{"product_id":"the-pretender-9781526678348","title":"The Pretender","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolf Hall \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/i\u003e in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute delight  Funny, moving, filthy and original  A frontrunner for historical fiction book of the year' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA vivid, transporting feat of imagination' Maggie Shipstead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty, poignant, wildly engaging, and with a huge heart - I loved it' Sarah Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly buoyant, clever, funny, original, vivid, witty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' Joanna Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pretender\u003c\/i\u003e has everything: history richly drawn, amazing characterisation, humour, wit, vigour and bravery' Emma Stonex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI found myself laughing out loud at the sheer brilliance of Harkin's sentences' Victoria MacKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKill the pretender. Do not let it be known that there was a pretender to kill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John Collan, living in a remote village with his widowed father, these matters seem far away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut history has other plans for John.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStolen from his family, exiled  first to Oxford, then to Burgundy, and then Ireland  and apprenticed to a series of unscrupulous political operators, he finds himself groomed for power; not as John Collan, but as Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick  and rightful heir to the throne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar from home at the Irish court, preparing for a war that will see him become king or die trying, John has just his wits  and the slippery counsel of his host's daughter, the unconventional Joan  to navigate the choppy waters ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, \u003ci\u003eThe Pretender \u003c\/i\u003eis the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWickedly funny A work of genius, a wellspring of laughter and sorrow, a feat of time travel, and a feast of language'' Karen Russell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaw, beautiful and true ... I loved it' Leah Redmond Chang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absolute thumper  Funny and filthy and brave and brilliant' Marianne Levy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb, exhilarating and heartbreaking' Linda Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI couldn''t put it down' Tracy Borman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020024545623,"sku":"9781526678348","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526678348.jpg?v=1750782106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pretender-9781526678348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}