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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory comes the stunning first novel of a thrilling trilogy about the Lacey family, and the captivating woman at the heart of a power-hungry estate willing to go to any means to protect her family name.Beatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, refuses to conform to the social customs of her time. Destined to lose her heritage and beloved Wideacre estate once she is wed, Beatrice will use any means necessary to protect her ancestral name. Seduction, betrayal, even murder\u2014Beatrice\u2019s passion is without apology or conscience. \u201CShe is a Lacey of Wideacre,\u201D her father warns, \u201Cand whatever she does, however she behaves, will always be fitting.\u201D Yet even as Beatrice\u2019s scheming seems about to yield her dream, she is haunted by the one living person who knows the extent of her plans...and her capacity for evil.  Sumptuously set in Georgian England from the \u201Cqueen of royal fiction\u201D (USA TODAY), Wideacre is intensely gripping, rich in texture, and full of color and authenticity. It is a saga as irresistible in its singular magic as its heroine."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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