478 |
From the bestselling author of William and Harry and renowned Royal Family news correspondent Katie Nicholl, comes the first in-depth biography of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. Katie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals fans around the world and now, Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal new details on Middleton's initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy.
Queen in Waiting
Title | Queen in Waiting PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Plaidy (pseud) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 399 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Waiting for My Queen
Title | Waiting for My Queen PDF eBook |
Author | Georgia Cates |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-03-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781948113212 |
Dark Queen Waiting
Title | Dark Queen Waiting PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Doherty |
Publisher | Severn House Publishers Ltd |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2019-12-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1448303540 |
Christopher Urswicke must unmask the traitor lurking amongst Margaret Beaufort’s supposedly loyal followers in this gripping medieval mystery. October, 1471. Edward IV sits on the English throne; the House of York reigns supreme. With her young son, Henry Tudor, in exile in France, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, shelters deep in the shadows, secretly plotting for the day when Henry can be crowned the rightful king. But as her supporters are picked off one by one, it becomes clear that a traitor lurks within Margaret’s household. When one of her most loyal henchmen, Jacob Cromart, is murdered in St Michael’s Church, where he had claimed sanctuary, Margaret orders her sharp-witted clerk, Christopher Urswicke, to find out who has betrayed her. How could a man be killed inside a church where the doors are all locked, with no sign of an intruder or weapon? If he is to protect Margaret’s remaining supporters from suffering a similar fate, Urswicke must solve a baffling mystery where nothing is as it first appears.