{"product_id":"9781472276346-dictators-wife","title":"The Dictator's Wife","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mesmerising novel of deception and BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club pick\u003cbr\u003eA dictator's wife, overthrown and awaiting trial, pleads her case to a young female lawyer, while also drawing her into a tangled web of lies and dark, dangerous secrets. This dazzling and devastating debut is a Lead Launch for Headline Review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intelligent, utterly-of-the-moment thriller' \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA STONEX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling, atmospheric. It's BRILLIANT' \u003c\/b\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eumptuously written. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most compelling literary debuts of the year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE WOMAN KNOWS THE TRUTH. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAN YOU TRUST HER TO TELL IT?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura flies to her parents' homeland for the defence case of her life. Facing trial is Marija Popa, 'the Black Widow'; a constant at her husband's side until the day his people rose up and executed him. Beautiful and beguiling, Marija insists she knew nothing of her husband's dark affairs.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Laura, the case has a personal meaning. Her mother has never spoken of the horrors she witnessed under the old regime, and remains a shadow of the woman she used to be.  As Laura prepares for the trial, she realises that to find the truth, she must enter the web of the dictator's wife.  But what secrets lie within?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC 2 \u003ci\u003eBETWEEN THE COVERS\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK CLUB PICK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW EUROPEAN'\u003c\/i\u003eS BEST FICTION PICK OF THE YEAR 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly imagined' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable new talent'\u003c\/b\u003e ANTHONY HOROWITZ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent' \u003c\/b\u003eCHARLOTTE PHILBY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping and moving debut' \u003c\/b\u003eHARLAN COBEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, atmospheric, utterly gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e LIZ HYDER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spellbinding' \u003c\/b\u003eJANE SHEMILT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Darkly compelling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling and remarkably assured' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW EUROPEAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ending left me breathless\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e LARA PRESCOTT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, claustrophobic and so elegantly written' \u003c\/b\u003e ELLERY LLOYD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engrossing, evocative, chillingly claustrophobic' \u003c\/b\u003eKAREN HAMILTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A da\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erkly atmospheric, rich, compulsive and page-turning read' \u003c\/b\u003eKATE HAMER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent, immersive' \u003c\/b\u003eHARRIET TYCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40686762197089,"sku":"9781472276346","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35739975.jpg?v=1755770627","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472276346-dictators-wife","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}