Florizella and the Wolves [Import] [Hardcover]

Philippa Gregory (Author), P. Aggs (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (May 30, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744519330
• ISBN-13: 978-0744519334
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Born in Kenya in 1954, Philippa Gregory moved to England with her family and was educated in Bristol and at the National Council for the Training of Journalists course in Cardiff. She worked as a senior reporter on the Portsmouth News, and as a journalist and producer for BBC radio.

Philippa obtained a BA degree in history at the University of Sussex in Brighton and a PhD at Edinburgh University in 18th-century literature. Her first novel, Wideacre, was written as she completed her PhD and became an instant world wide bestseller. On its publication, she became a full-time writer, and now lives with her family on a small farm in the North of England.

Her knowledge of gothic 18th century novels led to Philippa writing Wideacre, which was followed by a haunting sequel, The Favoured Child, and the delightful happy ending of the trilogy: Meridon. This novel was listed in Feminist Book Fortnight and for the Romantic Novel of the Year at the same time - one of the many instances of Philippa's work appealing to very different readers.

The trilogy was followed by The Wise Woman, a dazzling, disturbing novel of dark powers and desires set against the rich tapestry of the Reformation, and by Fallen Skies, an evocative realistic story set after the First World War. Her novel A Respectable Trade took her back to the 18th century where her knowledge of the slave trade and her home town of Bristol produced a haunting novel of slave trading and its terrible human cost. This is the only modern novel to explore the tragedies of slavery in England itself, and features a group of kidnapped African people trying to find their freedom in the elegant houses of 18th century Clifton. Gregory adapted her book for a highly acclaimed BBC television production which won the prize for drama from the Commission for Racial Equality and was shortlisted for a BAFTA for the screenplay.

Next came two of Gregory's best-loved novels, Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth, based on the true-life story of father and son John Tradescant working in the upheaval of the English Civil War. In these works Gregory pioneered the genre which has become her own: fictional biography, the true story of a real person brought to life with painstaking research and passionate verve.

The flowering of this new style was undoubtedly The Other Boleyn Girl, a runaway best-seller which stormed the US market and then went worldwide telling the story of the little-known sister to Anne Boleyn. Now published in 26 countries with more than a million copies in print in the US alone, this is becoming a classic historical novel, winning the Parker Pen Novel of the Year award 2002, and the Romantic Times fictional biography award. The Other Boleyn Girl was adapted for the BBC as a single television drama and a film is now in production starring Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn, Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn and Eric Bana as Henry VIII.

A regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, with short stories, features and reviews, Philippa is also a frequent broadcaster and a regular contestant on Round Britain Quiz for BBC Radio 4 and the Tudor expert for Channel 4's Time Team.

She lives in the North of England with her husband and two children and in addition to interests that include riding, walking, skiing and gardening (an interest born from research into the Tradescant family for her novel, Virgin Earth), she also runs a small charity building wells in school gardens in The Gambia. Fifty-six wells have been built by UK donors to date.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A light clever fairy tale with plenty of modern twists, December 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Florizella and the Wolves (Hardcover)

Florizella has got to be one of the most likeable fairy story heriones around. She is smart, sweet, and not at all intimidated by her lack of beauty. Florizella's adventures begin when she finds a pack of wolf cubs in the forest, and decides to bring them home to the castle as pets. Despite the fact she is a princess, she is like most youngsters in that her parents deeply disapprove of having wild animals in the house. Florizella, being clever, finds a way to disguise the wolves... and that is where the story gets interesting. For those about 7-11 in age, as a parent, I could hardly reccommend more appealing fare!

5.0 out of 5 stars Florizella, May 29, 2011

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SMH "veganwomanpower" (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Florizella and the Wolves (Princess Florizella) (Paperback)

Florizella is exactly the kind of role model that I want for my 5 year old daughter, and the kind of princess that I want both her and my 3 year old son to read about. She is clever, confident, independent, brave, and when she is queen, she plans to use the royal coffers to build hospitals to keep people healthy and homes for people who don't have them. Just as important, there is plenty of action and fun in the story to keep the kids interested. A great read-aloud for preschool and up. We can't wait to start Florizella and the Giant!