‘It is as if Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth were combined into one character, and unleashed for the first time: so much more fun than another Boleyn book’ – Independent
‘Compelling, exotic and fast-paced: a wonderful story of love and death that transports you into a forgotten world’ – Vanora Bennett
‘Speedy, gripping, historical fiction’ – Marie Claire
‘Clothier has a good story, a vigorous style and well-turned phrase’ – Times Literary Suppl
