Author: Philippa Gregory
Published: 2012,Touchstone
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 5/5
After struggling to read Gregory's first YA novel Changeling I thought about waiting a bit to read her newest release The Kingmaker's Daughter. However, I found myself unable to resist as I have loved all her other The Cousins' War novels. My temporary lapse in my adoration of Gregory's work was quickly restored after consuming the first few words of this novel.
Anne is the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, "The Kingmaker." He has placed Edward IV on the throne but begins to fall from King's ear as Edward's beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, enchants her husband to her will. Anne and her sister, Isabel, soon find themselves the political pawns of their father as he tries to replaced Edward IV with a new king. When her father is beheaded and his children are left in disgrace, Anne escapes the ruins she is left in by marriage to Richard Neville, brother of Edward IV. While Anne is loved by her husband his connection to the royal house sends their lives on the crash course of ambition and power. In the end, power will destroy all that Anne has.
What I loved about this novel was how beautifully Gregory wove the plot together with her novel The White Queen. Throughout this whole novel I was reminded of powerful scenes that took place in The White Queen. The reader learns how the two lives of these royal women were paralleled through the misunderstandings and tragedies of the royal house. While The Kingmaker's Daughter can be read as a stand alone novel I would recommend reading The White Queen for the dual experience I enjoyed.
(#22 of the 100 Book Challenge)
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