The Lady of the Rivers

Bianca Amato is the protagonist of Philippa Gregory’s historical novel The Lady of the Rivers. She is a young woman who is married off to a much older man in order to advance her family’s political power. Bianca is not happy with this arranged marriage, but she soon finds herself falling in love with her husband, despite his many flaws. As their relationship grows, Bianca begins to feel trapped by her role as a wife and mother and starts to yearn for something more. When she meets a young man who seems to understand her, Bianca starts to question everything she thought she knew about herself and her marriage.

The Lady of the Rivers is part of the Plantagenet and Tudor series by Philippa Gregory.

The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, the daughter of an innkeeper who falls in love with the Duke of Bedford. She becomes his mistress and bears him a son, but when the Duke dies, she is forced to marry his brother, the Earl of Rivers. Jacquetta is a strong and determined woman, and she quickly establishes herself as one of the most powerful women in England. She is a key advisor to her husband and her son, and she is instrumental in the victory of the Yorkists in the War of the Roses.

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