| Published by Berkley Books, New York | | | | |
| | | | At that time in history, King Henry IV sat on |
| January 2008 | | | | the throne but due to his mental failings, |
| | | | his Queen Marguerite ruled the land with an |
| ISNB 978-0-425-21914-0 | | | | iron fist taking money from the poor and |
| | | | sending her army out to do battle with her |
| Lady of the Roses is a heart-wrenching tale | | | | enemies. Sir John Neville was known far and |
| of love and war set in England in mid-1400. | | | | wide as a gallant knight - son of Richard, |
| It recounts the ongoing battle for supremacy | | | | Duke of York - who along with his brothers |
| between the houses of York and Lancaster, the | | | | Thomas and Warwick had more than the lawless |
| white rose and red rose respectively. At the | | | | Percies to contend with. The House of York, |
| same time, two powerful families - the | | | | itself, became divided between those loyal to |
| Nevilles, who favored York and sought peace, | | | | the mild mannered king and those who hated |
| and the Percies, who followed no one but | | | | Queen Marguerite for her ruthlessness. |
| themselves - struggled for control of the | | | | |
| land. | | | | Though the Lady of the Roses is solidly based |
| | | | historically, the primary focus of the book |
| Young Isobel Ingoldesthorpe, daughter of | | | | is on Isobel's journey as the wife of the |
| Lancastrian knight Sir Edmund was merely 15 | | | | Yorkist, John and their subsequent children. |
| when the reality of the ongoing War of the | | | | Each time John set out for battle, there were |
| Roses threatened to keep her from marrying | | | | many days and nights that Isobel feared he |
| the man she loved. Yes, the custom was to | | | | might never return home to her alive. It |
| become betrothed at a young age at that time | | | | truly is a touching tale that not only puts |
| and usually, the marriage was pre-arranged to | | | | you at the center of the action, but also |
| the advantage of those involved. However, | | | | endears you to Isobel - a sweet and good |
| Isobel fell head over heels for Sir John | | | | hearted woman who only wants her family and |
| Neville, who was faithful to the House of | | | | the rest of England to live in peace. |
| York. | | | | |