To be completely honest, I don't usually like books by Philippa Gregory. She takes a little too much authorial license with historical fact for my taste, though she does admit she's not a historian and doesn't go digging to make sure that she gets every detail correct. However, I was surprisingly amused by The White Queen. Partially, this is because I know little of the time period, and partly because, when it comes down to it, Gregory is a good writer.
This is the first of two books (so far) of the Lancaster/York wars for the English throne in the mid 1400s. The White Queen is Elizabeth Grey (a Lancaster supporter), who weds the new York king, Edward IV, and the story is told from Elizabeth's point of view. This novel was a fairly quick read, but in a good way. If you like British historical fiction, I would recommend you read The White Queen.
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