Philippa Gregory
Autor von Die Schwester der Königin
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Philippa Gregory was born in Nairobi, Kenya on January 9, 1954. She received a B.A. in history at Sussex University in 1982 and a Ph.D. in 18th-century literature from the University of Edinburgh in 1984. She has taught at numerous universities and was made a fellow of Kingston University in 1994. mehr anzeigen Her historical novels include: Wideacre, The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess, The Boleyn Inheritance, The Other Queen, The White Queen, The Red Queen, The Lady of the Rivers and The White Princess. She has also written several contemporary fiction works including Perfectly Correct, The Little House and Zelda's Cut. She adapted her novel A Respectable Trade, about the slave trade in England, into a four-part series for BBC television. Her script won an award from the Committee for Racial Equality. She won the Feminist Book Fortnight Award in 1990 and the Romantic Novelist of the Year Award in 2002. Her book, The Other Boleyn Girl, won the Parker Romantic Novel of the Year award and was adapted into a major feature film in 2008 starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. The White Queen was adapted into an original cable series on the Starz nertwork in 2013 starring Max Irons and Rebecca Ferguson. Her title The Kings Curse made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. Her title, The Taming of the Queen, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. Her latest bestseller is Three Sisters, Three Queens. Gregory also writes children's books, is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, a frequent broadcaster for radio and television, and runs a small charity that builds wells in schoolyards in Gambia. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Tudor Court Series - 6 books - The Boleyn Inheritance / The Other Boleyn Girl / The Other Queen / The Constant Princess… (2011) 42 Exemplare
The Boleyn Inheritance/The Other Boleyn Girl/The Virgin's Lover/Queen's Fool/Wideacre/Constant Princess/Meridon/Earthly… (2000) 36 Exemplare
Philippa Gregory's The Cousins' War 3-Book Boxed Set: The Red Queen, The White Queen, and The Lady of the Rivers (2011) 14 Exemplare
Philippa Gregory 9 - Books Collection (Virgin Earth, Earthly Joys, Wideacre, The Favoured Child, The Queens Fool, The… (2010) 13 Exemplare
The Cousins' War Collection: White Queen, Red Queen, Lady of the Rivers, Kingmaker's Daughter, The White Princess (2014) 13 Exemplare
Philippa Gregory Cousins' War Series Box set: Includes White Queen, Red Queen, Lady of the Rivers, and Kingmaker's… (2000) 10 Exemplare
Philippa Gregory's Wars of the Roses 2-Book Boxed Set: The Red Queen and The White Queen (2011) 7 Exemplare
The Other Boleyn Girl/The Queen's Fool/The Virgin's Lover/Earthly Joys/Virgin Earth/The Constant Princess 7 Exemplare
Cousins War Complete Series Books 1 - 6 Collection Set by Philippa Gregory (White Queen, Red Queen, Lady of the Rivers,… (2021) 7 Exemplare
Philippa Gregory 3-Book Set: The Tudor Court (The Queen's Fool; The Virgin's Lover; The Other Queen) (2012) 3 Exemplare
Five Book Set By Philippa Gregory: Wideacre, Virgin Earth, Queen's Fool, Virgin's Lover, Meridon 3 Exemplare
Kein Titel 2 Exemplare
Popular Fiction of the Eighteenth Century 2 Exemplare
Die Schwester der Königin 1 Exemplar
Order of Darkness - Schatzwächter 1 Exemplar
GRE La princesa fiel 1 Exemplar
Dark tides 1 Exemplar
The Other Boleyn Girl / The Queen's Fool / The Virgin's Lover / The Wise Woman / Virgin Earth / Wideacre / Meridon /… (2002) 1 Exemplar
A Dança das Trevas 1 Exemplar
As Regras da Princesa 1 Exemplar
Tudor Omnibus 04-6 1 Exemplar
Philippa Gregory Cousins War 6 Books Collection Pack Set (The King's Curse-Hardback, The Kingmaker's… (2014) 1 Exemplar
The Other Boleyn Girl / The Virgin's Lover / The Queen's Fool / The Constant Princess / The Other Queen / The White… (2004) 1 Exemplar
Wideacre / The Favored Child / Meridon / The Constant Princess / The Boleyn Inheritance / The Queen's Fool / The Other… (1990) 1 Exemplar
Tudor Omnibus 01-3 1 Exemplar
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Middlemarch: Eine Studie über das Leben in der Provinz (1871) — Nachwort, einige Ausgaben — 17,705 Exemplare
The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society: Breast Cancer Care Short Story Collection (2009) — Mitwirkender — 92 Exemplare
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Unlikely Spy • The Outsider • The Little House • Esau 6 Exemplare
Of Love and Life: The Constant Princess / Recipes for a Perfect Marriage / Look the World in the Eye (1994) 6 Exemplare
Of Love and Life: The Queen's Fool / Between Sisters / Safe Harbour — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Gregory, Philippa
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Gregory Chislett Carter Mason, Philippa
- Geburtstag
- 1954-01-09
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Wohnorte
- Nairobi, Kenya (birth)
Gambia
Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK - Ausbildung
- University of Sussex (BA|1982)
University of Edinburgh (Ph.D|1985) - Berufe
- novelist
broadcaster - Beziehungen
- Carter, Paul (ex-husband)
Mason, Anthony (husband) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Commander, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2021)
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ihr geliebter Vater stirbt und ihr Bruder Fürst Giorgio ihr
die Zukunft darlegt. Sie soll sich mit dem widerwärtigen
Prinzen Roberto vermählen oder ins Kloster gehen. Isobel
wählt das Kloster, dem sie als Äbtissin vorsteht und in dem
mysteriöse Erscheinungen die Nonnen verängstigen. Allein
ihre langjährige Gefährtin Ishraq, eine schwarze Maurin
steht ihr zur Seite. Beide versuchen dem Spuk ein Ende zu
machen. Bruder Luca, ein junger Novize mit seinem Stab, ist
vom Papst beauftragt, derartige Erscheinungen auf
Aberglauben zu untersuchen. Im Kloster angekommen deckt er
ein Komplott des Fürsten gegen seine Schwester auf. Dabei
geht es um Besitz und Macht. Den Frauen droht der
Scheiterhaufen, doch ihnen gelingt die Flucht und Bruder
Luca kann sie freisprechen. Gemeinsam setzen sie die Reise
fort um Isobels Onkel zu finden, der ihre Ehre retten soll.
Auf dem Weg begegnen ihnen weitere Abenteuer von Hexerei
und Aberglaube. - Gregory begeistert im 1. Band der
Trilogie durch starke Charaktere, eine farbige, spannende
Handlung mit einem Schuss Romantik.… (mehr)