'READING THIS TERRIFIC ORWELLIAN NOVEL YOU ALMOST HOLD YOUR BREATH' Bel Mooney An alternative
history with a strong feminist twist perfect for fans of Robert Harris' Fatherland Christina
Dalcher's Vox and the dystopian novels of Margaret Atwood. 'A TRIUMPH' Amanda Craig 'CONVINCING
AND GRIPPING' Elizabeth Buchan 'BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED' Clare Chambers 'TERRIFIC HEROINE' Adèle
Geras 'VIVIDLY IMAGINED' Nicci French To control the past they edited history. To control the
future they edited literature. London 1953 Coronation year - but not the Coronation of
Elizabeth II. Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great Britain and
Germany was formalized. George VI and his family have been murdered and Edward VIII rules as
King. Yet in practice all power is vested in Alfred Rosenberg Britain's Protector. The role
and status of women is Rosenberg's particular interest. Rose Ransom belongs to the elite caste
of women and works at the Ministry of Culture rewriting literature to correct the views of the
past. But now she has been given a special task. Outbreaks of insurgency have been seen across
the country graffiti daubed on public buildings. Disturbingly the graffiti is made up of
lines from forbidden works subversive words from the voices of women. Suspicion has fallen on
Widowland the run-down slums where childless women over fifty have been banished. These women
are known to be mutinous for they have nothing to lose. Before the Leader arrives for the
Coronation ceremony of King Edward and Queen Wallis Rose must infiltrate Widowland to find the
source of this rebellion and ensure that it is quashed. 'THE MOST IMPORTANT FEMINIST NOVEL IN
DECADES' Jane Harris 'A VERY SMART REIMAGINED HISTORY' Henry Porter 'BRIMMING WITH CRACKLING
DETAIL A GRIPPING THRILLER' Miranda Carter
