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Elizabeth Fremantle's The Girl in the Glass Tower is a stunning historical thriller set in the chaos leading up to the death of Elizabeth I.

Filled with dense, dark political and social intrigue, this is five-star historical fiction

If you read one Tudor tome this summer, make it this one. Fascinating and vividly drawn, the ending is heartbreaking

A top-notch literary thriller. Shots are fired, troths are plighted, sea voyages taken, escapes dared and mysteries solved

An eloquent novel, steeped in Tudor literary culture

Beautifully written, completely engrossing and a book that stays with you after the pages areclosed. Highly recommended

Arbella Stuart was a pawn, at the mercy of the powerful people around her. Hers is a sad and moving tale, and Fremantle tells it beautifully

Fremantle shows how dangerous it was being closely related to Elizabeth I. A cracking read

A gorgeously readable and oh so captivating slice of historical fiction. Haunting, emotional and thought-provoking, The Girl in the Glass Tower is a beautiful foray into the past

Elizabeth Fremantle is a skilful and beguiling writer. A master of her craft. She perfectly captures a sense of time and place and draws her characters with skill and sensitivity, capturing the reader's attention and holding it right to the end

Arbella Stuart is confined behind the towering windows of Hardwick Hall. Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, and presumed successor to Elizabeth I, she is held here for her protection. But those in the crown's shadow are never safe. 
 
Fearing a fate she has no power to avoid, Arbella seeks a means of escape. Yet to do so she must rust in others - a young poet, an aristocrat willing to risk everything to free her. Each knows that discovery will lead to accusations of treason. 
 
A woman trapped in a man's world, Arbella is about to learn that even the smallest choices we make may save - or destroy - us . . .

Lost in history . . . losing her self. Uncover Tudor heroine Arbella Stuart's incredible story, reimagined by Elizabeth Fremantle in this tense, historical thriller. 
 
Hardwick Hall, sixteenth-century England. 
Formerly a beacon of wealth and power. 
Now a gilded prison. 
 
Hidden away, forgotten, one young woman seeks escape. 
 
But to do so she must trust those on the outside. 
Those who have their own motives... 
 
Discovery means death. But what choice has any woman trapped in a man's world? 
 
Imprisoned by circumstance, Arbella Stuart is an unwilling contender for the throne. In a world where women are silenced, what chance does she have to take control of her destiny? 
 
Praise for The Girl in the Glass Tower: 
 
 'A top-notch literary thriller' Daily Telegraph 
 
'Thrilling, clever and beautifully written' The Times, 'Books of the Year' 
 
'Filled with dense, dark political and social intrigue' Daily Mail 
 
'Shots are fired, troths are plighted, sea voyages taken, escapes dared and mysteries solved' Daily Telegraph 
 
'Beautifully written, completely engrossing and a book that stays with you after the pages are closed' Historia

Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Firebrand (formerly Queen’s Gambit), Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. As E.C. Fremantle she has written two historical thrillers: The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting. Her most recent novel, Disobedient, is a feminist retelling of the life of seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. She lives in London.

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**Elizabeth Fremantle's The Girl in the Glass Tower is a stunning historical thriller set in the chaos leading up to the death of Elizabeth I.**

Filled with dense, dark political and social intrigue, this is five-star historical fiction

If you read one Tudor tome this summer, make it this one. Fascinating and vividly drawn, the ending is heartbreaking

A top-notch literary thriller. Shots are fired, troths are plighted, sea voyages taken, escapes dared and mysteries solved

An eloquent novel, steeped in Tudor literary culture

Beautifully written, completely engrossing and a book that stays with you after the pages areclosed. Highly recommended

An enthralling, powerful tale

Arbella Stuart was a pawn, at the mercy of the powerful people around her. Hers is a sad and moving tale, and Fremantle tells it beautifully

Fremantle shows how dangerous it was being closely related to Elizabeth I. A cracking read

**A gorgeously readable and oh so captivating slice of historical fiction. Haunting, emotional and thought-provoking, The Girl in the Glass Tower is a beautiful foray into the past**

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