The Kingdom is a Golden Cage
By (Author) Lilly Inkwood
Book 1
HarperCollins Publishers
One More Chapter
6th March 2024
17th August 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fantasy
Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings
Romance: fantasy and paranormal
823.92
Paperback
464
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 38mm
300g
A classic fairytale reimagined
Once upon a time there was a princess, locked in a tower, forced to bend to her fathers will
But Celine is no ordinary princess, and she has no intention of being a damsel in distress.
Celine has a lover, Hugo, whose cunning plan to rescue her is tied up in his own ambition to reclaim the lands and title that are his birthright. If only they can break the spell that binds him to the body of a cat, they will free the kingdom from the grasp of a cruel witch and live happily ever after
For the plan to succeed, they must rely on Hugos cousin, Philippe, to whom Celine must bind herself in marriage until Hugo can be reinstated. Its a risk to trust him, but it soon becomes clear that this is the least of their problems, because this is a land of shapeshifters, magic, and illusion, where nothing is as it seems, even the truth.
This is Puss in Boots with the intrigue and backstabbing of Game of Thrones. A fairytale, but not as you know it
Reads like a fabulous mix of a fairytale and a spy thriller' Julia Golding, Novelist, Director of the Oxford Centre for Fantasy
Lilly Inkwood always wanted to write books, ever since she penned (literally, with a pen) her dozen-page long novel in fifth grade. It just took her much too long to realise that she loves fantasy, above all things.
She also writes historical fiction as Patricia Adrian. Her novel The Bletchley Women is a USA Today Bestseller.
Lillys interests also include history (especially women in history), skulking around social media for much longer than she should, and reading, particularly when shes on a tight deadline and should be writing instead. She lives in Germany.