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Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy, the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, was one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. She died in 1993.

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Queen Jezebel will be released on March 12, 2013 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 12, 2013
Queen Jezebel is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 12, 2013
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Chapter 1 from Queen Jezebel
Mar 06, 2013
The Italian Woman will be released on January 01, 2013 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 01, 2013
The Italian Woman is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 01, 2013
Madame Serpent will be released on July 03, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jul 03, 2012
Madame Serpent is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jul 03, 2012

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Examiner.com, April 18, 2013
...could do some things over! I have tons of respect for her and her travails, probably due to Jean Plaidy's poignant portrayal of her in "The Captive Queen of Scots". 5. What year in history would you have liked to live in? I keep changing my mind on...
Examiner.com, March 21, 2013
...remember if it was "Queen of This Realm"- or "The Rose Without a Thorn"…either way, it was a Jean Plaidy novel. Incidentally, that’s how I got hooked on this fantastic author- and have become a collector of her books ever since. 2. What are your...
Rotorua Daily Post, February 18, 2013
...questions: Jane Shore is certainly an interesting person. How did you first learn about her? I remember reading Jean Plaidy's novel The Goldsmith's Wife in my teens. Since that book was written, it's been discovered that Mistress Shore was neither...
The News International, February 17, 2013
...- New York DATE OF PUBLICATION: 1930 The following excerpt has been taken from Pages: 22 — 25 “Jean Plaidy writes in the book ‘Heart of the Lion’: “‘Montferrat was backed by king of France as king of Jerusalem during the combined...
Guardian.co.uk, February 8, 2013
...Michael Robotham 100,000 A 353 Michael Lawrence 100,000 C 354 Jenny Colgan 100,000 A 355 Jean Plaidy 100,000 A 356 Diane Chamberlain 100,000 A 357 Jackie Collins 100,000 A 358 Jean Ure 100,000 C 359 Santa Montefiore 100,000 A 360 Dan...
The Australian, November 2, 2012
...tight jeans and sheepskin jackets and for devouring good bad books from Agatha Christie and Shane Maloney to Jean Plaidy and Bernard Cornwell. Although he has read all of Tolstoy, he thinks Salman Rushdie's prose might justify a literary fatwa (kill the...
Telegraph, October 17, 2012
...For years my passion for the novels of Jean Plaidy led me to believe that Hans Holbeins flattering portrait of Anne of Cleves was painted because he fell in love with her while he carried out the Kings commission...
Examiner.com, February 26, 2013
...week, Open Road Integrated Media, released the first 10 books of Philippa Carr- also known as best-selling author, Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt- 'Daughters of England' series. The first book of the series is 'Miracle...
Oamaru Mail, February 18, 2013
...questions: Jane Shore is certainly an interesting person. How did you first learn about her? I remember reading Jean Plaidy's novel The Goldsmith's Wife in my teens. Since that book was written, it's been discovered that Mistress Shore was neither...
Northern Advocate, February 18, 2013
...questions: Jane Shore is certainly an interesting person. How did you first learn about her? I remember reading Jean Plaidy's novel The Goldsmith's Wife in my teens. Since that book was written, it's been discovered that Mistress Shore was neither...
Rotorua Daily Post, February 18, 2013
...questions: Jane Shore is certainly an interesting person. How did you first learn about her? I remember reading Jean Plaidy's novel The Goldsmith's Wife in my teens. Since that book was written, it's been discovered that Mistress Shore was neither...
Wairarapa Times-Age, February 18, 2013
...questions: Jane Shore is certainly an interesting person. How did you first learn about her? I remember reading Jean Plaidy's novel The Goldsmith's Wife in my teens. Since that book was written, it's been discovered that Mistress Shore was neither...
Aucklander, February 18, 2013
...questions: Jane Shore is certainly an interesting person. How did you first learn about her? I remember reading Jean Plaidy's novel The Goldsmith's Wife in my teens. Since that book was written, it's been discovered that Mistress Shore was neither...
The News International, February 17, 2013
...- New York DATE OF PUBLICATION: 1930 The following excerpt has been taken from Pages: 22 — 25 “Jean Plaidy writes in the book ‘Heart of the Lion’: “‘Montferrat was backed by king of France as king of Jerusalem during the combined...