- Published: 15 June 2022
- ISBN: 9781529176865
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $22.99
The Dictator’s Muse
the captivating novel by the Richard & Judy bestseller
- Published: 15 June 2022
- ISBN: 9781529176865
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $22.99
A masterly exploration of conflicting loyalties set against the 1936 Olympic Games. Sharply characterised, richly atmospheric and completely engrossing.
JOHN PRESTON, author of THE DIG
A novel rich in historical detail, but wearing its research lightly, and the story is told in a French Lieutenant's Woman kind of way, veering from the present to the past with superb flair. With the rise of the alt right again polluting our democracies, this novel has an uncomfortable prescience, with a plot twist at the end which is ingenious.
IRISH INDEPENDENT
A darkly compelling novel, powerfully evocative and beautifully written.
JENNY McCARTNEY, author of the The Ghost Factory
[A] riveting novel... a fast-paced, brilliantly constructed thriller, in which the fates of the three young British protagonists hang in the balance at the end of every chapter. The period detail is as sharply focussed as one of Riefenstahl's own films.
A. N. Wilson, SPECTATOR
[A] richly evocative historical novel.
THE TIMES
Fascinating... Farndale's panoramic view of pre-war German society on the verge of irreparable change is persuasively evoked.
THE OBSERVER
Enthralling... profound and moving, this is a beautifully written evocation of turbulent times.
DAILY EXPRESS / DAILY MIRROR
Farndale interweaves history and fiction in a heady mix... engrossing, intriguing and thought-provoking.
NB MAGAZINE