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<p><b>DON''T MISS ANNIE GARTHWAITE''S NEW NOVEL, <i>THE KING''S MOTHER</i>, OUT NOW.</b> <br><br><b>''A startling heroine'' </b>SARAH MOSS, author of <i>Summerwater</i><br><br> <b>''A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses'' </b>IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, author of <i>The Mermaid and Mr Hancock</i><br><br><b>''Wolf Hall for the 2020s''</b> MANDA SCOTT, author of <i>Boudica</i><br><br> <b>''Absorbing''</b> <i>TIMES<br> </i>__________________________________<br><br> <b>1431 is a dangerous time for a woman to be defiant.</b><br><br> England has been fighting France for 100 years. At home, power-hungry men within a corrupt government manipulate a weak king - and name Cecily''s husband, York''s loyal duke, an enemy. As the king''s grasp on sanity weakens, plots to destroy York take root...<br><br> It will take all of Cecily''s courage and cunning to save her family. But when the will to survive becomes ambition for a crown, will she risk treason to secure it?<br><br> Inside closed bedchambers and upon bloody battlefields, CECILY portrays war as women fight it.<br><br><b>TO CONTINUE CECILY''S STORY, READ <i>THE KING''S MOTHER -</i> OUT NOW.</b><br> __________________________________<br><br> <i>ACCLAIM FOR CECILY - AN EPIC FEMINIST RETELLING OF THE WAR OF THE ROSES</i><br><br> <b>''Has the new Hilary Mantel arrived?'' </b><i>SUNDAY TELEGRAPH</i><br><br> <b><i>''</i>Masterful and majestic; England''s unspoken history told by one brilliant woman through the life of another. This important novel blazes on every page from its brutal first scene to its glittering final act''</b> CHRIS CLEAVE, author of <i>Everyone Brave is Forgiven</i><br><br> <b>''Entirely absorbing and utterly compelling. Fifteenth century England leaps from the page, with all its political turmoil and bloodshed. I loved it'' </b>CAROLINE LEA, author of <i>The Glass Women</i><br><br> <b>''Cecily stalks the corridors of power like a female Thomas Cromwell. A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses - what a feat''</b> IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, author of <i>The Mermaid and Mr Hancock </i><br><br> <b>''Masterfully written and wholly immersive, with characters that live and breathe. Cecily is a tour de force. I loved every sentence''</b> JOANNE BURN, author of <i>The Hemlock Cure</i><br><br> <b>''Annie Garthwaite writes about the past with the sort of intimacy, immediacy and empathy that can only come from graft and craft'' </b>TOBY CLEMENTS, author of <i>Kingmaker</i><br> <b><br> ''BLOODY GREAT. So modern, so political, it could almost be set in Downing Street'' </b>KATE SAWYER, author of <i>The Stranding</i><br><br><b>''</b><b>Shines a light into a dark corner of our history and reclaims the voice and story of a powerful and forgotten woman'' </b>LIZ HYDER, author of The Gifts<br><br><b>''An extraordinary achievement . . .I could touch and breathe Cecily''s world as if I was walking in her shadow'' </b>CAROL MCGRATH, author of <i>The Silken Rose</i><br><br> <b>''Impeccably researched, written with style and shot through with energy, heart and power. A perfectly paced tale of intrigue, influence and victory wrenched from defeat. Cecily has been overlooked for centuries. Not anymore'' </b>A J WEST, author of <i>The Spirit Engineer</i></p>
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| Author | Garthwaite, Annie |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780241990971 |
| Item Height | 2.9 |
| Item Length | 12.7 |
| Item Width | 19.6 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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Cecily
£10.36
£10.36/each
Description
<p><b>DON''T MISS ANNIE GARTHWAITE''S NEW NOVEL, <i>THE KING''S MOTHER</i>, OUT NOW.</b> <br><br><b>''A startling heroine'' </b>SARAH MOSS, author of <i>Summerwater</i><br><br> <b>''A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses'' </b>IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, author of <i>The Mermaid and Mr Hancock</i><br><br><b>''Wolf Hall for the 2020s''</b> MANDA SCOTT, author of <i>Boudica</i><br><br> <b>''Absorbing''</b> <i>TIMES<br> </i>__________________________________<br><br> <b>1431 is a dangerous time for a woman to be defiant.</b><br><br> England has been fighting France for 100 years. At home, power-hungry men within a corrupt government manipulate a weak king - and name Cecily''s husband, York''s loyal duke, an enemy. As the king''s grasp on sanity weakens, plots to destroy York take root...<br><br> It will take all of Cecily''s courage and cunning to save her family. But when the will to survive becomes ambition for a crown, will she risk treason to secure it?<br><br> Inside closed bedchambers and upon bloody battlefields, CECILY portrays war as women fight it.<br><br><b>TO CONTINUE CECILY''S STORY, READ <i>THE KING''S MOTHER -</i> OUT NOW.</b><br> __________________________________<br><br> <i>ACCLAIM FOR CECILY - AN EPIC FEMINIST RETELLING OF THE WAR OF THE ROSES</i><br><br> <b>''Has the new Hilary Mantel arrived?'' </b><i>SUNDAY TELEGRAPH</i><br><br> <b><i>''</i>Masterful and majestic; England''s unspoken history told by one brilliant woman through the life of another. This important novel blazes on every page from its brutal first scene to its glittering final act''</b> CHRIS CLEAVE, author of <i>Everyone Brave is Forgiven</i><br><br> <b>''Entirely absorbing and utterly compelling. Fifteenth century England leaps from the page, with all its political turmoil and bloodshed. I loved it'' </b>CAROLINE LEA, author of <i>The Glass Women</i><br><br> <b>''Cecily stalks the corridors of power like a female Thomas Cromwell. A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses - what a feat''</b> IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, author of <i>The Mermaid and Mr Hancock </i><br><br> <b>''Masterfully written and wholly immersive, with characters that live and breathe. Cecily is a tour de force. I loved every sentence''</b> JOANNE BURN, author of <i>The Hemlock Cure</i><br><br> <b>''Annie Garthwaite writes about the past with the sort of intimacy, immediacy and empathy that can only come from graft and craft'' </b>TOBY CLEMENTS, author of <i>Kingmaker</i><br> <b><br> ''BLOODY GREAT. So modern, so political, it could almost be set in Downing Street'' </b>KATE SAWYER, author of <i>The Stranding</i><br><br><b>''</b><b>Shines a light into a dark corner of our history and reclaims the voice and story of a powerful and forgotten woman'' </b>LIZ HYDER, author of The Gifts<br><br><b>''An extraordinary achievement . . .I could touch and breathe Cecily''s world as if I was walking in her shadow'' </b>CAROL MCGRATH, author of <i>The Silken Rose</i><br><br> <b>''Impeccably researched, written with style and shot through with energy, heart and power. A perfectly paced tale of intrigue, influence and victory wrenched from defeat. Cecily has been overlooked for centuries. Not anymore'' </b>A J WEST, author of <i>The Spirit Engineer</i></p>
Sold by Speedyhen (Speedy Hen LTD)
| Author | Garthwaite, Annie |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780241990971 |
| Item Height | 2.9 |
| Item Length | 12.7 |
| Item Width | 19.6 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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- FREE standard courier delivery by Tue 14 Oct
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