- Published: 29 October 2024
- ISBN: 9780241646069
- Imprint: Fig Tree
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $35.00
A Little Trickerie
- Published: 29 October 2024
- ISBN: 9780241646069
- Imprint: Fig Tree
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $35.00
Crisp, transportive, uplifting. The fresh, irreverent voice of Tibb Ingleby is sheer brilliance. I loved it!
Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry
Rosanna Pike is a bright and bold new voice in historical fiction and has created a heart-catching character in bad girl trickster, Tibb
Annie Garthwaite, author of Cecily
Striking, darkly funny and heartfelt, Tibb’s tale of trickery and friendship in a vividly conjured Tudor England grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let go
Ferdia Lennon, author of Glorious Exploits
A Little Trickerie has a big heart, a subversive wit, and the most lovable protagonist I've come across in years. It's funny, linguistically inventive, and angry about all the right things, dealing deftly with a slew of serious issues—class, homophobia, homelessness, religious faith. I tore through it and enjoyed every page. A thrilling, joyous, intoxicating debut
Sandra Newman, author of Julia
It has completely captured my heart and blown me away . . . truly, truly remarkable. It’s so moving; it’s sad on one page and then it will make you laugh out loud the next and Tibb is one of those characters that you are going to remember for the rest of your life
Confessions of a Book Collector
I defy you to resist the raw energy and subversive humour of this Tudor picaresque novel narrated by foul-mouthed, big-hearted Tibb ... evoking a Tudor England a far cry from the usual image of courtly banquets
The Bookseller, Editor's Choice
A bold, funny and imaginative journey through Tudor England in the excellent company of a foul-mouthed would-be angel called Tibb. A brilliantly original debut with a brave and insightful heroine, A Little Trickerie is a real treat - and Rosanna Pike a real talent.
Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre
'[Written] with great panache ... It’s nice to come across a voice so singular and characterful ... A book [that] is unapologetically itself ... A Little Trickerie is lovable, fun and emotionally juicy
Imogen Hermes Gowar, Guardian
A boisterous vagabond with an audacious plan ... Great fun to read
inews, The best new books to read in August
'A little trickerie' is what you need to survive in Tudor England ... Pike brings together a loveable, diverse cast'
Mail on Sunday
Pike takes this wonderful historical seed and uses it to grow an appealing work of fiction
Telegraph
Blazingly original and disarmingly funny
Sainsbury's Magazine
I absolutely LOVED Rosanna Pike's A Little Trickerie, a wonderful, spirited, really fresh-feeling historical novel ... Punchy and funny and original and heartbreaking all at once ... Very unexpected and original ... Absolutely raucous and vividly alive
India Knight
From the very first page, we’re plunged into the wild, wonderfully realised life of sweary, sweet-natured vagabond Tibb Ingleby ... A tale of cheeky chicanery and heartfelt hopefulness
Daily Mail
Rosanna Pike absolutely nails Tibb’s voice, and this is a joyful and highly original debut
The Times