Queen's Gambit

<p>If you love the BBC's <i>The White Queen</i> you'll love this.<br><br>Meet the woman who survived Henry VIII in Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, <i>Queen's Gambit</i>...<br><br><i>My name is Katherine Parr.<br>I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed.<br>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.</i><br><i><br>What will become of me once I'm wearing his ring and become Queen of England?</i><br><br><i>They say that the sharpest blades are sheathed in the softest pouches.<br>Only time will tell what I am really made of...</i><br><br>For fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, <i>Queen's Gambit</i>, is a riveting account of the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII.<br><br>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 <i>Wolf Hall</i>, <i>The Other Boleyn Girl</i> or the BBC drama series <i>The Tudors</i>, then Elizabeth Fremantle's <i>Queen's Gambit</i> is the book for you.<br><br>'Gripping' <i>Woman & Home</i><br>'Sumptuous' <i>Metro</i><br>'A major new voice in historical fiction'<i>The Bookseller</i><br>'Rich and enticing' <i>Stylist</i><br>'Electric' <i>Good Housekeeping</i><br>'Wildly entertaining' <i>Huffington Post</i><br><br>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 <i>Vogue</i>, <i>Elle</i>, <i>Vanity</i> <i>Fair</i> and the <i>Erotic</i> <i>Review</i> and has had her fiction published in the <i>Mechanic's Institute Review</i>. <i>Queen's</i> <i>Gambit </i>is her first novel; her second, <i>Sisters of Treason</i>, will be published early in 2014.</p> <p>If you love the BBC's <i>The White Queen</i> you'll love this.<br><br>Meet the woman who survived Henry VIII in Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, <i>Queen's Gambit</i>...<br><br><i>My name is Katherine Parr.<br>I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed.<br>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.</i><br><i><br>What will become of me once I'm wearing his ring and become Queen of England?</i><br><br><i>They say that the sharpest blades are sheathed in the softest pouches.<br>Only time will tell what I am really made of...</i><br><br>For fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, <i>Queen's Gambit</i>, is a riveting account of the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII.<br><br>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 <i>Wolf Hall</i>, <i>The Other Boleyn Girl</i> or the BBC drama series <i>The Tudors</i>, then Elizabeth Fremantle's <i>Queen's Gambit</i> is the book for you.<br><br>'Gripping' <i>Woman & Home</i><br>'Sumptuous' <i>Metro</i><br>'A major new voice in historical fiction'<i>The Bookseller</i><br>'Rich and enticing' <i>Stylist</i><br>'Electric' <i>Good Housekeeping</i><br>'Wildly entertaining' <i>Huffington Post</i><br><br>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 <i>Vogue</i>, <i>Elle</i>, <i>Vanity</i> <i>Fair</i> and the <i>Erotic</i> <i>Review</i> and has had her fiction published in the <i>Mechanic's Institute Review</i>. <i>Queen's</i> <i>Gambit </i>is her first novel; her second, <i>Sisters of Treason</i>, will be published early in 2014.</p>