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Roan Rose
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Roan Rose (2012) (edit title/settings)

by Juliet Waldron (Author) (edit contributors)

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More like a gangland war for turf and loot than chivalry, the War of Roses disrupted the life of the English common folk for hundreds of years. Roan Rose is the story of one of these commoners, Rose Whitby, born a peasant on the Yorkshire dales. When the Countess of Warwick, decides to take... read more

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Rose gives her heart and a liftime of service to the doomed House of York. Born to a peasant midwife, she is taken to nearby Middleham Castle by the Countess of Warwick in the same way we might adopt a puppy. Here she becomes companion to the mighty Earl's daughter, Anne. Here she also meets... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Rose gives her heart and a liftime of service to the doomed House of York. Born to a peasant midwife, she is taken to nearby Middleham Castle by the Countess of Warwick in the same way we might adopt a puppy. Here she becomes companion to the mighty Earl's daughter, Anne. Here she also meets Duke Richard, Edward IV's youngest brother, who is undergoing knightly training. The children form a long lasting relationship which carries them into adulthood, and, finally, to the fall of the House of York.

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  • Rose Whitby: Narrator of the story and witness to history. Born to well-to-do farmers, fate delivers her to a servant's life among the high nobility.
  • Anne Neville: Daughter of the Earl of Warwick, one of the richest heiresses in England
  • Richard of Gloucester: Duke of Gloucester and King Edward IV's youngest brother, later Richard III
  • Hugh Fletcher: A master archer and sometime member of a Company of St. George
  • Mother Ash: Rose's herbalist teacher at Middleham
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  • “"Fie on you, Rose! Put in some steel, or don't play the game!"”
    Mother Ash

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First Sentence edit see section history

The King of England and I played chess, passing his sleepless hours.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Juliet Waldron (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Second Wind Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 5, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-938101-18-2
Page Count: 274

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Sophisticated YA should have no trouble with this story, although there is sex and violence.

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  • Juliet Waldron: For book club discussions and background information regarding the historical novels of Juliet Waldron

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