Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Queen's Gambit (soon to be the feature film, Firebrand), Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. As E.C. Fremantle she has written two gripping historical thrillers: The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting. Her most recent novel, Disobedient, is a gripping feminist retelling of the life of seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. She lives in London.
‘Electric’ * Good Housekeeping * ‘Beautifully written and finely observed, this suspenseful tale of Henry the Eighth's last wife expertly conveys all the dangerous intensity and passion of the Tudor court’ * RACHEL HORE, author of A PLACE OF SECRETS * ‘Rich in atmosphere and period detail . . . An enticing read’ * Stylist * ‘With a painter's eye for detail, Fremantle brings the dazzling, dangerous Tudor court to life and sheds an intriguing new light on Katherine Parr, one of history's great survivors. An enthralling tale of power and passion, loyalty and betrayal’ * ELIZABETH WILHIDE, author of ASHENDEN * ‘Breathes vibrant life into Henry VIII's most intriguing, intelligent and least known wife, Katherine Parr’ * ANNE EASTER SMITH * ‘A major new voice in historical fiction’ * The Bookseller * ‘Wildly entertaining . . . One of the best historical novels I've read’ * Huffington Post *