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Sinners

The gripping feminist retelling of a seventeenth century heroine forging her own destiny

Disobedient

The Honey and the Sting

'Gone Girl meets The Miniaturist'

The Poison Bed

The Girl in the Glass Tower

Watch the Lady

Sisters of Treason

Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture, FIREBRAND

Queen's Gambit

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Firebrand

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‘Rich in atmosphere and period detail . . . An enticing read’

‘With a painter's eye for detail, Fremantle brings the dazzling, dangerous Tudor court to life and sheds an intriguing new light on Katherine Parr, one of history's great survivors. An enthralling tale of power and passion, loyalty and betrayal’

‘Breathes vibrant life into Henry VIII's most intriguing, intelligent and least known wife, Katherine Parr’

‘A major new voice in historical fiction’

‘Wildly entertaining . . . One of the best historical novels I've read’

Meet the woman who survived Henry VIII. 
 
My name is Katherine Parr. 
 
I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed. 
 
I'm in love with a man I can't have, and am about to wed a man no-one would want. 
 
My husband-to-be is none other than Henry VIII, who has already beheaded two wives, cast aside two more, and watched one die in childbirth. 
 
What will become of me once I'm wearing his ring and become Queen of England? 
 
They say that the sharpest blades are sheathed in the softest pouches. 
 
Only time will tell what I am really made of...

Brought to you by Penguin. 
 
FIREBRAND is now a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law 
 
For fans of WOLF HALL and the BBC's THE WHITE QUEEN 
 
Dive into the Fremantle's vivid Tudor England and meet the woman who survived Henry VIII 
 
My name is Katherine Parr. 
 
I’m thirty-one years old – already twice widowed. 
I love a man I can’t have. 
I’m to wed a man no one would want. 
 
He has cast aside two wives and watched another die in childbirth. 
Two more have had their heads struck from their bodies, on his order. 
 
What will become of me as Henry VIII’s sixth wife? 
 
I will have the king’s ear. With that comes power. 
But power means danger in the Tudor court. 
 
Many have fallen. 
 
Will I fall too? 
 
*previously published as Queen’s Gambit* 
 
 
PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH FREMANTLE 
 
'An unforgettable, moving and important story told with great skill and care' JENNIFER SAINT 
 
'Outstanding. A powerful novel about women who are shamed and silenced, and how they learn to survive. A literary knockout' ANNA MAZZOLA, author of The Clockwork Girl 
 
'An unforgettable book - visceral and lush and fierce. The last few pages left me gasping. An absolute triumph' EVE CHASE 
 
© Elizabeth Fremantle 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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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