{"product_id":"queen-elizabeths-daughter-9780312662127","title":"Queen Elizabeth's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Anne Barnhill, the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the Mercy of the Queen, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomes the gripping tale of Mary Shelton, Elizabeth I's young cousin and ward, set against the glittering backdrop of the Elizabethan court\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMistress Mary Shelton is Queen Elizabeth's favorite ward, enjoying every privilege the position affords. The British queen loves Mary like a daughter, and, like any good mother, she wants her to make a powerful match. The most likely prospect: Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. But while Oxford seems to be everything the queen admires: clever, polished and wealthy, Mary knows him to be lecherous, cruel, and full of treachery. No matter how hard the queen tries to push her into his arms, Mary refuses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Mary falls in love with a man who is completely unsuitable. Sir John Skydemore is a minor knight with little money, a widower with five children. Worst of all, he's a Catholic at a time when Catholic plots against Elizabeth are rampant in England. The queen forbids Mary to wed the man she loves. When the young woman, who is the queen's own flesh and blood, defies her, the couple finds their very lives in danger as Elizabeth's wrath knows no bounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312662127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.47w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne Clinard Barnhill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012628140213,"sku":"9780312662127","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_22b73985-bd15-4d4a-b787-f99525a7f28e.jpg?v=1609137027","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/queen-elizabeths-daughter-9780312662127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}