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If you love the BBC's The White Queen you'll love this.Meet the woman who survived Henry VIII in Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit...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 - for 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...For fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit, is a riveting account of the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII.Rich in atmosphere and period detail, and told through the eyes of Katherine and her young maid Dot, it tells 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.'Gripping' Woman & Home'Sumptuous' Metro'A major new voice in historical fiction'The Bookseller'Rich and enticing' Stylist'Electric' Good Housekeeping'Wildly entertaining' Huffington PostElizabeth 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, VanityFair and the EroticReview and has had her fiction published in the Mechanic's Institute Review. Queen'sGambit is her first novel; her second, Sisters of Treason, will be published early in 2014.Read More

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    Meet the woman who survived Henry VIII in Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit.Katherine Parr is 31 years old and already twice widowed. She's in love with a man she can't have, and she's about to wed a man no-one would want - for her 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 her once she's 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 she is really made of...For fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit, is a riveting account of the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII. Rich in atmosphere and period detail, and told through the eyes of Katherine and her young maid Dot, it tells the story of two very different women during a terrifying and turbulent time.Elizabeth Fremantle's Queen's Gambit has been chosen as a World Book Night book for 2015.

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    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 - for my husband-to-be is none other than Henry VIII, who has already beheaded two wives...

  • 1405909382
  • 9781405909389
  • Elizabeth Fremantle
  • 13 March 2014
  • Penguin
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 496
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