Borman's historical fiction novel is woven with sumptuous detail, the effect of which is to immerse the reader in the period. The author chose a real person, in the heroine of Lady Frances Gorges, about whom little is known to allow latitude in telling her story/5(). · The King‘s Witch is Historical Fiction spanning the years from Queen Elizabeth I death through the Early years of King James I reign. The story revolves around the life of Lady Frances as a young woman in the court of King Jemes I. The reader is exposed to evil exhibited by political ambition and power www.doorway.ru: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. British historian Borman’s (The Private Lives of the Tudors, , etc.) debut novel depicts a lady-in-waiting caught up in the Guy Fawkes conspiracy. Borman’s protagonist, Frances Gorges, is on the sidelines, literally “in waiting” much of the time. Amid the upheaval surrounding the accession of King James I to the throne recently vacated by Queen Bess, Frances is relishing her solitude at her family .
Tracy Borman is a fabulous historian (one of my favorites, actually) and has written some incredibly fascinating and well-researched non-fiction. But "The King's Witch" is her first foray into the wonderful world of historical fiction (published in ), and I have to say, this is a great example of an author who can very competently write. Tracy Borman. At the end of The King's Witch, the first book in Tracy Borman's Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of Now, in The Devil's Slave, Frances is compelled to return to the dissolute and dangerous court. The first of what promises to be a magnificent trilogy. -- Kate Williams, broadcaster and author of Becoming Queen The King's Witch is a superbly crafted story, and so great is Tracy Borman's skill that she really transported me back to the tumultuous days of the Jacobean court I was both totally submerged and desperate for it not to end!'.
The King‘s Witch is Historical Fiction spanning the years from Queen Elizabeth I death through the Early years of King James I reign. The story revolves around the life of Lady Frances as a young woman in the court of King Jemes I. The reader is exposed to evil exhibited by political ambition and power struggles. Tracy Borman is the creator and the author of the Frances Gorges Historical Trilogy series of novels. The series is her first foray into the world of historical fiction, taking some time to experience the other side of the coin. The series kicked off in with the release of the debut novel in the trilogy. It is titled The King’s Witch. As a dark campaign to destroy both King and Parliament gathers pace, culminating in the Gunpowder Plot of , Frances is surrounded by danger, finding happiness only with the King’s precocious young daughter, and with Tom Wintour, the one courtier she feels she can trust.
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