The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore

The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore

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'Expect much enjoyment from this clever and unusual novel' THE TIMES, Historical Fiction Book of the Month

'An entertaining and often very funny read with something to say about both the love of power and the power of love' SUNDAY TIMES

'Neil Blackmore writes with a fizzy wit that bounds his characters off the page' BEN ALDRIDGE

The kingdom of love is a frightening place. A dangerous place. What kind of fool wants to live there?

How have I, Francis Bacon, well-known as the cleverest man in England, been caught in this trap? For years I survived the brutal games of the English court, driven by the whims of the idiot King James I - and finally, I was winning. Forget what my friends Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare say about love. I had that which men truly crave above all else: power.

But now, at the moment of my greatest success, a deadly alliance of my enemies has begun closing in on me. Led by the King's beautiful and poisonous lover Carr, this new alliance threatens to turn our foolish King against me, so that I may rot in the Tower.

I refuse to go down without a fight. I have concocted a brilliant new plan: I will find my own beguiling young man and supplant Carr in the King's bed, and take power for myself. All I need to do is find him, my beautiful and mysterious creature, my perfect chess move.

In the dangerous kingdom of love, those who understand desire win. And I intend to win, at all costs.

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'Brilliant ... Like Wolf Hall meets Succession ... Scandalous, politically perceptive and unexpectedly heartfelt' APPLE BOOKS

Witty, original and clever, this tale of Jacobean power and lust is a blast* The Times, Best Historical Fiction Novels *
Expect gritty language and much enjoyment from this clever and unusual novel. * The Times *
An entertaining and often very funny read with something to say about both the love of power and the power of love. * The Sunday Times *

Neil Blackmore is the author of four novels. After attending university at Leeds and in London, he published his first novels in his twenties. His work has been acclaimed for its radical redrawing of the historical fiction form and the parameters of queer historical fiction. His third novel, The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ Fiction. The Dangerous Kingdom of Love, his most recent title, was memorably described as 'Hilary Mantel on acid' and chosen as one of The Times' Best Historical Fiction Novels. He lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9781786332677
ISBN 10	1786332671
Title	The Dangerous Kingdom of Love
Author	Neil Blackmore
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2021-07-15
Number of pages	352
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