Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle
Tudor England - A dying king. A queen in danger Widowed for the second time aged thirty-one, Katherine is obliged to return to court but, suspicious of the aging Henry and those who surround him, she does so with reluctance.
The Tudor court comes to life in this gripping story of Katherine Parr, where passion secrecy and betrayal power the suspense * Woman & Home *
Rich and enticing * Stylist *
Beautifully written and finely observed, this suspenseful tale of Henry the Eighth's last wife expertly conveys all the dangerous intensity and passion of the Tudor court * Rachel Hore, author of A Place of Secrets and A Gathering Storm *
Electric * Good Housekeeping *
With a painter's eye for detail, Fremantle brings the dazzling, dangerous Tudor court to life and sheds an intriguing new light on Katherine Parr, one of history's great survivorsAn enthralling tale of power and passion, loyalty and betrayal * Elizabeth Wilhide, author of Ashenden *
A major new voice in historical fiction and the answer to the question about what Hilary Mantel fans should read while waiting for the final part of her trilogy * The Bookseller *
A sumptuous epic * Metro *
Wildly entertaining... and one of the best historical novels I've read. It is Fremantle's first book. I hope it will not be her last. * Huffington Post *
Breathes vibrant life into Henry VIII's most intriguing, intelligent and least known wife, Katherine Parr * Anne Easter Smith *
Rich and enticing * Stylist *
Beautifully written and finely observed, this suspenseful tale of Henry the Eighth's last wife expertly conveys all the dangerous intensity and passion of the Tudor court * Rachel Hore, author of A Place of Secrets and A Gathering Storm *
Electric * Good Housekeeping *
With a painter's eye for detail, Fremantle brings the dazzling, dangerous Tudor court to life and sheds an intriguing new light on Katherine Parr, one of history's great survivorsAn enthralling tale of power and passion, loyalty and betrayal * Elizabeth Wilhide, author of Ashenden *
A major new voice in historical fiction and the answer to the question about what Hilary Mantel fans should read while waiting for the final part of her trilogy * The Bookseller *
A sumptuous epic * Metro *
Wildly entertaining... and one of the best historical novels I've read. It is Fremantle's first book. I hope it will not be her last. * Huffington Post *
Breathes vibrant life into Henry VIII's most intriguing, intelligent and least known wife, Katherine Parr * Anne Easter Smith *
E.C. Fremantle holds a First for her BA in English and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. As Elizabeth Fremantle she is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Queen's Gambit, Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. She lives in London and Norfolk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780718177065 |
| ISBN 10 | 0718177061 |
| Title | Queen's Gambit |
| Author | Elizabeth Fremantle |
| Series | The Tudor Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-03-14 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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