"Red and White: A Tale of the Wars of the Roses" by Emily Sarah Holt is a historical fiction about families tangled in the conflicts of the Wars of the Roses. The story follows young Frideswide and Dorathie from noble families, where loyalty, love, and civil unrest shape everything around them. The novel starts by showing the reader the sisters as they deal with their older sisters leaving to serve noble ladies, showcasing the fear of loneliness. The girls' lives are woven into the real events of the Wars of the Roses where the story shows disagreements among families and how complicated it was to choose a side back then. The blending of real-life events with personal struggles and the reader will follow these two sisters through family dramas and war.
Red and White: A Tale of the Wars of the Roses
By Emily Sarah Holt
Amidst a nation torn apart by war, two sisters face growing up, torn families, and difficult choices between love and duty.
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Emily Sarah Holt (1836–1893) was an English novelist. She was born at Stubbylee, Bacup, in Lancashire, 25 April 1836. She was the eldest daughter of John Holt whose wife Judith was the 3rd daughter of James Mason of Greens. It is said she was educated at Oxford. In late 1893 when at Harrogate, she became ill and went to her brother in Balham (London), where she died on Christmas Day.
Emily Sarah Holt (1836–1893) was an English novelist. She was born at Stubbylee, Bacup, in Lancashire, 25 April 1836. She was the eldest daughter of John Holt whose wife Judith was the 3rd daughter of James Mason of Greens. It is said she was educated at Oxford. In late 1893 when at Harrogate, she became ill and went to her brother in Balham (London), where she died on Christmas Day.
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