by Philippa Gregory
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Beatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, refuses to conform to the social customs of her time. Destined to lose her family name and beloved Wideacre estate once she is wed, Beatrice will use any means necessary to protect her ancestral heritage. Seduction, betrayal, even murder -- Beatrice's passion is without apology or conscience. "She is a Lacey of Wideacre," her father warns, "and whatever she does, however she behaves, will always be fitting." Yet even as Beatrice's scheming seems about to yield her dream, she is haunted by the one living person who knows the extent of her plans...and her capacity for evil.Sumptuously set in Georgian England, Wideacre is intensely gripping, rich in texture, and full of color and authenticity. It is a saga as irresistible in its singular magic as its heroine.
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 Hard Book to Finish, 2008-10-29
I had a hard time finishing this book! The beginning is extremely Borring.... The middle is Outrageous full of secrets, incest, violence, & unbeliable! The end is Predictable & again borring! the author could have spiced up the end, I knew what was going to happen, it was a waist to read it! I have read many of Philippa Gregory's books and have loved them, but this one I just did not grasp! It was twisted, reminds me of VC Andrews' Stories!
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK....
Usually I fly through books... but this one took me a long time to read , it dragged on with meaningless details!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 That which you sow, so shall you reap., 2008-10-28
This book is definetly twisted.
But it flows well, it sets up the scenes beautifully, and swiftly at that. I thought the pace drug a bit 3/4 of the way through, but was true to the time period, the genuity of the characters and closed justly and properly, not only in keeping open a door to the following books, but paybacks were a long time coming.
Id definetly recommend it. It is by no means bad work, or worthless in picking up. I dont want to enclose any spoilers, so Ill leave it at that :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 My least favorite Gregory novel...., 2008-10-14
After reading numerous of Gregory's book, I was so looking forward to another. This book is about the young and beautiful Beatrice, who does pretty much anything to keep her land. Since she isn't able to inherit it at her father's death (which, of course, she has a hand in) she does pretty much anything to keep her hold on it.
The incest really turned me off. I kept hoping it would eventually fizzle out, but after fathering the 2nd child by her brother, I just was even more turned off. There is no limit to what Beatrice will do to keep her land, but it gets a little ridiculous.
After making it through about 2/3 of the book, I had to skip to the end and find out if it would be worth finishing. It really wasn't, as there is no silver lining. She does end up getting what she deserves but there is no joy in it.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 And the scandal begins!, 2008-10-14
This was one of my favorite books by Phillippa Gregory. It is definitely chocked full of scandal and surprise. One reviewer compared Beatrice to Scarlet O'Hara, and that is fairly accurate except that Beatrice really has no shame in what she will do or how far she will go to keep her land. This is not a romance novel, and unless you count Beatrice's love for her land as a romance-I don't think she ever really loves anyone. Great entertainment. Could not put it down.
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wideacre, 2008-10-12
Well I thought this might have been a better novel.. I really enjoyed reading "The Queen's Fool" and "The other Bolyen Sister" by this author. This story to me seemed like a "trashy"spun yarn about a witchy girl/woman. I ended up skimming thru some of it cause the description in places seemed not nessecary to the plot. I bought the other 2 that go to the trilogy, I hope they are a better read.
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