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Jane Dunn is the author of Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens; Moon in Eclipse: A Life of Mary Shelley; A Very Close Conspiracy: Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell; and Antonia White: A Life. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is married to the linguist and writer Nicholas Ostler, and lives in Bath, England.

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Elizabeth and Mary
Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Written by Jane Dunn

Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: January 25, 2005
Price: $18.95

The political and religious conflicts between Queen Elizabeth I and the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots, have for centuries captured our imagination and inspired memorable dramas played out on stage, screen, and in opera. But few books have brought to life more vividly than Jane Dunn’s Elizabeth and Mary the exquisite... Read more >

Elizabeth and Mary
Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Written by Jane Dunn

Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: January 6, 2004
Price: $30.00

“The first dual biography of two of the world’s most remarkable women—Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots—by one of Britain’s “best biographers” —The Sunday Times

In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between the regal cousins. It is the story of two queens ruling... Read more >

Elizabeth and Mary
Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Written by Jane Dunn

Format: eBook, 480 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99

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Read My Heart

Written by Jane Dunn

Format: eBook, 384 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.99

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