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Original Title:	A Rose for the Crown
ISBN:	0743276876 (ISBN13: 9780743276870)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.anneeastersmith.com/wst_page6.html
Characters:	Richard III of England
Setting:	Kent, England,1459

A Rose for the Crown

Anne Easter Smith

Paperback | Pages: 650 pages

Rating: 4.02 | 4856 Users | 270 Reviews

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Title	:	A Rose for the Crown
Author	:	Anne Easter Smith
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	A Touchstone Book
Pages	:	Pages: 650 pages
Published	:	March 14th 2006 by Simon & Schuster (first published March 7th 2006)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Romance

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In A Rose for the Crown, we meet one of history's alleged villains through the eyes of a captivating new heroine -- the woman who was the mother of his illegitimate children, a woman who loved him for who he really was, no matter what the cost to herself.
As Kate Haute moves from her peasant roots to the luxurious palaces of England, her path is inextricably intertwined with that of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III. Although they could never marry, their young passion grows into a love that sustains them through war, personal tragedy, and the dangerous heights of political triumph.
Anne Easter Smith's impeccable research provides the backbone of an engrossing and vibrant debut from a major new historical novelist.

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Just under halfway through this sprawling historical fiction/romance I'm throwing in the towel. I really like the characters, the setting, and most of the writing, but I know it's about to get all bosom-heaving-tragedy and I just don't have it in me. I am not invested enough to want to put myself through it. Everybody's pretty happy at the moment, and I cheated (I never do this!) and read the last page, and with that I'm done.

In reality, this is a 2.5 stars from me.In the Q&A section of A Rose for the Crown we learn that it took Anne Easter Smith eight years to create, research, brainstorm, write, re-write, edit, market and finally to publish her debut novel. That, my friends, is true commitment and discipline; Characteristics that many of us rarely hone and are often the bane of an aspiring authors existence. An infamous (though fictional) example is Brian from Family Guy who constantly preaches about the

I would have to say it has been quite awhile since I have wept this many times while reading a book. I found this book to be very personal and enriching. While I am not much of a historical fiction person, my interest has now been caught up in this time period. Anne Easter Smith is a masterful storyteller and you can really tell she poured her heart and soul into this novel. Many I the reviews I have read said she was in desperate need of some good editing but I say that if she were to cut

I began listening to this as preparation for a trip to England because this is a time period that I'm not as familiar with as others. I LOVE historical fiction when done well. I enjoyed the beginning of this novel believing the author was setting the scene for the "historical" part. A better description of this book would be a "fictional romance set in historic England". I gave up more than half way through because the hiSTORY was so lacking and the "breathtaking passion" so increasingly the



Historically, Richard III did have two known bastard children Katherine Plantagenet and John of Gloucester. Historians have questioned the fact that Kate Haute was their mother, but there is no official proof. This is where the author takes Kate and gives us a soap operish sweeping saga. This could be a made for TV movie. I enjoyed this, but I also took it with a grain of salt. Richard III is made into a saint, which was a little tongue in check for me. Overall this book covers a lot! If you are

I wanted to like this book. I really did. I've always loved Richard the third and felt he got a raw deal from history. But here's the thing... The book meanders. Not just for pages, but for hundreds of them. You know, I'm starting to realize that this is a real theme with a decent amount of the historical fiction out there. They're not well plotted at all. The authors just follow the course of history, throw in a few love scenes, and call it a day. That's cool, and all, but the books end up