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| Author | Philippa Gregory |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Wideacre trilogy |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster (US) Viking Press (UK) |
Publication date | February 1987 (US) 9 April 1987 (UK) |
| Publication place | United States United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 556 (US) 544 (UK) |
| ISBN | 9780671634629 (US) 978-0670815340 (UK) |
| Followed by | The Favoured Child |
Wideacre is a 1987 historical novel by Philippa Gregory. This novel is Gregory's debut, and the first in the Wideacre trilogy that includes The Favoured Child (1989) and Meridon (1990). Set in the second half of the 18th century, it follows Beatrice Lacey's destructive lifelong attempts to gain control of the Wideacre estate.