Elizabeth of Lancaster
Sister. Wife. Traitor.

One betrayal is all it takes to change history

June, 1380: Elizabeth Plantagenet seventeen years old, spoilt, headstrong, fun-loving and intelligent is about to be married. The Earl of Pembroke is an advantageous choice for all concerned, except Elizabeth, as the Earl is only eight years old.

June, 1386: Scandalously pregnant by Sir John Holland, Duke of Exeter, whilst still married to the Earl, Elizabeth is hastily married again. As half-brother to King Richard II, Sir John is a man known to all for both his charm and self-interested scheming.

Soon Elizabeth is drawn into the heart of a dangerous rebellion with her brother, King Henry IV, on one side, and her husband on the other. As tensions become a matter of life or death, Elizabeth is presented with an impossible choice of where to give her loyalty

One of the best writers around… she outdoes even Philippa Gregory. The Sun

Extremely compelling historical fiction. Cosmopolitan

packed with powerful emotions and tumultuous unfolding of an affair that changed the course of royal history, this is a novel in which to enjoy the past in all it rich colour and dramatic detail Lancashire Evening Post

Anne O’Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists. Sunday Express