Queen of the North

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OBrien is now approaching Philippa Gregory status Readers Digest
1399: Englands crown is under threat. King Richard II holds onto his power by an ever-weakening thread, with exiled Henry of Lancaster back to reclaim his place on the throne.

For Elizabeth Mortimer, there is only one rightful King her eight-year-old nephew, Edmund. Only he can guarantee her fortunes, and protect her familys rule over the precious Northern lands bordering Scotland.

But many, including Elizabeths husband, do not want another child-King. Elizabeth must hide her true ambitions in Court, and go against her husbands wishes to help build a rebel army.

To question her loyalty to the King places Elizabeth in the shadow of the axe.

To concede would curdle her Plantagenet blood.

This is one womans quest to turn history on its head.

OBrien is now approaching Philippa Gregory status Readers Digest

OBrien is a terrific storyteller Daily Telegraph

OBrien cleverly intertwines the personal and political The Times

Praise for Queen of the North:

Once more Anne OBrien takes her readers on an emotional rollercoaster rideElizabeth Mortimers story joins the growing list of female lives Anne has gloriously rescued from historys recycling skip Joanna Hickson

Enthralling with masterful skill Anne O'Brien takes the reader on an action packed journey back to the tumultuous and uncertain days of the fifteenth century. A medieval masterpiece Nicola Tallis

With Anne OBriens trademark attention to period detail, its a fascinating read Womans Weekly

Imaginative, rich in detail and immaculately researched Lancashire Post

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Praise for Queen of the North:

Once more Anne OBrien takes her readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride through the lives of people that history has largely reduced to entries on a medieval family tree. In this gripping novel Elizabeth Mortimers story joins the growing list of female lives Anne has gloriously rescued from historys recycling skip Joanna Hickson

Enthralling with masterful skill Anne O'Brien takes the reader on an action packed journey back to the tumultuous and uncertain days of the fifteenth century. O'Brien's beautifully crafted narrative is full of wonderful details and dangerous intrigues that draw the reader into the dangerous world of Elizabeth Mortimer. A medieval masterpiece. Nicola Tallis

With Anne OBriens trademark attention to period detail, its a fascinating read Womans Weekly

Imaginative, rich in detail and immaculately researched Lancashire Post

Praise for Anne OBrien

OBrien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale
The Times

A cracking historical novel.
Good Housekeeping

OBrien is a terrific storyteller
Daily Telegraph

A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.
Woman & Home

Packed with drama, danger, romance and history, The Queens Choice is the perfect reading choice for the long winter nights.
The Press Association

A gripping historical drama.
Bella

Author Bio

Anne O'Brien was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After gaining a BA Honours degree in History at Manchester University and a Master's 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.