Cecily

A startling heroine – Sarah Moss
In vigorous, direct prose Garthwaite grippingly resurrects a remarkable woman * Sunday Times *
Utterly compelling, this brilliant novel shines a light into a dark corner of our history and reclaims the voice and story of a powerful and forgotten woman. A phenomenal read. I loved it – Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts
Has the new Hilary Mantel arrived? * Sunday Telegraph *
I look forward to hearing more from Annie Garthwaite and Cecily * Times *
Cecily is a vivid and compelling portrait of a formidable figure from the 15th century and a heroine for our times * Big Issue *
In Garthwaite’s hands, Neville proves as Machiavellian, manipulative and era-defining as any man * Noon *
Cecily stalks the corridors of power like a female Thomas Cromwell. A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses - what a feat – Imogen Hermes Gowar
An extraordinary achievement … I could touch and breathe Cecily’s world as if I was walking in her shadow – Carol McGrath
CECILY is the WOLF HALL for the 2020s… marks the start of a stellar career – Manda Scott

Annie Garthwaite grew up in a working-class community in the north-east of England. She studied English at the University of Wales before embarking on a thirty-year international business career. In 2017 she returned to her first love, books, and set out to write the story of a woman she had always felt drawn to: Cecily Neville. This became her debut novel, Cecily.

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