The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #12)
Author: Philippa Gregory
Desc: A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister Elizabeth must find her true destiny amid treason poisonous rivalries loss of faith and unrequited love. It is winter 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition Hannah Green a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of "Sight " the ability to foresee the future is priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley the charismatic son of King Edward's protector who brings her to court as a "holy fool" for Queen Mary and ultimately Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy treason and witchcraft Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires. Teeming with vibrant period detail and peopled by characters seamlessly woven into the sweeping tapestry of history The Queen's Fool is another rich and emotionally resonant gem from this wonderful storyteller.