The Testimony of Alys Twist - 'Beautifully written' The Times

Arrested by her sister for treason, who in her household can Elizabeth trust? 1553: deeply-divided England rejoices as the rightful heir, Mary Tudor, sweeps to power on a tide of populist goodwill. But the people should have been careful what they wished for: Mary''s mission is to turn back time to an England of old. Within weeks there is widespread rebellion in favour of her heir, her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth, who is everything that Mary isn''t. From now on, Elizabeth will have to use her considerable guile just to stay alive. Orphan Alys Twist has come a long way - further than she ever dared hope - to work as a laundress at the royal wardrobe. There she meets Bel, daughter of the Queen''s tailor, and seems to have arrived at her own happy ending. But in a world where appearance is everything, a laundress is in a unique position to see the truth of people''s lives, and Alys is pressed into service as a spy in the errant princess''s household. Alys herself, though, is hardly whiter than white, and when the princess is arrested she must make a dangerous choice.

Product details

• Authors: Suzannah Dunn
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780349141343
• ISBN: 978-0-349-14134-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 124 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / General, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Biographical, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, FICTION / Historical / Renaissance, Modern and contemporary fiction, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Bisexual