Thanks to Brittani Hilles of St. Martin’s Press I am giving away one copy of Succession by Livi Michael.
Description of Succession by Livi Michael:
Succession tells the extraordinary tale of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, and how she became one of the most formidable women of her age. 1444. Henry VI is married by proxy to Margaret of Anjou: an unpopular choice that causes national uproar. At the same time, the infant Margaret Beaufort is made a great heiress after her father, the Earl of Somerset’s, death.
Everyone at court is competing to be her guardian: she brings with her the Beaufort fortune and an advantageous alliance with her uncle. In the years that follow, English rule in France collapses, Henry VI goes insane, civil war erupts, and families are pitted against each other. And though Margaret Beaufort is still little more than a child, by the age of thirteen she has married twice and given birth to her only son – the future King of England. Succession tells the thrilling, bloody story of the fall of the House of Lancaster and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
Praise for Succession by Livi Michael:
“Livi Michael engages meticulously with the diverse historical accounts of the Wars of the Roses, but she also invests intimate and poignant humanity into the personal tragedies of an era wrought with conflict and terror.”-Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Queen’s Gambit
“Juxtaposing illuminating contemporary accounts of the Wars of the Roses with breathtaking insights into the minds of the principal players, Succession puts the conflict into a compelling context whilst exploring the human cost of the bloody, bitter birth of the Tudor dynasty….An impressive and exciting debut.”-Lancashire Evening Post (UK)
About Livi Michael:
LIVI MICHAEL is the winner of the Society of Authors Award and a finalist for the Mind Award. She teaches literature at the Manchester Metropolitan University and has been a senior lecturer in creative writing at Sheffield Hallam University. She lives in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Giveaway of Succession by Livi Michael:
This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. and ends on October 4, 2015. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
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Thanks for this fascinating historical.
I am very interested in Margaret Beaufort as a historical personality; admittedly, I first caught this fever from a popular source — none other than Philippa Gregory’s The Red Queen, which is easily among my favorite guilty hist-fic pleasures. Thank you, Teddy, for focusing our attention on this particular new book; I very much would like to read it! Cheers, Kara S
I love historical fiction.
Sounds like an intriguing historical novel.
Margaret Beaufort sounded like such an evil person in The White Queen. I would like to see how she is portrayed in this novel.
I love historical fiction. This book is a perfect read for me.