Lady Tremaine: A Novel [Hardcover]

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With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex paean to women's strength. People(Book of the Week) Destined to be one of the biggest books of the year. Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author ofUntamed Breathtakingly beautiful. Emilia Hart, bestselling author ofWeyward

Twice-widowed, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley is solely responsible for her two children, a priggish stepdaughter, a razor-taloned peregrine falcon, and a crumbling manor. Fierce and determined, Ethel clings to the respectability her deceased husbands title affords her, hoping it will secure her daughters future through marriage.

When a royal ball offers the chance to change everything, Ethel risks her pride in pursuit of an invitation for all three of her daughtersonly to see her hopes fulfilled by the wrong one. As an engagement to the future king unfolds, Ethel discovers a sordid secret hidden in the depths of the royal family, forcing her to choose between the security she craves and the wellbeing of the stepdaughter who has rebuffed her at every turn.

As ifBridgertonmetCirce, and exhilarating to its core,Lady Tremainereimagines the myth of the evil stepmother at the heart of the worlds most famous fairy tale. It is a battle cry for a mothers love for her daughters, and a celebration of women everywhere who make their own fortunes.