The Favored Child

Youtube audio copyright strikes again! Sorry that I had to change the Nightwish song. A fanmade video based off the second book in Philippa Gregory's Wideacre series - The Favored Child. ***Spoilers*** Since these books have been out since the early 90's, I do not feel too bad about giving a plot summary. If you do not wish to know the plot, simply don't read this little blurb. But for those of you who are confused by this video, I'll try to clear things up a bit. The book is part of the Wideacre Trilogy - Wideacre, The Favored Child and Meridon. A bit odd to start with the second book but I couldn't find a red-headed actress to play the girl from the first book. The story centers around the 18th century estate of Wideacre (title of the first book) where the teenaged Beatrice Lacey longs to inherit her family estate but cannot because she is a girl. Beatrice is charming and headstrong, beautful and willful (think Becky Sharp/Scarlet O'Hara). She is also a sociopath. Wideacre choronicles the life of a ruthless woman who is literally willing to kill for her estate and will stop at nothing - not even murder - to win what is rightfully hers. If graphic sexuality and incest are taboo for you, I strongly encourage you not to read Wideacre. Don't mean to spoil too much, but this book is NOT for the faint of heart. Now that the little background is out of the way - THIS story picks up from the viewpoint of Beatrice's daughter, blonde and dreamy Julia Lacey who feels an immediate ...