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The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2)
The Favored Child - Wideacre, Bk 2
Author: Philippa Gregory
The Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence. — Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743249300
ISBN-10: 0743249305
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 624
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 238 ratings
Publisher: Touchstone
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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mizparker avatar reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 87 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 11
I had mixed feelings about the first one of this series (Wideacre, see my review), but as it ended I found myself wanting to know what happened to the characters afterward. This time, it isn't the heroine who is unsympathetic, it's another character, and the young heroine finds herself pulled along by circumstances. Until the end, she struck me as somewhat weak. It was a great follow-up to Wideacre, but didn't leave you wanting more as much. Regardless, it was hard to put down, and I will be reading Meridon, book three of the trilogy. I'd like to see the estate put to rights by good people, finally! I'm hoping the third book wraps it up nicely, after such a series of unpleasant characters.
reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 72 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
This is a gripping novel and I found it hard to put down. Philippa Gregory's ability to command word enables you to have sensory experiences the same as her characters are having, you are in the moment, in the novel.
samanark avatar reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 39 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Written with sensitivity, this is a sequel to New York Times best-seller Wideacre . The story, set in 18th-century Sussex, England, revolves arouond Julia Lacey; Richard, her cousin and joint heir; and Wideacre, the once-great Lacey estate. As Wideacre again prospers under Julia's almost magical agricultural ability, superstitious villagers who glimpse her visions of the future ask if she is the "favored child" predicted by Wideacre's former mistress before her violent and untimely death. Gregory's precise images and skillful descriptions make this 18th-century microcosm vivid. Love, terror, friendship, incest, class conflicts, and brutal power struggles are set against the pastoral beauty of an estate being restored to its former importance.
madshrubbery avatar reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
The second in Gregory's Wildacre trilogy, Beatrice's son and Celia's daughter live in a small house on the Wideacre estate, quietly escaping the aftermath of events in the first novel. While both children inherit Wideacre, only one can rule; follow Gregory's horrendous and shocking tale as one child strives for land and the other merely strives to survive.
reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 32 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This is the second book in the Wideacre trilogy. It continues with the story of Lacey family in 18th century England. Another great book from Philippa Gregory!
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reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 28 more book reviews
Could not put this book down. Really enjoyed it. She is a great writer.
nelliebly1025 avatar reviewed The Favored Child (Wideacre, Bk 2) on + 141 more book reviews
I was captivated by Beatrice in Wideacre. I didn't want her story to end. She belongs on Wideacre. Her daughter brings her back to life, just not as much as I wish she did. I loved this book as much as the first, it brings out every emotion a human being can even dream of having. Bravo Philippa.
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This book seris is a little different than the other Gregory books I had read but definitly sucked me in and I couldn't put them down. Great job!


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