Book description
A collection of short stories from one of our most popular novelists -
the perfect gift.
A rich and wonderful selection of short stories. A TV chef who
specialises in outrageous cakes tempts a monk who bakes bread for his
brothers; a surprise visitor invites mayhem into the perfect minimalist
flat in the season of good will; a woman explains her unique view of
straying husbands; straying husbands encounter a variety of effective
responses. Just some of the delicacies on offer in this sumptuous box of
delights… Praise for Philppa Gregory:
'Compelling… Philippa Gregory reigns supreme as the mistress of
historical drama.' Today
'Subtle and exciting.' Daily Express
'Written from instinct, not out of calculation, and it shows.'
Peter Ackroyd, The Times
'For sheer pace and percussive drama it will take a lot of beating.'
Sunday Times
'This is a story of violent love and unsettling passions. It will never
let you rest for a page as you wait for the climax that must come for
the people and the land'
Maeve Binchy
'Amid all the social upheaval strides Beatrice Lacey, who, for
singlemindedness, tempestuousness, passion, amorality, sensuality and
plain old-fashioned evil, knocks Scarlet O'Hara into short cotton socks'
Evening Standard
'One of Gregory's great strengths as a novelist is her ability to take
familiar historical figures and flesh them into living breathing human
beings. The Constant Princess is a worthy successor to her previous
novels about the Tudors.' Daily Express
'Gregory's research is impeccable which makes her imaginative fiction
all the more convincing.' Daily Mail
'Gregory is great at conjuring a Tudor film-set of gorgeous gowns and
golden-lattered dining. She invokes some swoonsome images…while the
politics are personal enough to remain pertinent.' DailyTelegraph
'The contemporary mistress of historical crime fiction is Philippa
Gregory. Her novels are filled with strong, determined women who take
their fate into their own hands…Gregory brings to life the sights,
smells and textures of 16th-century England.' Kate Mosse, Financial
Times Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of
historical novels. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from
the University of Edinburgh. Works that have been adapted for television
include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool.
The Other Boleyn Girl is now a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson,
Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Philippa Gregory lives in the North of
England with her family.
