The Sunne in Splendour

Sharon Penman's sweeping, unforgettable novel vividly re-creates the dramatic life and times of Richard III, England's most controversial and colourful monarch. He was the last-born son of York and would become the last Plantagenet King of England.  Born into an England ripped apart by the bloody and vicious Wars of the Roses, he was in awe of his eldest brother Edward, who snatched victory from the battlefield and claimed the crown for York.  A man devoted to those he loved, Richard stayed loyal to his brother, forging a bond of blood that withstood war, treachery and even the malice of Edward's queen, Elizabeth.  And loyal to Anne Neville, the daughter of the enemy, and the woman he adored with a passion that would last a lifetime. It was this loyalty that was his strength, and finally his undoing . . . The Sunne in Splendour sweeps away the myths to tell how one of the great sovereigns of England was betrayed by his allies, and then by history.  But it is also the story of a man and his fight to win the woman he loves . . . Praise for Sharon Penman: 'The best kind of historical novel' Daily Telegraph 'A marvellous literary and historical achievement . . . impossible to put down' Boston Herald