Wideacre : a novel
Philippa Gregory (Author)
From the Publisher: Beatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, refuses to conform to the social customs of her time. Destined to lose her family name and beloved Wideacre estate once she is wed, Beatrice will use any means necessary to protect her ancestral heritage. Seduction, betrayal, even murder-Beatrice's passion is without apology or conscience. "She is a Lacey of Wideacre," her father warns, "and whatever she does, however she behaves, will always be fitting." Yet even as Beatrice's scheming seems about to yield her dream, she is haunted by the one living person who knows the extent of her plans-and her capacity for evil. Sumptuously set in Georgian England, Wideacre is intensely gripping, rich in texture, and full of color and authenticity. It is a saga as irresistible in its singular magic as its heroine
Print Book, English, 2003
First Touchstone Edition View all formats and editions
Simon and Schuster, New York, 2003
Historical fiction
648 pages ; 21 cm
9780743249294, 0743249291
51511263
"A Touchstone book."
Includes Touchstone Reading Group Guide