Book description
This is the third volume in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy of novels.
Set in the eighteenth century, they launched the career of Philippa
Gregory , the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover.
Meridon, a desolate Romany girl, is determined to escape the hard
poverty of her childhood. Riding bareback in a travelling show, while
her sister Dandy risks her life on the trapeze, Meridon dedicates
herself to freeing them both from danger and want.
But Dandy, beautiful, impatient, thieving Dandy, grabs too much, too
quickly. And Meridon finds herself alone, riding in bitter grief through
the rich Sussex farmlands towards a house called Wideacre - which awaits
the return of the last of the Laceys.
Sweeping, passionate, unique: 'Meridon' completes Philippa Gregory's
bestselling trilogy which began with 'Wideacre' and continued with 'The
Favoured Child'. Praise for 'Meridon':
'Compelling… Philippa Gregory reigns supreme as the mistress of
historical drama.'
Today
'Subtle and exciting.'
Daily Express
Praise for 'The Favoured Child':
'For sheer pace and percussive drama it will take a lot of beating.'
Sunday Times Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of
historical novels. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from
the University of Edinburgh. Works that have been adapted for television
include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool.
The Other Boleyn Girl became a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson,
Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Philippa Gregory lives in the North of
England with her family.
