'A lush,thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!'Eve Chase,author of The Glass House'Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller'TimesThe compelling,transfixing novel about the bond between three sisters from the author of The Poison BedPRE-ORDER DISOBEDIENT,THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM ELIZABETH FREMANTLE__Three sisters.Three secrets.Three ways to fall . . .George Villiers is rich,powerful and has the King's ear. Doctor's daughter Hester is a mere servant - to be cast aside when he has done with her,especially since she is pregnant.Returning to her family,Hester vows that Villiers will never lay eyes on their son. She and her sisters Melis and Hope will protect the boy.But Villiers is a man who will not be defied. He will claim his son - and the secret letters he believes Hester has stolen.What can three defenceless women do against one very powerful manYet secret letters are a weakness - and,in the right hands,a weapon . . .__'Rich and fascinating'Guardian'Wonderfully inventive and darkly satisfying,this story of three sisters resonates with myth and mystery'Andrew Taylor,bestselling author of The Ashes of London'Gripping and page-turning. Propels a trio of vivid women towards their complex destinies...Hugely enjoyable'V.B. Grey,author of the forthcoming Tell Me How It Ends
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405920131Number of pages: 384Weight: 266 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller. She is excellent on the precariousness of life for history's powerless womenA powerful reimagining of the most dramatic murder of Stuart England. Wonderfully inventive and darkly satisfying, this story of three sisters resonates with myth A lush,thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!Gripping and page-turning. Propels a trio of vivid women towards their complex destinies,while making their world as fresh and immediate as our own. Hugely enjoyableA pacey plot,tension,and occasional flirts with the supernatural make this historical fiction engaging...It leaves you wanting more of Melis, who has eerie and often accurate visions of the futureWe follow three sisters in a maze of twists and turns in 1628 England. Grabs your attentionPacey,immersive,and beautifully written. Takes women at the margins of history and makes us care about their storiesOne of Britain's foremost writers of historical fiction...a masterful Hitchcockian thrillerA tense,pacey cat-and-mouse game set against a rich historical background
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