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Literature: history & criticism, Historical fiction
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- Paperback Nov 10, 2020 | 9781473662513 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Nov 10, 2020 | 9781473662513 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
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- Audiobook Jun 13, 2019 | 9781473694248 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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The second novel from celebrated historian Tracy Borman, author of THE KING'S WITCH.
'So vividly evoked that you are there, living the story'
Alison Weir
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Frances Gorges was accused of witchcraft - and she survived. But if her torturers at the court of King James discover she is pregnant with the child of Tom Wintour, her lover executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot, it will mean certain death.
Then Frances is offered an escape: marriage. She will not be expected to sleep with her new husband, only to give up the cause for which Tom died.
But even when she is surrounded by the venomous dangers of life at court, Frances finds old loyalties hard to deny...
Compelling, sensual, suspenseful, THE DEVIL'S SLAVE is a novel of family, power and heartbreaking dilemmas. It is also a surprising, thrilling love story.
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'A lively, entertaining novel'
The Sunday Times
'Powerfully accomplished and vividly detailed... I swallowed this book in two great gulps'
Sarah Gristwood, author of GAME OF QUEENS
'Rich evocation of 17th Century life
The Times
'Empathetic and knowledgeable'
Daily Mail
Praise for The Devil's Slave: the stunning sequel to The King's Witch
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Borman's expertise as a historian of the period is much in evidence throughout a lively, entertaining novel - The Sunday Times
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Tracy Borman keeps the suspense ramped up in this beautifully written novel, a Jacobean tragedy in which her delightful heroine in threatened on all sides. Never have I seen the sheer nastiness and corruption of the Jacobean court so well portrayed or an age so vividly evoked that you are there, living the story. Borman has combined her formidable knowledge of the period with her effortless skill in writing fiction and stunning creativity. A highly accomplished and chilling tale. Can't wait for the sequel!
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Powerfully accomplished and vividly detailed, THE DEVIL'S SLAVE returns to the world Borman so convincingly created in THE KING'S WITCH. Her heroine Frances, under suspicion for her skills as a herbalist, has to pick a precarious path through the intricacies of a Jacobean court seething with conspiracy and corruption. I swallowed this book in two great gulps - and wait impatiently for the third of the trilogy.
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A beautifully crafted and pacey narrative that's jam packed full of intricate detail, THE DEVIL'S SLAVE is sure to get your pulse racing. Once again Tracy Borman has effortlessly blended the intrigues of the seventeenth century court with the ability to tell a gripping story that will leave the reader yearning for more. Essential reading that's spellbindingly magical.
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Tracy Borman dramatises the fault lines between religious conviction and the convoluted vendettas of Jacobean England with an empathetic and knowledgeable hand - Daily Mail
Tracy Borman
Tracy Borman is joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust. She studied and taught history at the University of Hull and was awarded a PhD in 1997.
Tracy is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books including Crown & Sceptre, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him, The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty, Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant, Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England, Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen and Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction. Tracy is also a regular broadcaster and public speaker, giving talks on her books across the UK and abroad.
Follow Tracy on Twitter @TracyBorman
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