Book description
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For fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir,
Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit, is a
riveting account of Katherine Parr, the Tudor queen who married four
men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII.
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. Nevertheless when she finds
herself caught up in a passionate affair with the dashing and
seductive Thomas Seymour, she believes she might finally be able to
marry for love. But her presence at court has attracted the attentions
of another...
Captivated by her honesty and intelligence, Henry Tudor has his own
plans for Katherine and no one is in the position to refuse a proposal
from the king. With her charismatic lover dispatched to the continent,
Katherine becomes Henry's sixth wife.
Passionate about religious reform, and ever aware of the fates of
his previous queens, she must draw upon all her instincts and
intellect to navigate the treachery of the court. With the Catholic
faction once more in the ascendency, reformers burned for heresy and
those around the dying king vying for position in the new regime, her
survival seems unlikely - and yet she has still not quite given up on love...
Rich in atmosphere and period detail, and told through the eyes of
Katherine and her young maid Dot, Queen's Gambit is the story
of two very different women during a terrifying and turbulent time. If
you loved Wolf Hall, The Other Boleyn Girl or the BBC
drama series The Tudors, then Elizabeth Fremantle's Queen's
Gambit is the book for you.
Elizabeth Fremantle holds a first in English and an MA in creative
Writing from Birkbeck. As a Fashion Editor she has contributed to
various publications including Vogue, Elle,
Vanity Fair and the Erotic Review and has had her
fiction published in the Mechanic's Institute Review.
Queen's Gambit is her first novel.
