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Philippa Gregory is one of the world’s foremost historical novelists. She wrote her first ever novel, Wideacre, when she was completing her PhD in eighteenth-century literature and it sold worldwide, heralding a new era for historical fiction.Her flair for blending history and imagination developed into a signature style and Philippa went on to write many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen.
Philippa is a member of the Society of Authors and in 2016, was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers’ Association. In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Platinum Award by Nielsen for achieving significant lifetime sales across her entire book output.
Her other great interest is the charity that she founded nearly twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for almost 200 wells in the primary schools of this very dry and poor African country, and thousands of school children have been able to learn market gardening and grow food to eat in the school gardens watered by the wells. The charity also provides wells for women’s collective gardens and for The Gambia’s only agricultural college, at Njawara.
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“Gregory’s storytelling chops and engagement in the untold history of women make this book an inspiring feminist entertainment.” Bookreporter.com
“A dramatic roller-coaster ride full of drama, intrigue, and family secrets.” Woman’s World Magazine
“Sweeping…Historical novelist Philippa Gregory has come a long way from the Tudor court.” Parade
“Gregory’s talent for evoking time and place is on full display.” Publishers Weekly
“Enigmatically compelling… dramatic twists aplenty.” Booklist
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