Three women. One unbreakable curse. One last chance for freedom. They call her the She-Wolf. France, 1312. Queen Isabella is a new mother. Her baby boy not only secures her ill-starred marriage but her own precarious future. And yet, she is terrified.
A thirteen-generation curse hangs over her family. Can she free herself and her child from it? They call her hysterical. London, 1865. The corridors of Bedlam Lunatic Asylum move like white serpents around Lois. The women here are all the same - more mad than when they entered its doors. But if sin is the cause of her illness, and her memories are the manifestations of insanity, then who is the little boy who calls her Mama? They call her selfish. Brittany, 2026. Emma is preparing to marry Sam, a financier from New York.
In the French countryside, they've rented a beautiful old castle for two weeks to unite their transatlantic families. But when her 16-year-old daughter Ivy steals a diamond intended for the wedding from the family archives, a dark force awakens. * A chilling, gothic historical thriller based on a the real Queen Isabella of France, known as the She-Wolf. * C.J. Cooke is frequently praised for her beautifully haunting prose and impeccable research, filled with tension and chills. * Her books have previously been an Independent bookshops Book of the Month and a Radio 2 Book Club pick. * C.
J. Cooke is an internationally bestselling author of gothic, fantastical historical fiction rooted in folklore and magic; she excels at reimagining the stories of real women lost in history * C.J. Cooke is a growing brand, with high expectations for high street performance growth book-on-book * Competitive set includes Emilia Hart's WEYWARD (17k HB), Kate Foster's THE MAIDEN (4.5k HB), Jessie Burton's THE MINIATURIST (102k HB) and Elizabeth McNeal's THE BURIAL PLOT (5.5k HB) Competition: the; a; house of splinters; witching hour; witches of vardo; last witch; naked light; witches of scotland; burial plot; medlock; ward witch; hekate; sirens. bridget collins; laura purcell; kirsten miler; carly reagon; emilia hart; anya bergman; anna mazzola; sarah beth durst; s.g.
hartnell; sarah painter.