The release date for the English version of 'The Queen's Fool' by
Philippa Gregory is Feb 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A young lady caught up in the conflict between Queen Mary and Elizabeth, her half-sister, must navigate treachery, venomous rivalries, a decline in faith, and unfulfilled love in order to discover her real destiny.
Winter comes in 1553. Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, and her father are forced to escape Spain due to the Inquisition. Yet Hannah isn't your typical refugee. The capacity to predict the future, known as "Sight," is an invaluable skill during the turbulent Tudor era. The flamboyant son of King Edward's guardian, Robert Dudley, adopts Hannah and presents her to Queen Mary and then Queen Elizabeth as a "holy fool" at court. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised marriage but in love with her master; put in danger by the laws prohibiting treason, heresy, and witchcraft, Hannah is forced to choose between the security of the common life and the perilous royal family intrigues that are intricately linked to her own desires.
The Queen's Fool is another deep and poignant work of fiction from this amazing writer. It is teeming with vivid historical information and is populated by individuals who are skillfully woven into the grand narrative of history.