The King's Concubine
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âOâBrien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.â
The Times
Philippa of Hainault selects a young orphan from a convent. Alice Perrers, a girl born with nothing but ambition. The Queen has a role waiting for her at court.
âI have lifted you from nothing Alice. Now you repay me.â
Led down the corridors of the royal palace, the young virgin is secretly delivered to King Edward III â to perform the wifely duties of which ailing Philippa is no longer capable. Power has a price, and Alice Perrers will pay it.
Mistress to the King. Confidante of the Queen. Whore to the court.
Her fate is double edged; loved by the majesties, ostracised by her peers. Alice must balance her future with care as her star begins to rise â the despised concubine is not untouchable. Politics and pillow talk are dangerous bedfellows.
The fading great King wants her in his bed. Her enemies want her banished. One mistake and Alice will face a threat worse than any malicious whispers of the past.
Praise for Anne OâBrienâOâBrien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.â
- The Times
âA gem of a subject ... OâBrien is a terrific storytellerâ
- Daily Telegraph
âJoanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne OâBrienâs fast-paced historical novel The Queenâs Choice.â
-Good Housekeeping
âA gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.â
-Woman & Home
âPacked with drama, danger, romance and history.â
-Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association
âBetter than Philippa Gregoryâ â The Bookseller
âAnne OâBrien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.â â Sunday Express
âA gripping historical drama.â
-Bella
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Anne OâBrien was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After gaining a BA Honours degree in History at Manchester University and a Masterâs in Education at Hull, she lived in the East Riding for many years as a teacher of history.
She now lives with her husband in an eighteenth-century timber-framed cottage in depths of the Welsh Marches in Herefordshire on the borders between England and Wales.
