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| Original Title: | The Favoured Child |
| ISBN: | 0743249305 (ISBN13: 9780743249300) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Wideacre #2 |
| Characters: | Celia Havering, Dr John MacAndrew, Richard MacAndrew, Julia Lacey |
| Setting: | Sussex, England(United Kingdom) |
Philippa Gregory
Paperback | Pages: 624 pages Rating: 3.62 | 10875 Users | 545 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Favored Child (Wideacre #2) |
| Author | : | Philippa Gregory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 624 pages |
| Published | : | July 2nd 2003 by Washington Square Press (first published 1989) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller Wideacre as the once-great Lacey estate is restored to its former grandeur--though not without cost.The Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and formerly stunning hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House nearby, two children are being raised in protected innocence.
Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favored child--only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Lacey's true heir. Sensual, gripping, and mystical, The Favored Child irresistibly sweeps the reader into a world of secrets, betrayals, and power in this revolutionary period of English history.
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I loved this. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. This trilogy owns me hook, line, and sinker. The Favored Child's main strength and its primary weakness is its connection to the first book, Wideacre. It relies on a similar pattern, plotwise, and very much on the legacy of Beatrice Lacey. This combination is at its absolute strongest in the book's second act when Julia Lacey is flourishing, learning to use her Lacey magic to triumphantly be everything that Beatrice should haveI thought it was time to pick up another Philippa Gregory book. I truely am a fan, however, am feeling a little guilty. This is the 2nd book in a trilogy about eighteenth century England and the Wideacre estate. I love reading about this time period. Ms. Gregory has a theme of incest in the first and now the second book, thus my guilt. Putting that aside, it is quite high in drama and tells the story of 2 young children who think they are cousins, promise to marry each other (but are forbidden
Richard was so horrible it ruined my enjoyment of the book. So 4 stars but in terms of entertainment, only 2. Such a sad story.
It's bad. It's painful to read. I think Gregory enjoys torturing her characters a little TOO much. I read pretty well until about page 450 or so, but I just couldn't take it anymore. I skimmed the rest. I HAD to see what happened but I didn't want to actually READ it.
I wasn't quite so keen on this one. As in, seriously, incest was weird in the first book, and totally unnecessary in this one. And the emotional abuse and guilt tripping of Julia by Richard was just not on. Plus, I didn't connect with the characters in the same way. In Beatrice, there were elements of her personality which I liked, or recognised from myself, like the fact that she's stubborn and knows her own mind. That made her relatable for me, meaning that even when she did some horrific
This is book 2 in a 3 part trilogy. Wideacre was the original book which started with Beatrice and her brother Harry. The Favored Child picks up with Beatrice's children Julia and Richard. I have read a lot of books but I've never read a book that I hated a character so much. Everytime Richard's name was even mentioned I wanted to slap him.No spoilers if you have read book 1.In Book 1, Beatrice makes sure that both her children are joint heirs for Acre. The children don't know it, but they are
So I haven't actually read the first book, Wideacre but it never affected my understanding or enjoyment of this book, although I'll definitely be seeking out the first book after this one. This is a fantastic historical novel which perfectly captures the massive unjust in society at the time between social classes and genders. This theme echoes throughout the whole novel and at times makes you clench your fists at the unfairness in it. I've never read a book that has given me such strong
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