{"product_id":"firebrand-9781668005361","title":"Firebrand","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture, \u003ci\u003eFirebrand \u003c\/i\u003eshows the tumultuous darker side to the marriages of the notorious King of England, Henry VIII, and the wife who survived.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWidowed for the second time at age thirty-one, Katherine Parr falls deeply for the dashing courtier Thomas Seymour and hopes at last to marry for love. Instead, she attracts the amorous attentions of the ailing, egotistical, and dangerously powerful Henry VIII. No one is able to refuse a royal proposal. Haunted by the fates of his previous wives--two executions, two annulments, one death in childbirth--Katherine must wed Henry and rely on her wits and the help of her loyal servant Dot to survive the treacherous pitfalls of life as Henry's queen. Yet as she treads the razor's edge of court intrigue, she never quite gives up on love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Fremantle is the author of four Tudor novels: \u003ci\u003eQueen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e (soon to be the major motion picture, \u003ci\u003eFirebrand\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law), \u003ci\u003eSisters of Treason\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWatch the Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Glass Tower\u003c\/i\u003e. As EC Fremantle she has written two gripping historical thrillers: \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Bed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Honey and the Sting\u003c\/i\u003e. Her contemporary short story, 'That Kind of Girl, ' was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize in 2021. She has worked for Elle and Vogue in Paris and London and contributed to many publications including \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London), the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606804566290,"sku":"9781668005361","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8cbee03-7f27-4d62-a173-434a014b89c5.jpg?v=1732299997","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/firebrand-9781668005361","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}