‘A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty’ The Times ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly ‘A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty’ The Times ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly Two women, two very different destinies, drawn together in the shadow of the Tower of London: Elizabeth of York, her life already tainted by dishonour and tragedy, now queen to the first Tudor king, Henry the VII. Joan Vaux, servant of the court, straining against marriage and motherhood and privy to the deepest and darkest secrets of her queen. Like the ravens, Joan must use her eyes and her senses, as conspiracy whispers through the dark corridors of the Tower. Through Joan’s eyes, The Lady of the Ravens inhabits the squalid streets of Tudor London, the imposing walls of its most fearsome fortress and the glamorous court of a kingdom in crisis. ‘Bewitching … the characters and the narrative work seamlessly together.’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative … well-researched’ Woman’s Weekly‘ ‘Excellent’ Carol McGrath author of The Handfasted Wife ‘A great book… loving it!’ Joanna Courtney, author of The Chosen Queen ‘I couldn’t have been more riveted’ For Winter Nights blogPraise for Joanna Hickson: ‘A great tale… the golden thread that led to the crown of England’ Conn Iggulden ‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and Warm’ Sunday Express 'Colourful and vivid' Elizabeth Chadwick ‘A big-hearted and engrossing novel.’ Elizabeth Freemantle ‘Thoroughly engrossing’ The Lady A gripping and emotional story’ Woman ‘A bewitching first novel…alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping a gripping historical fiction novel from the author of bestsellers like The Agincourt Bride Joanna Hickson spent twenty five years presenting and producing News and Arts programmes for the BBC. Her first published book was a children’s historical novel Rebellion at Orford Castle but more recently she has turned to adult fiction, concentrating on bringing fifteenth century English history and some of its fascinating principal characters to life. She is married with a large family and gets inspiration from her Wiltshire farmhouse home, which dates back to her chosen period. a gripping historical fiction novel from the author of bestsellers like The Agincourt Bride Powerful Historical Fiction for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, and Anne O’Brien Drama, intrigue and treason against the backdrop of England’s first family – the Tudors Joanna’s rich storytelling packaged in a sumptuous hardback for the first time Dramatic setting of the Tower of London, the first in series of novels featuring the queens of the Tower Compelling storytelling centred around the intimacy of life at court #LadyOfTheRavens(FACEBOOK & TWITTER icons) @JoannaHickson Competition: the;Tidelands;Foundling;Mirror and the Light;Glass Woman;Hamnet;Glassblower;Second Sleep;One Upon a River;Dark Tides;woman in the white kimono; Betrayals;coming of the wolf;Queen’s rival. Phillippa Gregory;Stacey Halls;Hilary Mantel;Anne O’Brien;Tracy Borman;Alison Weir;Andrew Taylor;Robert Harris
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