'It is as if Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth were combined into one character, and unleashed for the first time: so much more fun than another Boleyn book' -
Independent 'Compelling, exotic and fast-paced: a wonderful story of love and death that transports you into a forgotten world' -
Vanora Bennett 'Speedy, gripping, historical fiction' -
Marie Claire 'Clothier has a good story, a vigorous style and well-turned phrase' -
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