From the bestselling author of A Rose for the Crown and Daughter of York , a beautiful and compelling story of a young woman that history has nearly forgotten on a quest for the truth about the murder of two boys and a man who claims to be king. All that history knows of Grace Plantagenet is that she was an illegitimate daughter of Edward IV and one of two attendants aboard the funeral barge of his widowed queen. Thus, she was half sister of the famous young princes, who had been housed in the Tower by their uncle, Richard III and were presumed dead. But now, when this story begins in the 1490s, a young man appears at the courts of Europe claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the boys, and seeking to claim his rightful throne from England's first Tudor king, Henry VII. But is this man who he says he is? Or is he Perkin Warbeck, a puppet of Margaret of York, duchess of Burgundy, who is determined to regain the crown for her York family? Grace Plantagenet finds herself in the midst of one of English history's greatest mysteries. If she can discover the fate of the princes and the true identity of Perkin Warbeck, perhaps she will find her own place in her family. One of the most satisfying trends in historical fiction has been the liberation of seemingly minor historical figures from footnote status. When these formerly obscure characters take to the main stage, history is rewritten from an entirely fresh perspective. In this fictional biography of Grace Plantagenet, Smith, author of A Rose for the Crown (2006) and Daughter of York (2008), continues the fifteenth-century resurrection process with aplomb. The illegitimate daughter of Edward IV, Grace is summarily plunged into court rivalries and intrigue when a young man claiming to be the rightful heir to the throne surfaces. Is he who he claims he is, or is he Margaret of York’s pawn in an elaborate game of political chess? In this meticulously researched and elaborately plotted narrative, Smith continues to put a human face on a bitter feud between branches of a royal house that stretched over decades, spawning a seemingly endless amount of potential protagonists and material for historical fiction. --Margaret Flanagan "Never again will history overlook Grace Plantagenet....Beautifully wrought and compelling, with vivid historical detail, this is a fascinating account of one woman's determination to discover the truth about her family." -- Michelle Moran, bestselling author of The Heretic Queen "A fascinating and vividly written take on one of history's most mysterious episodes." -- Vanora Bennett, author of Portrait of an Unknown Woman A native of England, Anne Easter Smith has lived in the United States for more than forty years. She was the features editor at a newspaper in New York State and now lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with her husband, Scott. You can visit her website at AnneEasterSmith.com. Used Book in Good Condition