Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey - Hardcover

Weir, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345494857 ISBN 13: 9780345494856

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2007

Synopsis

A fictional portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the great-niece of Henry VIII and cousin to his children, follows her turbulent life against the backdrop of Tudor power politics and religious upheaval, from her youth, to her nine-day reign as Queen of England, to its tragic aftermath. 75,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Alison Weir's hugely popular history books are as gripping as novels, and now she has stepped effortlessly over the boundary... Weir's knowledge of the background is immaculate, and she revels in the freedom of fiction without sacrificing historical fact. Lady Jane is brave and intelligent, and if you don't cry at the end you have a heart of stone." (Kate Saunders The Times)

"Alison Weir is one of our greatest popular historians. In her first work of fiction, she sets out to trace the brief life of one of history's most tragic heroines... Weir manages her heroine's voice brilliantly, respecting the past's distance while conjuring a dignified and fiercely modern spirit. " (Daily Mail)

"This is an impressive debut. Weir shows skill at plotting and maintaining tension, and she is clearly going to be a player in the overcrowded historical fiction game. We can look forward to seeing what subject she'll tackle next." (Lesley McDowell Independent on Sunday)

"The story is so compelling and horrible that even a reader well acquainted with it will be gripped...This is a novel that will grip readers and give great pleasure." (Allan Massie Scotsman)

From the Publisher:

The outstanding debut novel from one of Britain's most successful popular historians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0345494857
• ISBN 13: 9780345494856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 402