The King’s Mother

Elegant and propulsive … I had to fight myself to put it down – A.K. Blakemore, author of THE GLUTTON
Bold, unique and gripping – Ferdia Lennon, author of GLORIOUS EXPLOITS
History at its most powerful: intimate and personal, visceral and devastating – Jennifer Saint, author of HERA
Family dynamics at their most fierce - timeless and brilliant! – Kate Sawyer, author of THIS FAMILY
Intense and personal, with stakes as great as kingdoms and a mother’s love – Conn Iggulden, author of NERO
It is impossible not to root for Cecily: fierce mother and ambitious power player – Constanza Casati, author of BABYLONIA
Utterly gripping, beautifully judged and deeply feminist – Elizabeth Buchan, author of TWO WOMEN IN ROME
Breathes life into these women, wives, daughters and mothers. It is rare that historical fiction is so immersive and transporting. – Liz Fremantle, author of QUEEN’S GAMBIT
Utterly compelling storytelling in crisp prose that is by turns witty, lyrical, moving and brutal. – Victoria Mackenzie, author of FOR THY GREAT PAIN HAVE MERCY ON MY LITTLE PAIN
A totally propulsive read, which plunges us into the 15th century and shifts our understanding of the roles mothers in history have played. – Harriet Constable, author of THE INSTRUMENTALIST
Brings the women of the Wars of the Roses dazzlingly to life and puts them where they belong: at the heart of events that shaped England. – Tracy Borman, author and historian
Garthwaite is a beautiful writer with an incisive pen; the kinship she feels with her characters—heroes and villains both—is evident on every page. – Katherine J. Chen, author of JOAN: A NOVEL OF JOAN OF ARC
An utterly compelling protagonist – Brilliant, determined and ruthless. – Tim Leach, author of THE HOLLOW THRONE
A vivid and gripping powerhouse of a novel * Joanne Burn, author of THE BONE HUNTERS *
Moving and majestic. I honestly don’t think there’s another writer like Annie Garthwaite in British literature. * A.J. West, author of THE SPIRIT ENGINEER *
Explores the lives and loves of noble women in the 15th century in unflinching, terrifying detail. – Sara Sheridan, author of THE FAIR BOTANISTS
Garthwaite’s dialogue marries political intrigue with emotional heft in a way I haven’t seen on the page since Hilary Mantel. – Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS

Annie Garthwaite is the author of highly-acclaimed historical novels, Cecily and The King’s Mother. She grew up in a working-class community in the north-east of England before embarking on a thirty-year career in international business. In 2017, she returned to her first love - books - and began writing the story of a lifelong fascination, Cecily Neville.

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