'Entrancing, compelling, and beautifully written...a fabulous
novel, bursting with integrity and authenticity, vividly eboking
the court of Elizabeth I...I feel I know the characters and was
mesmerised by their story. This is the historical novel as literary
fiction - and damned good literary fiction at that.' Alison Weir
Jeanne, a young French exile orphaned by the wars of religion on
the continent, is brought to London as a young girl disguised as a
boy. Growing up, the disguise has not been shed and she finds a
living as a clerk, ending up in the household of Robert Cecil. As
she witnesses the intrigues and plots swirling round the court of
Elizabeth I in the last days of Gloriana's reign, she finds herself
sucked into the orbit of the dashing and ambitious young favourite,
the Earl of Essex. As the queen draws near to the end of her life,
with no heir to follow, the stakes are high. As Essex hurtles
towards self-destruction, Jeanne finds her loyalties, her disguise
and her emotions under threat - in a political climate where the
least mistake can attract dire penalties. This is a beautifully
layered and textured book, rich with the details of life and
politics of Elizabeth I's court. Jeanne's struggle for survival and
love is interwoven with her passionate pull towards nature, a
lovely and seductive backdrop to the novel.
General
| Imprint: |
William Collins Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2012 |
| First published: |
March 2012 |
| Authors: |
Sarah Gristwood
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-737905-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-00-737905-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780007379057 |
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