title: The Silken Rose
author: McGrath, Carol
description: They called her the She-Wolf From Provence. She'd shape the destiny of England ...
  Fans of
  Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien
  and
   Philippa Gregory
  , will
  devour
   this compelling new novel, starring one of English history's most fierce and courageous forgotten heroines!
  'Powerful, gripping
   and
   beautifully told
  '
   - Kate Furnivall, author of
  The Liberation
  'A
  feast
  for the senses and
   highly recommended
  ' -
  Deborah Swift, author of
  Pleasing Mr Pepys
  'Well-researched . . . Fascinating' - Joanna Courtney
  READERS LOVE
   THE SILKEN ROSE
  !
  ***** '
  Stunning
  start to a
  new series of She-Wolf Queens
  '
  ***** '
  Spectacular
  . . . I will
  recommend
  this first part of her new trilogy to everyone'
  ***** '
  Fabulous
  . . . A
   lovely, highly researched
   tale'
  ***** '
  Exceptionally well-written
   . . . From the first page I was
  totally caught up
   in the story'
  1236. Ailenor of Provence
  , cultured and intelligent, is only thirteen when she meets her new husband, Henry III of England. A foreign and friendless princess in a strange land she is determined to please him. And she knows that when the times comes she must provide an heir, to secure the throne against those who would snatch it away.
  Rosalind, a commoner skilled in the arts of needlework and embroidery, catches the young queen's attention and a friendship blossoms. But she is unprepared for the dangerous ramifications of winning the queen's favour ...
  As closeness, and soon love, develops between Ailenor and Henry, so too does her influence on her husband and her power at court. As France and Wales provide constant threat, and England's barons increasingly resent her influence, Ailenor must learn to be ruthless. Who should she encourage her husband to favour? Who can she trust?
  Caught in a web of treachery and deceit, her choices will define the fate of England. To protect her close friends, and her beloved children, Ailenor, the She-Wolf from Provence, would do, and endure, anything ...
  If you love
  THE SILKEN ROSE
   check out the highly acclaimed
  MISTRESS CROMWELL
  , also by Carol McGrath and available now ...