The Girl in the Glass Tower
$31.46
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
20 March 2017
Summary
A political thriller set in the time of chaos leading up to Elizabeth I’s death.
Arbella Stuart is confined behind the towering windows of Hardwick Hall. Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, and presumed successor to Elizabeth I, she is held here for her protection. But those in the crown’s shadow are never safe.
Fearing a fate she has no power to avoid, Arbella seeks a means of escape. Yet to do so she must trust in others - a young poet, an aristocrat willing to risk everything to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405920049 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405920041 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Fremantle |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 127mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Filled with dense, dark political and social intrigue, this is five-star historical fiction
Elizabeth Fremantle’s The Girl in the Glass Tower is a stunning historical thriller set in the chaos leading up to the death of Elizabeth I. * from publisher’s description *
Filled with dense, dark political and social intrigue, this is five-star historical fiction * Daily Mail *
If you read one Tudor tome this summer, make it this one. Fascinating and vividly drawn, the ending is heartbreaking * The Times ‘Book of the Month’ *
A top-notch literary thriller. Shots are fired, troths are plighted, sea voyages taken, escapes dared and mysteries solved * Daily Telegraph *
An eloquent novel, steeped in Tudor literary culture * Express *
Beautifully written, completely engrossing and a book that stays with you after the pages areclosed. Highly recommended * Historia *
An enthralling, powerful tale – Antonia Senior
Arbella Stuart was a pawn, at the mercy of the powerful people around her. Hers is a sad and moving tale, and Fremantle tells it beautifully * History Girls *
Fremantle shows how dangerous it was being closely related to Elizabeth I. A cracking read * Prima *
A gorgeously readable and oh so captivating slice of historical fiction. Haunting, emotional and thought-provoking, The Girl in the Glass Tower is a beautiful foray into the past * Lovereading, ‘Book of the Month’ *
Elizabeth Fremantle
Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Firebrand (formerly Queen’s Gambit and recently an acclaimed feature film starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law), Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady, and The Girl in the Glass Tower.
As E.C. Fremantle, she has written two historical thrillers: The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting.
Disobedient, her feminist retelling of the life of seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, won the 2024 Historical Writers Gold Crown Award.
She lives in London.
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