The King’s Mother

A vivid and gripping powerhouse of a novel

Joanne Burn, author of THE BONE HUNTERS

History at its most powerful: intimate and personal, visceral and devastating

Jennifer Saint, author of HERA

Elegant and propulsive . . . I had to fight myself to put it down

A.K. Blakemore, author of THE GLUTTON

Family dynamics at their most fierce - timeless and brilliant!

Kate Sawyer, author of THIS FAMILY

Utterly gripping, beautifully judged and deeply feminist

Elizabeth Buchan, author of TWO WOMEN IN ROME

Intense and personal, with stakes as great as kingdoms and a mother’s love

Conn Iggulden, author of NERO

It is impossible not to root for Cecily: fierce mother and ambitious power player

Constanza Casati, author of BABYLONIA

Breathes life into these women, wives, daughters and mothers. It is rare that historical fiction is so immersive and transporting.

Liz Fremantle, author of QUEEN'S GAMBIT

Utterly compelling storytelling in crisp prose that is by turns witty, lyrical, moving and brutal.

Victoria Mackenzie, author of FOR THY GREAT PAIN HAVE MERCY ON MY LITTLE PAIN

Moving and majestic. I honestly don’t think there’s another writer like Annie Garthwaite in British literature.

A.J. West, author of THE SPIRIT ENGINEER

Bold, unique and gripping

Ferdia Lennon, author of GLORIOUS EXPLOITS

A totally propulsive read, which plunges us into the 15th century and shifts our understanding of the roles mothers in history have played.

Harriet Constable, author of THE INSTRUMENTALIST

Brings the women of the Wars of the Roses dazzlingly to life and puts them where they belong: at the heart of events that shaped England.

Tracy Borman, author and historian

Garthwaite is a beautiful writer with an incisive pen; the kinship she feels with her characters—heroes and villains both—is evident on every page.

Katherine J. Chen, author of JOAN: A NOVEL OF JOAN OF ARC

An utterly compelling protagonist – Brilliant, determined and ruthless.

Tim Leach, author of THE HOLLOW THRONE

Explores the lives and loves of noble women in the 15th century in unflinching, terrifying detail.

Sara Sheridan, author of THE FAIR BOTANISTS

Smart, compelling and vividly propulsive with a cast of charismatic royal women who combine the cunning of vixens with the hearts of lionesses.

Kate Griffin, author of FYNESHADE

Garthwaite’s dialogue marries political intrigue with emotional heft in a way I haven’t seen on the page since Hilary Mantel.

Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS