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   The Royal Game. Written by Anne O’Brien. Review by Tracey Warr. The novel opens with a dispute over a will between mother and son, Agnes Paston and John Paston, which sets the tenor of the book. The Pastons are a litigious family, based in Norfolk.

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   Plot summary. An anonymous narrator opens the story by describing the boarding of a passenger liner traveling from New York to Buenos Aires. One of the passengers is world chess champion Mirko Czentovic. Czentovic is an idiot savant [3] and prodigy with no obvious qualities apart from his talent for chess.

   • Author: Stefan Zweig

   • Publish Year: 1943

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   Feb 28, 2022 · An inspirational story of courage and resilience, The Royal Game, charts the rise of three remarkable women from obscurity to the very heart of Court politics and intrigue. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia. Released September 2021

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   But success breeds jealousy and brings them dangerous enemies...An inspirational story of courage and resilience, The Royal Game, charts the rise of three remarkable women from obscurity to the...

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   Mar 31, 2022 · The Royal Game by Anne O’Brien. Just as Samuel Pepys’ diary gave us a vivid snapshot of life in the 17th century, it is the richly detailed letters of three remarkable women from the ambitious...

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   Sep 16, 2021 · The Royal Game by Anne O'Brien is an interesting and engaging take on life in England during the Wars of the Roses (and very early Tudor era). Based in part on the Paston letters, the novel offers a truly unique take on daily life for families on the periphery of prominent royal circles during incredible political and economic upheaval.

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   Sep 16, 2021 · The Royal Game by Anne O’Brien is published on 16 September, 2021. Anne has written about how women were used to build wealth and power through strategic alliances in To have and to hold: pawns in the medieval marriage game.