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Queen High: Chilling historical thriller from the acclaimed author of WIDOWLAND
C J Carey
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Description for Queen High: Chilling historical thriller from the acclaimed author of WIDOWLAND
Hardback.
BRITAIN, WITH THE WRONG QUEEN.
1955. Britain remains a Protectorate of Germany. The assassination of the Leader on British soil provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and isolation - a land of spies.
The royal family has been usurped, and the widowed Queen Wallis reigns in their place. Yet some citizens hold out hope that Elizabeth may one day return.
Rose Ransom marvels that she's even ... Read more Show Less
A GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
BRITAIN, WITH THE WRONG QUEEN.
1955. Britain remains a Protectorate of Germany. The assassination of the Leader on British soil provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and isolation - a land of spies.
The royal family has been usurped, and the widowed Queen Wallis reigns in their place. Yet some citizens hold out hope that Elizabeth may one day return.
Rose Ransom marvels that she's even ... Read more Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529412031
SKU
9781529412031
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Ref
99-1
About C J Carey
C. J. Carey is a novelist, journalist and broadcaster. She has worked at the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph and the BBC, among others. She also writes novels under the name Jane Thynne and lives in London. Widowland is the first novel she has written as C. J. Carey.
Reviews for Queen High: Chilling historical thriller from the acclaimed author of WIDOWLAND
It begins with a bang and doesn't let up. There were so many telling references to the current political climate it was frightening. C.J. Carey has created a detailed and convincing alternative universe and a gutsy heroine you really care about
Clare Chambers
Brilliantly imagined and thoroughly chilling, this is a counterfactual tour de force
Guardian
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Clare Chambers
Brilliantly imagined and thoroughly chilling, this is a counterfactual tour de force
Guardian
... Read more