The Queen of Bushy House

A Regency Novel Inspired by Queen Adelaide and the Actress Dorothea Jordan

von Molly Gartland

364 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

One house. Two women. Both determined to endure.July 1818. Dorothea Jordan - celebrated actress and long-time companion of the Duke of Clarence - has returned. Not in flesh, but in spirit. For fifteen years Bushy House was her sanctuary, filled with laughter and her ten children - the FitzClarences. Now she watches as her portraits are taken down and her daughters sent away, in preparation for the duke's new bride.Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen arrives in England with duty pressing heavily upon her shoulders. At twenty-five, she has accepted a proposal no other princess would take. She must tame the duke's debts, win over his unruly children and - above all - produce an heir to secure the British throne.But Adelaide soon senses a presence in Bushy House.As she struggles to find her place in a household shaped by another woman's love, the restless spirit of Mrs Jordan lingers - watchful, wounded and unwilling to be forgotten.Inspired by the true story of Queen Adelaide and the actress Dorothea Jordan, The Queen of Bushy House explores grief and ambition, motherhood and legacy - and the enduring power of a love that refuses to fade.Shortlisted for The Historical Novel Society First Chapters Competition 2024.

• Themen: Belletristik Historischer Roman
• ISBN: 9781067631512
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.09.2026
• Größe: 198 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Mellifera Press