The Pretender by Jo Harkin review – a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue This fantasia on the life of Lambert Simnel, who finds himself a claimant to the English throne, is a romp through late-medieval identity and historical uncertainty

Reviews are in and The Pretender is coming for the crown!

👑The times: 'frontrunner for historical fiction book of the year'
🌹The Guardian: 'a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue'
⚔️The Spectator: 'the most enjoyable historical novel I’ve read in years'

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Hadestown, Operation Mincemeat, Mean Girls - all excellent!!