We have five sets of 10 books to give away to reading groups. In exchange for the books, we would like individual reviews from your group members.
About the book
The Lady of Misrule tells the story of Lady Jane Grey. Imprisoned by Mary I, Jane was never to leave the Tower and was executed. Jane was a trophy to be displayed and punished for a time, but never meant to be executed. She expected to be released, alongside her 17-year-old husband. The Lady of Misrule is the captivating story of Elizabeth Tilney, who has her own, pressing reasons to get away from her family home, and who volunteers to accompany Jane during her imprisonment.
Protestant Jane is an icily self-composed idealist, and catholic Elizabeth is… well, anything but.
They are united though by their disdain for the seventeen-year-old to whom Jane has recently been married off: petulant, noisily-aggrieved Guildford Dudley, held prisoner in a neighbouring tower and keen to pursue his prerogative of a daily walk with his wife.
As Jane’s captivity extends into the increasingly turbulent last months of 1553, the two girls learn to live with each other, but Elizabeth finds herself drawn into the difficult relationship between the newlyweds. And when, at the turn of the year, events take an unexpected and dangerous direction, her newfound loyalties are put to the test.
‘A remarkable writer, a lyricist of ordinary life and ordinary people transfigured by extreme emotions’
– Daily Telegraph
