The Irish Princess, Karen Harper
The Irish Princess, Karen Harper
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The Irish Princess
A Novel

Author: Karen Harper

Narrator: Ana Clements

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/23/2020

Synopsis

Elizabeth ""Gera"" FitzGerald had a privileged life in her youth in Ireland, daughter of the FitzGerald Dynasty. Her privileged world is overturned when her father, the 9th Earl of Kildare, is imprisoned in the Tower of London by King Henry VIII and her family is destroyed by corruption charges and scandal. Torn from her island home and the rest of her family spread out across Europe, Elizabeth has no choice but to accept a place in England's glittering court. Now a member of King Henry VIII's royal court and a companion to his infant daughter, Elizabeth, Gera has to navigate the ever changing politics and alliances – all while nursing her own desire for revenge. From the lush green fields of Ireland's County Kildare to England's treacherous and opulent royal court, New York Times bestseller Karen Harper delves into the life of a real, daring woman who cannot be tamed . . . or satisfied until her family's good name is restored.

About Karen Harper

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author KAREN HARPER is a former Ohio State University instructor and high school English teacher. Published since 1982, she writes contemporary suspense and historical novels about real British women. Two of her recent Tudor-era books were bestsellers in the UK and Russia. Harper won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for Dark Angel, and her novel Shattered Secrets was judged one of the best books of the year by Suspense Magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on February 15, 2011

I really liked this book and I'm glad that I read it. It is a historical Tudor era novel, but is about more peripheral characters than you usually get. (For example Queen Elizabeth is a minor character instead of one of the main ones). Actually a lot of the things that happen in the book really did......more

Goodreads review by Leah on August 11, 2011

I enjoy a good historical fiction novel. The author calls it a "historical faction" meaning most is fact while some stuff was added to keep the story running smoothly. Of course I was googling the people in this book as soon as I finished! This story was about Elizabeth "Gera" Fitzgerald .. from a no......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 19, 2021

I really liked this. I love historical novels set in the Tudor Era especially when I learn about someone new. This is about Gera Fitzgerald - an Irish relation who becomes very close to Queen Elizabeth. It starts with the execution of her father - who was ruling Ireland - by Henry VIII and how Gera......more

Goodreads review by Sheli on February 01, 2013

The Fitzgeralds were considered Irish royalty when the English Tudors deposed them in 1533. Harper follows the young Elizabeth Fitzgerald from the imprisonment of her father in the Tower of London and the siege of her family’s castle to the execution of her half brother and five uncles in London.......more

Goodreads review by Elis on March 13, 2014

This gem by Karen Harper details the life of Elizabeth Fitzgerald (a/k/a The Fair Geraldine) Yeah, I don't get it either. Let's just say Gera (as she was called) had plenty of reason to despise the Tudors. In fact her story kinda makes you want to dig the lot of them up and raise them to life just so......more

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