The Pretender
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Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious,
brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue,
deceit, revenge and ambition'A vivid, transporting feat of
imagination' Maggie Shipstead'Witty, poignant, wildly engaging, and
with a huge heart - I loved it' Sarah Waters'Brilliantly buoyant,
clever, funny, original, vivid, witty' Joanna Quinn'The Pretender
has everything: history richly drawn, amazing characterisation,
humour, wit, vigour and bravery' Emma Stonex'I found myself
laughing out loud at the sheer brilliance of Harkin's sentences'
Victoria MacKenzie________________________________________Kill the
pretender. Do not let it be known that there was a pretender to
kill.The year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised
Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become
Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself.But for
twelve-year-old John Collan, living in a remote village with his
widowed father, these matters seem far away.But history has other
plans for John.Stolen from his family, exiled - first to Oxford,
then to Burgundy, and then Ireland - and apprenticed to a series of
unscrupulous political operators, he finds himself groomed for
power, not as John Collan, but as Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of
Warwick - and rightful heir to the throne.Far from home at the
Irish court, preparing for a war that will see him become king or
die trying, John has just his wits - and the slippery counsel of
his host's daughter, the unconventional Joan - to navigate the
choppy waters ahead.Seething with revenge and machination,
sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and
bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man
tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. 'Wickedly funny...
A work of genius, a wellspring of laughter and sorrow, a feat of
time travel, and a feast of language' Karen Russell'Raw, beautiful
and true ...I loved it' Leah Redmond Chang'An absolute thumper ...
Funny and filthy and brave and brilliant' Marianne Levy'Superb,
exhilarating and heartbreaking' Linda Porter'I couldn't put it
down' Tracy Borman
Výber kníh autorov
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) ,
Jo Harkin
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),
Jo Harkin
Výber kníh vydavateľa
Slovart
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Slovart
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