{"product_id":"queens-gambit-soon-to-be-a-major-motion-picture-firebrand","title":"Elizabeth Fremantle: Queen's Gambit [2014] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you love the BBC's \u003ci\u003eThe White Queen\u003c\/i\u003e you'll love this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the woman who survived Henry VIII in Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, \u003ci\u003eQueen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy name is Katherine Parr.\u003cbr\u003eI'm 31 years old and already twice widowed.\u003cbr\u003eI'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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will become of me once I'm wearing his ring and become Queen of England?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey say that the sharpest blades are sheathed in the softest pouches.\u003cbr\u003eOnly time will tell what I am really made of...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, \u003ci\u003eQueen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e, is a riveting account of the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich 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 \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Boleyn Girl\u003c\/i\u003e or the BBC drama series \u003ci\u003eThe Tudors\u003c\/i\u003e, then Elizabeth Fremantle's \u003ci\u003eQueen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e is the book for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping' \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sumptuous' \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A major new voice in historical fiction'\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich and enticing' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Electric' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wildly entertaining' \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth 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 \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFair\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eErotic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e and has had her fiction published in the \u003ci\u003eMechanic's Institute Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eQueen's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGambit \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel; her second, \u003ci\u003eSisters of Treason\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published early in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fremantle, Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48842329915731,"sku":"XG81405909389","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":52925295067475,"sku":"9781405909389","price":15.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fremantle-elizabeth-elizabeth-fremantle-queen-s-gambit-2014-paperback-1218889238.jpg?v=1769871397","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/queens-gambit-soon-to-be-a-major-motion-picture-firebrand","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}