Wednesday 13 February 2013

Wishlist Wednesday...


I am delighted to be part of wishlist Wednesday which is hosted by Dani at pen to paper

The idea is to post about one book each week that has been on your wishlist for some time, or maybe just added.

So what do you need to do to join in?

Follow Pen to Paper as host of the meme.

Pick a book from your wishlist that you are dying to get to put on your shelves.

Do a post telling your readers about the book and why it's on your wishlist.

Add your blog to the linky at the bottom of her post.

Put a link back to pen to paper (http://vogue-pentopaper.blogspot.com) somewhere in your post.





The Shadow Prince

by

Terence Morgan



The Shadow Prince
Published 2013







From Goodreads

Perkin Warbeck is an ordinary young man in fifteenth-century Tournai. The son of a port official, he loves nothing more than swimming, singing and fishing with his father. But Perkin has a secret. His real name is Richard, and he is the rightful Prince of England. Thought to have been murdered with his brother, Edward, in the Tower of London, he was covertly taken to the continent and placed with an adoptive family under an assumed identity. But when his enemies seek him out he must flee, and embarks on a new life of derring-do, sailing the high seas with the era's greatest adventurers. But Richard cannot avoid his fate forever. He knows he must return to England, to assume the throne that is his birthright. But what for Richard is a homecoming, for the new king, Henry Tudor, is nothing less than an invasion, and 'Perkin' slowly comes to learn that the price of his goal is the blood of innocent men.

 Based on painstaking research, and peopled by some of the most extraordinary characters of an extraordinary period, Perkin's tale is a vivid, authentic, and hugely entertaining historical adventure.



Terence Morgan is also the author of

The Master of Bruges

The Master of Bruges



A love story and political thriller full of exquisite descriptions of 15th century London, this tale is based on the life of one of Europe's most brilliant and enigmatic painters who found himself at the heart of a political storm

Master painter Hans Memling is without peer in the artistic world of 15th-century Bruges. But when he falls in love with the Princess Marie, daughter of his powerful patron, the Duke of Burgundy, his life begins to unravel. Made reckless by his passion for Marie, Hans accepts an invitation to visit old allies in London. But there he will find himself plunged into the final stages of the War of the Roses and embroiled in one of the greatest political mysteries of all time, as he plays a crucial role in the fate of the Princes in the Tower.

8 comments:

  1. I like the sound of the first one.

    Lainy http://www.alwaysreading.net

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    1. Hi Lainy - I'm quite addicted to historical novels right now !

      Too many books -too little time !

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  2. These both sound really good! Have you read The Master of Bruges already? I'm not familiar with this author, but I think I need to check these out. :)

    Lisa

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    1. HI Lisa - I am guilty of having The Master of Bruges on my TBR shelf - but it doesn't stop me wanting to acquire this one !

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  3. Thanks for sharing your WW, I'm a bit rubbish with historical novels to be honest but I hope you enjoy them :)
    my WW
    Shona

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  4. Ooo this sounds great! Hope you read it very soon :)

    http://www.fortheloveoffilmandnovels.com/2013/02/wishlist-wednesday-4.html

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    1. Hi Marissa - Thanks for checking out my WW choice :)

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