{"product_id":"the-virgins-lover-by-philippa-gregory-9780007147311","title":"The Virgin’s Lover","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSumptuous historical novel from bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Boleyn Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth I has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. It is soon plain that he is more than merely a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a house in the countryside waits a very different woman, Amy Robsart - Robert's wife. She has no taste for life at court and longs for the day when her husband will return home. She has loved him since she was a girl, but now they are adults she hardly sees him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, for it is unthinkable that a queen should rule on her own. Elizabeth's preference is clear, but he is unavailable. But what if the unthinkable were to happen!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhilippa Gregory blends passion, personalities and politics in this stunning novel of the Tudor court and a country divided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505250488556,"sku":"9780007147311","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14393013482190.jpg?v=1748667743","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-virgins-lover-by-philippa-gregory-9780007147311","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}