Venus in Winter: A Novel of Bess of Hardwick

by Gillian Bagwell

Book Overview

The author of The September Queen explores Tudor England with the tale of Bess of Hardwick--the formidable four-time widowed Tudor dynast who became one of the most powerful women in the history of England. On her twelfth birthday, Bess of Hardwick receives the news that she is to be a waiting gentlewoman in the household of Lady Zouche. Armed with nothing but her razor-sharp wit and fetching looks, Bess is terrified of leaving home. But as her family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425258025
• ISBN13: 9780425258026
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher