The King's Witch: Frances Gorges Historical Trilogy, Book I (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802127884)

In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents' country estate, where she has learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. She is happy to stay at home when King James of Scotland succeeds to the throne. His court may be shockingly decadent, but his intolerant Puritanism sees witchcraft in many of the old customs--punishable by death.

But when her ambitious uncle forcibly brings Frances to the royal palace, she is a ready target for the twisted scheming of the Privy Seal, Lord Cecil. As a dark campaign to destroy both King and Parliament gathers pace, culminating in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, 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. But is he all that he seems?

Acclaimed as a brilliant historian, Tracy Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.

Author: Tracy Borman
ISBN-10: 0802127886
ISBN-13: 9780802127884
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2018
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2018 pg. 67
Publishers Weekly 07/23/2018
Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 59
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 106
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018
Booklist 06/01/2018 pg. 46