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Will his ambition be her destiny or her downfall? Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express'Bewitching' Woman & Home In the shadow of Wolf Hall, can one woman claim her own destiny? When Isabel Williams is betrothed to John Seymour, Lord of Wolf Hall Manor, she hopes that love and respect will come, despite his ruthless streak. As John’s ambition draws them into the orbit of the divided court of the young King Henry VI, his hunger to succeed takes on a darker edge. Isabel realises her husband will pay any price to get what he wants, even if it means destroying those he has sworn to protect… Can Isabella forge her own path surrounded by treachery and betrayal?

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Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘A great tale… the golden thread that led to the crown of England’ Conn Iggulden ‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express 'Colourful and vivid' Elizabeth Chadwick ‘A big-hearted and engrossing novel’ Elizabeth Freemantle ‘Thoroughly engrossing’ The Lady A gripping and emotional story’ Woman ‘A bewitching first novel … alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping Bewitching … the characters and the narrative work seamlessly together’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative … well-researched’ Woman’s Weekly ‘Excellent’ Carol McGrath author of The Handfasted Wife ‘A great book … loving it!’ Joanna Courtney, author of The Chosen Queen ‘I couldn’t have been more riveted’ For Winter Nights blog

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Joanna Hickson was born in England but spent her early childhood in Australia, returning at thirteen to visit her first castle and fall in love with medieval history. During a twenty-five year career in the BBC, presenting and producing News and Arts programmes for TV and Radio, Joanna also published a children’s historical novel Rebellion at Orford Castle but now she is writing adult fiction full-time, indulging her passion for bringing the medieval past and its characters to life. First inspired by Shakespeare’s history plays she began researching Catherine de Valois, Henry V’s ‘Fair Kate’, who is the subject of The Agincourt Bride and The Tudor Bride and now her interest has progressed into the Wars of the Roses which form the background to Red Rose White Rose and the eventful life of Cicely Neville, Duchess of York and will also feature in her next two novels. As a result Joanna warns that she spends much of her life in the fifteenth century and even her Wiltshire farmhouse home dates back to that period. She is married and has an extensive family, some of which boomerang her back to Australia for visits! Twitter @joannahickson Facebook page: Joanna Hickson

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