'It is as if Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth were combined into one character, and unleashed for the first time: so much more fun than another Boleyn book' - Independent

'Compelling, exotic and fast-paced: a wonderful story of love and death that transports you into a forgotten world' - Vanora Bennett

'Speedy, gripping, historical fiction' - Marie Claire

'Clothier has a good story, a vigorous style and well-turned phrase' - Times Literary Suppl