num_pages: 295
description: Winner of the Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award.In 1483, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, returns home a hero after a triumphant victory over the invading Scots. His adoring family awaits him, but their happiness will soon be shattered by the death of Richard’s brother, King Edward IV. With his young son as his only heir, Edward makes Richard Protector of England on his deathbed, entrusting him to guide and rule until the child king is old enough to take the throne.This spellbinding novel depicts a Richard III far removed from the popular legend of a bloodthirsty tyrant. A man who makes a loyal friend, but a hard enemy. A thoughtful husband, whose devoted care for his young wife is one of the great love stories in history. And a man betrayed from the time of his brother's death until the bloody climax of his reign on Bosworth Field.Praise for Some Touch of Pity :‘The most moving novel about Richard that I have ever read’ - Rosemary Sutcliff'An excellent book' - The Times'The depth of the research and her love for her subject show through on every page... a compelling moving and sometimes haunting novel' - The Times Literary Supplement
language: English
title: The Broken Sword
titlecomplete: The Broken Sword
characters: Anne Neville, Richard III of England
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, British Literature, Historical, Plantagenet, Medieval
ratings_count: 394
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Doubleday