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Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.

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BOOK REVIEW: "Hostage Queen" by Freda Lightfoot
Examiner.com, March 23, 2012
...her research on the time period.� This novel is very similar to the style of the great Jean Plaidy. "Hostage Queen" is an interesting look into the life of a woman with a complicated life.� This novel shows being a princess is not always a dream come...
10 questions with historical fiction author: Christine Trent
Examiner.com, March 7, 2012
...world with? Ken Follett for an opportunity to learn how that man spins such wonderfully complex plots, and Jean Plaidy (does the author have to be currently living?) to learn how she was able to generate so many accurate—and entertaining—historical...
10 questions with historical fiction author: Susan Higginbotham
Examiner.com, December 7, 2011
...go on a history themed tour of the world with? Can I cheat and pick two dead ones? Jean Plaidy, because she was so prolific, some of that productivity would surely rub off on me and keep me working when we weren't touring. Charles Dickens (he did write...
10 questions with historical fiction author: Ella March Chase
Examiner.com, November 30, 2011
...ve been enthralled with the English monarchy since I first saw "Anne of a Thousand Days" and read Jean Plaidy. There is something about the British Isles that never ceases to fascinate me-- mist-shrouded land insulated by the sea, the struggle between...