The White Queen

The White Queen

by Philippa Gregory I finished this book last night, much to the detriment of my other projects at hand. Its been a while since I've read a new Philippa Gregory book, and this was not a disappointment.

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The main character is called the White Queen, because she is of the House of York, whose symbol is a white rose. This is the first part of "the cousins war", "the war of the roses". So much intrigue, scrambling for position, switching of sides. The White Queen was told in first person, totally from the viewpoint of Elizabeth, the White Queen. Some reviews I read didn't like that viewpoint, but I thought it was perfect for this story.

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One thing I really liked was the main characters had seven children and really loved them all. So many stories of that era portray servants raising the children and having little or no relationship with them. This is not to say that the children are not pawns - they definitely are useful for making alliances and making friends of enemies!

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At the end of the book, the author explains what was fact and what was fiction, what was general theory and what was the author's idea of what happened. I learned quite a bit of history - putting the pieces together in the proper order!

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I am looking forward to The Red Queen, which is the next book in this series. I don't have it yet, but I will find it soon I'm sure.
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I have a lovely stack of books to choose my next read from. Its like having a box of Godiva Chocolates, and having to decide which one to try next! Yum.