{"product_id":"9780008745035","title":"Royal Witch","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gregory, Philippa \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 October 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 432 pages\u003cbr\u003e242 x 164 x 41 | 660g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  1420. Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for little more than to marry well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e England is in a golden age – but beneath the glittering surface, ancient rivalries fester and chaos lurks in the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And chaos, Eleanor discovers, creates opportunities. Appointed lady-in-waiting to a Countess who commands her own army, she begins to see what a woman can truly become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She dares to dream of real power. Perhaps even the crown itself. But for that, she must turn to darker arts. And the higher she climbs, the darker the path becomes…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Philippa Gregory tells a breathtaking story of sorcery, ambition and one woman's extraordinary rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'An extraordinary story of an ambitious woman’s rise and fall … a rewarding and complex novel’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'With rich historical detail, Gregory masterfully weaves together courtly intrigue with Eleanor’s fierce pursuit to shape her destiny in a world determined to deny it' Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A detailed portrait of the bold life of a woman overlooked by historians' Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Vividly bringing to life four overlooked historical women, this is a scandalous mix of courtly ambition, midwifery and witchcraft' Woman\u0026amp;Home\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53866987520336,"sku":"9780008745035","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780008745035.jpg?v=1793018738","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008745035","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}