Figures in silk / Vanora Bennett.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : William Morrow & Co., c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 454 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 006168984X
- 9780061689840
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | Bennett, Vanora | Available | 33111006971853 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Bennett's medieval England comes alive in ways a reader can immediately relate to, even while being transported away from the modern world."
--Christian Science Monitor
Includes bilbiographical references (p.[451]-454).
In 1471 England, two daughters of a silk merchant follow different paths. Jane Shore becomes the mistress of the king and her sister Isabel becomes powerful in the silk industry.