{"product_id":"9781473662339-the-kings-witch","title":"The King's Witch","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of Sunday Times bestseller The Stolen Crown\u003cbr\u003eThe debut novel from celebrated historian Tracy Borman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Private Lives of the Tudors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlready a great historian, Tracy Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth, Frances Gorges longs for the fields and ancient woods of her parents' Hampshire estate, where she has learned to use the flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances is happy to stay in her beloved countryside when the new King arrives from Scotland, bringing change, fear and suspicion. His court may be shockingly decadent, but James's religion is Puritan, intolerant of all the old ways; he has already put to death many men for treason and women for witchcraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when her ambitious uncle forcibly brings Frances to court, she is trapped in a claustrophobic world of intrigue and betrayal - and a ready target for the twisted scheming of Lord Cecil, the King's first minister.\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded by mortal dangers, Frances finds happiness only with the precocious young Princess Elizabeth, and Tom Wintour, the one courtier she can trust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr can she?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Watch out Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, I can see a new contender for the Queen of Historical Fiction!' Netgalley reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating read, felt very true to time period but with that personal touch . Five stars' Jeannie Zelos book reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56651002315126,"sku":"9781473662339","price":9.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28674910.jpg?v=1762966018","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473662339-the-kings-witch","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}