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The Black Swan (The Daughters of England Book 16) Kindle Edition

by Philippa Carr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 76 ratings
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The riveting Cornwall saga continues with the story of Lucie Lansdon, the sole witness to a horrifying crime much too close to home . . .
After her father is murdered, Lucie Lansdon’s eyewitness testimony sends a fanatical Irish terrorist to the gallows. Fate claims another victim when Lucie receives news that her fiancé has died in Africa. Reeling from the deaths of the two men she loved most, and convinced that her life is cursed, Lucie finally finds happiness when she marries the gentle Roland Fitzgerald. But her domestic life with Roland and his sister is not all it should be. Someone is watching—and waiting to carry out a cunningly orchestrated plan of retribution. As Lucie’s life is threatened and she begins to doubt her sanity, she’s visited by someone she believed lost to her forever. On the verge of uncovering the truth about a long-ago night, she places her trust in the wrong person.
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    February 26, 2013
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Philippa Carr (1906–1993) was one of the twentieth century’s premier authors of historical fiction. She was born Eleanor Alice Burford, in London, England. Over the course of her career, she used eight pseudonyms, including Jean Plaidy and Victoria Holt—pen names that signaled a riveting combination of superlative suspense and the royal history of the Tudors and Plantagenets. Philippa Carr was Burford’s last pseudonym, created in 1972. The Miracle at St. Bruno’s, the first novel in Carr’s acclaimed Daughters of England series, was followed by nineteen additional books. Burford died at sea on January 18, 1993. At the time of her death, there were over one hundred million copies of her books in print, and her popularity continues today. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B9NV8DU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Romance (February 26, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3995 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 76 ratings

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Philippa Carr (1906–1993) was one of the twentieth century’s premier authors of historical fiction. She was born Eleanor Alice Burford, in London, England. Over the course of her career, she used eight pseudonyms, including Jean Plaidy and Victoria Holt.

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Sun Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite Author - Gothic Romance
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016
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One of my FAVOURITE AUTHORS, love and have ALL of her books.
Loved this entire series, she writes under several names Philippa Carr, Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy.
Truly one of the most talented writers out there. Love her!!!
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jamiesgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Novels
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2014
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All of this Author's books are excellent. She also writes under another name, Victoria Holt, whose novels are also absolutely awesome.I am on my second time around with the novels under both names.
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Nonna D
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015
I enjoyed reading this book, it was very easy to read and entertaining.
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Jane
3.0 out of 5 stars Good story, but it didn’t excite me. I needed something more special or different about the characters.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014
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Lucie was bland, passive, trusting, naive. Her friend said Lucie had a mind like a lawyer. But lawyers are smarter about analyzing things and people, not trusting as easily as Lucie did. Her lawyer-like-ness was speaking calmly with reason.

If you look at an outline of the plot with events, twists, and the roles of characters, it’s very good. But the filling in of words for 300 pages was plodding. I felt like it was assigned reading, instead of wanting to read it. Some parts were repetitive with Lucie pondering and speaking the same things over and over again.

Another negative is that it is written in 1st person Lucie. A story has to be super good to overcome that.

I liked the idea of the black swan, a person who looks good, or wonderful, but is menacing with hatred underneath.

This is more like fiction than romance. There is not much relationship development. There is a happy ending.

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Narrative mode: 1st person Lucie. Story length: 338 pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: one was referred to with one sentence. Setting: around 1890 England and France. Copyright: 1990. Genre: mystery suspense with a romantic element.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Part of the Daughters of England Series
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2019
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A must have if you are reading that series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016
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Enjoy the full series suggest you read them in order...
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Brittany
5.0 out of 5 stars Lucie's story in Philippa Carr's brilliant series
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2004
Lucie has lived a very unusual life. Through a strange turn of events, she was raised in an "adopted" household with her "adopted" sister, Belinda. She grew up knowing she was not of the same class, and therefore not of the same treatment. Then, unexpectedly, the truth comes out. She is actually the real daughter, and Belinda is the adopted one! All of this was revealed in the previous book in the series "The Changeling". When "The Black Swan" opens, Lucie is the beloved daughter of Benedict Landson, a distinguished politician. Her life is shattered when he is assassinated right in front of her. To make matters worse, her fiancé, Joel, is murdered while on a mission to Africa. She gradually grows away from her tragedy, and becomes more resigned to life. However, she is haunted by the apparition of her father's murderer, whom she helped convict and thus had an indirect hand in his execution. She meets a brother and sister, of whom she grows fond. Eventually, they all live in the same household and strange things begin to happen. Lucie soon realizes that someone is trying to kill her, and will do so soon, unless Lucie can do something to stop it.
I enjoyed this book very much, as I seem to do with all of Philippa Carr's. I did figure out some of the mystery, but I was very shocked with the actual ending. I would recommend reading this after you have read "The Changeling" so that the big surprises from the previous book are not lost.
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Charl8
3.0 out of 5 stars Meehh
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
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Couldn’t get into this character, she seemed one dementional. I have read & enjoyed other Phillipa Carr books, and will read others, but this one did nothing for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2017
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love this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2009
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Words can not describe my feelings for this series of books. Philippa Carr was an excellent writer, there is never a dull moment.

My love for history, suspense and romance turned me towards her books, and I do not regret it.

The serie starts with Tudor period, and takes us on a joyride through English history, French revolution and everyday life. Told by generations of daughters, starting with Catherine in 1547.

Queen Elizabeth, Charles II, restoration, Jacobites, Anne Stuart, French revolution, it's all here. And of course, there are murders, villains and a who-done-it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great author
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2021
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Replacing hard copy of series as downsizing. Great author
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linda f 68
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2016
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enjoyable read as with all the series.
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josephine Fivaz
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2013
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this book was in a very good condition and I enjoyed it. The prices of these books arevery cheap. Lus pstage it is still cheaper tha to buy it In South Africa, if available
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