· Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakes everything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, the heirs to the British throne. Henrietta’s beauty and intelligence soon win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and her mercurial husband, Prince George. But, as time passes, it becomes clear that friendship is the last. Mistress of the Court. Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakes everything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, the heirs to the British throne. Henrietta s beauty and intelligence soon win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and her mercurial husband, Prince George. But, as time passes, it becomes clear that friendship is the last . Henrietta's remarkable life is vividly portrayed in Laura Purcell's historical novel, and she takes no great liberties with the historical facts. Had I not previously read Lucy Worsley's The Courtiers however, I would have hard a difficult time believing how wretched court life could be. Henrietta and other high-born ladies were nothing more than personal servants, performing the hard and sometimes demeaning work of /5.
Laura Purcell is a former Waterstones bookseller who lives in Colchester. She is a member of the Society for Court Studies and Historic Royal Palaces and featured on a recent PBS documentary, talking about Queen Caroline's life at Hampton Court. She maintains a history blog at www.doorway.ru Mistress of the Court by Laura Purcell is a historical fiction novel about the Hanoverian monarchy. The protagonist, Henrietta Howard, is trapped in an abusive marriage, and sees entering court as a way to escape her tyrannical husband. She sells her few possessions for a ticket to Hanover, where she is accepted into princess Caroline's. Works by Laura Purcell. The Silent Companions copies, 44 reviews. The Corset copies, 15 reviews. Bone China copies, 8 reviews. Queen of Bedlam 85 copies, 7 reviews. The Shape of Darkness 57 copies, 6 reviews. Mistress of the Court 9 copies, 2 reviews. Vanitas 1 copy.
Read "Mistress of the Court" by Laura Purcell available from Rakuten Kobo. Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakeseverything on a new lif. Laura Purcell is a former bookseller living in Colchester, Essex with her husband and pet guinea pigs. She began her career with two historical novels about the Hanoverian monarchs, Queen of Bedlam and Mistress of the Court. Her first Gothic novel The Silent Companions was a Radio 2 Book Club pick, was selected for the Zoe Ball ITV Book Club and was the winner of the Thumping Good Read Award. Title: Mistress of the Court Author: Laura Purcell Format: Paperback Publisher: Myrmidon Publish Date: August 4, Source: TLC Book.
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