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  • The Stolen Crown

  • It Was a Secret Marriage - One That Changed the Fate of England Forever
  • By: Susan Higginbotham
  • Narrated by: John Lee, Alison Larkin
  • Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (250 ratings)

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The Stolen Crown

By: Susan Higginbotham
Narrated by: John Lee, Alison Larkin
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Publisher's summary

Katherine Woodville's sister never gave her a choice. A happy girl of modest means, Kate hardly expected to become a maker of kings. But when her sister impulsively marries King Edward IV in secret, Katherine's life is no longer hers to control.

©2010 Susan Higginbotham (P)2013 Tantor
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Critic reviews

"[Higginbotham] hits another historical high note in her latest fictional foray into the British monarchy. . . . This fictional prelude to the Tudor era will appeal to fans of Philippa Gregory's historicals." ( Booklist)

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Enjoyable listen. This story at least allowed this couple to fall in love with each other, thou in historical records they did not. Was an interesting take on the Great Aunt of Henry VIII.

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Most enjoyable

I enjoyed the narration and the format of when Harry was talking and Kate.
This is the first book in which Ling Richard confesses to the killing of the boys which was interesting .

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Good, light "reading"

The story is sweet, in places rather melodramatic and the characters seem a little contrived at times, which was not helped by the narrator's song-song style of reading. However, the research that has gone into the book is admirable. Overall, it was an enjoyable story.

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well-written & imaginative

Well-written and imaginative storyline. I actually listened to it twice, once last year. The author is my favorite writer of historical fiction.

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Brilliant!

Brilliant read, absolutely ravishing!
Now I need to buy the hard copy, and any and all books by this author!!!

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A little boring

I found this book to be a bit boring. The narrators were very good, but it seemed to go on forever. I usually binge books on the royals, but I found this one difficult to get through .

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Phenomenal piece of historical fiction

I thoroughly enjoyed story. I was getting a little lost with all various goings on around the time of the war of the roses but this brilliant narrative kept me hooked.

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Enjoyable historical fiction.

Liked the historical research and human qualities given to the characters. Will listen more by Higginbothum.

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Terrific Performance

The written version was tiresome and unreadable for me. This performance was well done and quite entertaining.

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Exceptionally Entertaining

This was a wonderful book. I already owned this book in print but was so captivated by the audio sample that I just had to download it. I enjoyed this story/narration more than I have enjoyed any others for quite some time. Both narrators were beyond excellent.

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