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Wideacre - Philippa Gregory
Wideacre
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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 --... show more
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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780743249294 (0743249291)
ASIN: 743249291
Publisher: Touchstone
Pages no: 656
Edition language: English
Series: The Wideacre Trilogy (#1)
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sarah
sarah rated it
4.0 Philippa Gregory: Wideacre
Wow, this book has more polarized reviews (so many one-star "I hated this book" reviews!) than most. I love the review that says that Beatrice, the main character, "commits multiple acts of murder, participates in very creepy incest, and betrays people who love her" and "has no redeeming qualities"....
La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it
4.0 Wideacre
EDIT: NOVIEMBRE 20144RESEÑA ORIGINAL: septiembre 20132La novela tiene los personajes más desagradables que se puedan imaginar .Nadie , absolutamente nadie que participe zafa . Nadie . Fue muy dificil de terminar .
Litchick's Hit List
Litchick's Hit List rated it
1.0 Rageacre
It's been six years since I read Wideacre and while writing this review I'm pretty shocked to find that I'm still angry. I have never hated a character more than I hated Beatrice Lacey. If I could have written myself into this book I would have shown up just about half way through with a shotgun and...
My Library "Blog"
My Library "Blog" rated it
4.0 Phililppa Gregory - Wideacre (Book 1)
Insane! First chapters are a well written but difficult read. I battled to get into the book. I dont know why exactly. Had to constantly remind myself in what era this was. It was hard and raw and unforgiving and a survival of the fittest era. The past was not always romance and roses and courting a...
danae
danae rated it
1.0 Wideacre : A Novel
I didn't even finish this. Got 52 pages in and found out that the main character sleeps with her brother for most of the book. No, thank you.
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