The Lady of the Ravens (Queens of the Tower, Book 1)

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A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty The Times
Bewitching Woman & Home
Evocative Womans Weekly
Two women, two very different destinies, drawn together in the shadow of the Tower of London:

Elizabeth of York, her life already tainted by dishonour and tragedy, now queen to the first Tudor king, Henry the VII.

Joan Vaux, servant of the court, straining against marriage and motherhood and privy to the deepest and darkest secrets of her queen. Like the ravens, Joan must use her eyes and her senses, as conspiracy whispers through the dark corridors of the Tower.

Through Joans eyes, The Lady of the Ravens inhabits the squalid streets of Tudor London, the imposing walls of its most fearsome fortress and the glamorous court of a kingdom in crisis.

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Bewitching the characters and the narrative work seamlessly together. Woman & Home

Evocative well-researched Womans Weekly

Excellent Carol McGrath author of The Handfasted Wife

A great book loving it! Joanna Courtney, author of The Chosen Queen

I couldnt have been more riveted For Winter Nights blog

Praise for Joanna Hickson:

A great tale the golden thread that led to the crown of England Conn Iggulden

An intriguing tale, told with confidence The Times

Rich and Warm Sunday Express

'Colourful and vivid' Elizabeth Chadwick

A big-hearted and engrossing novel. Elizabeth Freemantle

Thoroughly engrossing The Lady

A gripping and emotional story Woman

A bewitching first novelalive with historical detail Good Housekeeping

Author Bio

Joanna Hickson was born in England but spent her early childhood in Australia, returning at thirteen to visit her first castle and fall in love with medieval history. During a twenty-five year career in the BBC, presenting and producing News and Arts programmes for TV and Radio, Joanna also published a childrens historical novel Rebellion at Orford Castle but now she is writing adult fiction full-time, indulging her passion for bringing the medieval past and its characters to life. First inspired by Shakespeares history plays she began researching Catherine de Valois, Henry Vs Fair Kate, who is the subject of The Agincourt Bride and The Tudor Bride and now her interest has progressed into the Wars of the Roses which form the background to Red Rose White Rose and the eventful life of Cicely Neville, Duchess of York and will also feature in her next two novels. As a result Joanna warns that she spends much of her life in the fifteenth century and even her Wiltshire farmhouse home dates back to that period. She is married and has an extensive family, some of which boomerang her back to Australia for visits! Twitter @joannahickson Facebook page: Joanna Hickson