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Published | 23 Jul 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 464 |
ISBN | 9781526678355 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
The Pretender is a vivid, transporting feat of imagination and storytelling, so alive I felt Jo Harkin might be a time traveller
MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD
The Pretender is an absolute delight, at turns funny, moving, filthy and original. Simnel might not win the English crown, but this is a frontrunner for historical fiction book of the year
THE TIMES, The best historical fiction of 2025 - so far
Fantastically accomplished ... A bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue ... There's a deep love for literature here which elevates The Pretender above other novels about this period
IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, GUARDIAN, Book of the day
Ambitious, mischievous and well-written, Harkin's stand-out second novel's boldly drawn characters and their ruthless aspirations make for an entertaining read
DAILY MAIL
Harkin has loosely based this sparklingly original historical novel on the real life of Lambert Simnel, a pretender to the throne during the early years of the reign of Henry VII, and it's funny, moving, and filthy in equal measure
THE TIMES, The best books of 2025 so far
A magnificent imagining ... There is an extraordinary energy about this novel ... Simnel is a glorious creation ... This is the most enjoyable historical novel I've read in years
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