基本信息·出版社：Macmillan New Writing ·页码：99 页 ·出版日期：2006年05月 ·ISBN：0230007376 ·International Standard Book Number：023000737 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Macmillan New Writing
·页码：99 页
·出版日期：2006年05月
·ISBN：0230007376
·International Standard Book Number：0230007376
·条形码：9780230007376
·EAN：9780230007376
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·外文书名：恋上珍女士的背影
内容简介 It is April 1551. While the family of Lord Henry Grey are visiting their Devon estate, the Grey sisters are saved from drowning by a local medical apprentice, Richard Stocker. Little does Richard know that this single act will plunge him into a tide of religious and social upheaval which will change not only his own life but the course of British history. In gratitude for saving his daughters, Lord Henry agrees to employ Richard in his household. Lady Katherine has already fallen for her father's handsome new employee, while Richard is in thrall to the intellect of her troubled but brilliant sister, Lady Jane, with whom he forms a close friendship. Following King Edward's death, the teenaged Lady Jane is proclaimed Queen. Soon, however, she is deposed and put to the axe. The woman Richard has grown to love as a friend, confidante and adviser is dead. Bereft, he abandons the intrigues and deceptions of Court life, resolving to resume his medical apprenticeship. "In the Shadow of Lady Jane" is a memorable and richly imagined work of historical fiction - at once a gripping political thriller and a compelling love story.
作者简介 Edward Charles Townsend is an economist with a finance PhD from Manchester Business School. He has been a university lecturer and a City and international businessman and has published widely in his specialist subjects. He currently lives in Devon where he writes, paints, and tends his vineyards.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. 专业书评 Writer's Forum magazine, May 2006 Catches the spirit of the time . . . It's a rollicking story well told . . . Readers of historical romances will enjoy it. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Michael Allen, Grumpy Old Bookman, May 23, 2006 "Edward Charles has a good solid story to tell, weaving fiction with fact, and he does it well." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
文摘 Copyright ? 2006. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Looking back, it was probably the most important day of my life, the day which would change everything, but at the time, soaked to the skin and shivering as I was, it didn’t feel like it.
It had started so well. Everyone in Shute House and right across the estate was up early and looking forward to getting a glimpse of the Lord of the Manor, Lord Henry Grey, his fearsome wife Lady Frances, and his three daughters, Lady Jane, Lady Catherine, and Lady Mary.
Like everyone else, I had dressed in my best clothes and was in my allotted place in the Great Hall an hour before the party was expected to arrive. Then, at the last minute, came word that the cattle had broken loose and were in the yard – right where the Grey family were due to make their arrival. In a minute, the servants were panicking and, as Under-Steward, it fell to me to correct the situation – and immediately. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
