I'm so excited I could scream like a little girl....

Daphne from Tanzanite's Shelf and Stuff has just made my day by posting the cover and blurb of Margaret George's new novel on my girl, Queen Elizabeth I...with the original title of Elizabeth I. It feels like I've been waiting for this book FOREVER, but my wait will be over sometime in April 2011.

I've read all of George's novels with the exception of Mary, Called Magdalene and LOVED them all.  I think my favorite is The Autobiography of King Henry VIII.  What about you?  Are you as excited as I am?

SYNOPSIS:  Margaret George tackles her most difficult subject yet: the legendary  Elizabeth Tudor, queen of enigma—the Virgin Queen who had many suitors, the victor of the Armada who hated war; the gorgeously attired, jewel-bedecked woman who pinched pennies. England’s greatest monarch has baffled and intrigued the world for centuries. But what was she really like? In this novel, her flame-haired, lookalike cousin, Lettice Knollys, thinks she knows all too well. Elizabeth’s rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth’s throne, Lettice had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. This is a story of two women of fierce intellect and desire, one trying to protect her country, and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family and each vying to convince the reader of her own private vision of the truth about Elizabeth’s character. Their gripping drama is acted out at the height of the flowering of the Elizabethan age. Shakespeare, Marlowe, Dudley, Raleigh, Drake—all of them swirl through these pages as they swirled through the court and on the high seas.

Off to do the happy dance :)

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15 comments:

  1. Thanks for your little synopsis and for the cover which is gorgeous.

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  2. Yes, yes! I'm SO excited! I have Ms. George to thank for getting me hooked on historical fiction AND the Tudors through her incredible "Autobiography of Henry VIII." As amazing as that book was, I think "The Memoirs of Cleopatra" is even better.

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  3. I LOVE the title of your post! Isn't it the BEST feeling to get that excited about a book?!?
    I've not read her novels but I'll put this on my list on your recommendation :D

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  4. I have read all her books as well. Mary Called Magdelene was really, really good.
    And I'm atheist

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  5. I have only read one of Margaret George's books before. I liked it, but didn't love it.

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  6. You made me smile with your excitement. I have all of Margaret George's chunksters on my bookshelf but I havent read one of them yet *shame*

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  7. I enjoyed Helen of Troy immensely. In fact it's sitting here on my desk. Looking forward to this book, as well.

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  8. Love, love, LOVE Margaret George! I have the Mary, Queen of Scots book (my favorite!) right next to my bed and I open it up all the time to read a random page or two.

    I cannot wait for the Elizabeth book! Doing the happy dance with ya, sister!

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  9. This sounds really good! I still haven't read anything by George, but I do have Helen of Troy on my bookshelf at home.

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  10. Ooh, I read her post and TOTALLY missed that it was Margaret George, I love Margaret George! Definitely one to keep on my wishlist.

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  11. I have always liked Margaret George....I've been a tad Elizabeth'd-out, but will definitely be making an exception for this book!

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  12. sounds good hun, I'll have to add this author to my TBR.
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

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  13. I have not read much on Elizabeth, but intend to. Just this afternoon, I picked up I, ELIZABETH by Rosalind Miles.

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  14. Gorgeous cover art! Thanks for the heads up. I loved George's novel on Henry VIII but couldn't seem to get interested in her novel on Helen of Troy. Maybe I was just in a strange mood at the time or something. Anyway, Elizabeth I is also my favorite monarch to read about, so I'll join you in your happy dance.

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  15. I'm screaming right along with you Amy~!!!!

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