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by Susan Kay (Author)
A Spellbinding Tale of England's Most Passionate Queen--and the Three Men Whose Destinies Belonged to Her Alone.
Beloved for its stunning storytelling, Legacy offers an exquisite portrait of the queen who defined an era. Tracing the unlikely path from her tragic childhood to her ruthless confrontations with Mary, Queen of Scots, and capturing in all its glory her brilliant reign as Europe's most celebrated queen, Susan Kay peels back the layers of a mysterious monarch and satisfies the questions of history.
Winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask Award, Susan Kay gives us Elizabeth the woman: proud, passionate, and captivating in her intensity. The queen who inspired men to love her with bewitching devotion, no matter what the cost, but the depth of her love for England required a sacrifice that would haunt her to the grave.
"Full of dramatic twists and turns, not to mention a scintillating central character and colorful supporting cast. Readers will lose themselves for hours in this richly entertaining novel." --Booklist
Author Biography
Susan Kay worked as a primary school teacher and now lives with her family in Cheshire, England. She has also written Phantom, a novel expanding on Phantom of the Opera. She is the winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask award for fiction, both for Legacy.
