The Favored Child
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Nikki, Marjorie Zimmerman, and Shelley Rees.
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Written by Philippa Gregory.
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The Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence.
Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favored child. Only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Lacey's true heir.
Sensual, gripping, sometimes mystical, The Favored Child sweeps the reader irresistibly into the eighteenth century, a revolutionary period in English history. This rich and dramatic novel continues the saga of the Lacey family started in Philippa Gregory's bestselling and enduringly popular Wideacre.
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Nikki thinks this book is Good.
Like the first of this series, Wideacre, this book takes a while to really throw the reader into the story. However, once it does, you'll find it's difficult to set down, or to get off your mind for a while. While lacking in the whirlwind of betrayal and manipulation set forth by the first book, this one shows a more subdued side of the Lacey madness, and follows the life of Julia, daughter of Beatrice, and her struggles to overcome the spell cast over the land of Wideacre. Just another excellent book from Gregory's collection of novels.