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''Richly detailed'' THE NEW YORKER

''Carr has taken an often overly romanticised historical figure and given her new life and originality.'' THE TIMES

''A vivid, visceral read'' TRACY CHEVALIER

''Bold and immediate'' TLS

***

They are imprisoned, but not contained.

Three women cross a loch. It is 1567, one of them is pregnant, two of them fretful. The boat takes them to Lochleven castle in the middle of the water. Awaiting them are courtiers braying for blood, hellbent on keeping one of them under lock and key: Mary Queen of Scots.

In the tower, Mary''s maids Frenchwoman, Cuckoo and watchful Scot, Jane are her only allies, and the chamber their entire world. A new reality sets in where they are at the mercy of not only their keepers, but of raging Scotland itself.

In the outside world, Mary''s kin, Queen Elizabeth claims she can do little but write. Downstairs, the shrewd j

The Tower

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Cornerstone
      Published 3 July 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529153729
      978-1529153729
      ISBN-10 1529153727
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      Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Richly detailed'' THE NEW YORKER

      ''Carr has taken an often overly romanticised historical figure and given her new life and originality.'' THE TIMES

      ''A vivid, visceral read'' TRACY CHEVALIER

      ''Bold and immediate'' TLS

      ***

      They are imprisoned, but not contained.

      Three women cross a loch. It is 1567, one of them is pregnant, two of them fretful. The boat takes them to Lochleven castle in the middle of the water. Awaiting them are courtiers braying for blood, hellbent on keeping one of them under lock and key: Mary Queen of Scots.

      In the tower, Mary''s maids Frenchwoman, Cuckoo and watchful Scot, Jane are her only allies, and the chamber their entire world. A new reality sets in where they are at the mercy of not only their keepers, but of raging Scotland itself.

      In the outside world, Mary''s kin, Queen Elizabeth claims she can do little but write. Downstairs, the shrewd j

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