The King’s Mother
- Author Annie Garthwaite
- Narrator Amber Anderson
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 12 hours and 24 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Adventure fiction, Biographical fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Politics, War, combat and military adventure fiction.
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FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF CECILY
1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – eighteen years old and unstoppable. Cecily has piloted his rise to power and stands at his shoulder now, first to claim the title King’s Mother.
But to win a throne is not to keep it and war is come again. As brother betrays brother, and trusted cousins turn treacherous, other mothers rise up to fight for other sons. Cecily must focus her will to defeat every challenge. Wherever they come from. Whatever the cost.
For there can be only one King, and only one King’s Mother.
From the Wars of the Roses to the dawn of the Tudor age, this is a story of mothers and sons; of maternal ferocity and female ambition - of all they can build and all they can destroy.
'Elegant and propulsive . . . I had to fight myself to put it down' A.K. Blakemore
'History at its most powerful: intimate and personal, visceral and devastating' Jennifer Saint
'Family dynamics at their most fierce - timeless and brilliant!' Kate Sawyer
©2024 Annie Garthwaite (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
Elegant and propulsive . . . I had to fight myself to put it down
History at its most powerful: intimate and personal, visceral and devastating
Family dynamics at their most fierce – timeless and brilliant!
Bold, unique and gripping
Intense and personal, with stakes as great as kingdoms and a mother’s love
It is impossible not to root for Cecily: fierce mother and ambitious power player
Utterly gripping, beautifully judged and deeply feminist
Breathes life into these women, wives, daughters and mothers. It is rare that historical fiction is so immersive and transporting.
Utterly compelling storytelling in crisp prose that is by turns witty, lyrical, moving and brutal.
Moving and majestic. I honestly don’t think there’s another writer like Annie Garthwaite in British literature.
A vivid and gripping powerhouse of a novel
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