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In this sweeping portrait of one of England's most unexplored yet beloved queens, award-winning writer Tina Andrews (Sally Hemings, An American Scandal) combines meticulous research with her adept mastery for "connecting historical
dots." Her new novel boldly imagines the aristocratic intrigue, sexual deviance, and family dysfunction in the odyssey of Charlotte Sophia (1744–1818) whose ethnicity has remained a disputed and controversial secret for three centuries.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781705034156
- File size: 520686 KB
- Duration: 18:04:45
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Narrator Adjoa Andoh delivers an epic journey through 50 years in the life of Charlotte Sophia, the first Moorish queen of England, wife of "mad" King George III. Always an embarrassment, Charlotte's tawny skin was covered with chalky makeup so she'd appear less dusky. She inherited a holy reliquary with mystical connections to the Knights Templar and the Masons. Andoh makes us feel Charlotte's newfound pride when she discovers her Moorish ancestry. Sexually assaulted by a cousin; in love with Christian Bach, son of Johann Sebastian Bach; Charlotte is forced to marry George. Andoh shifts smoothly between emotions as she cares for her sick husband; attempts to pass anti-slave-trade legislation; and deals with blackmail, murder, depravity, and insanity. The audiobook is enlightening. Andoh is amazing. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
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