Coffee and Cake with author Joanna Hickson

An internationally bestselling author of historical fiction, Joanna Hickson’s latest novel, THE QUEEN’S LADY, will be released in paperback on 5th January 2023. THE QUEEN’S LADY follows Joan Guildford, lady-in-waiting and confidante to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII. When Joanna first stumbled across Joan’s remarkable story, she couldn’t believe that a woman who had been so essential to the Tudor court had been erased from the history books. In her novels, Joanna hopes to shine a light on women who have been written out of history. And intriguingly for those interested in local history, much of this fascinating story takes place nearby in Acton Court.

Joanna spent twenty-five years at the BBC writing and presenting for radio and television. Gripped by Shakespeare’s historical plays, Joanna originally began researching King Henry V’s ‘fair Kate’ as a schoolgirl and the story of Catherine de Valois and the birth of the Tudor dynasty went on to become her first historical novel, THE AGINCOURT BRIDE. Joanna is now an internationally bestselling novelist with a legion of fans around the globe. The Queen’s Lady is her seventh novel. She is married with a large family and lives in Wiltshire, England.

Praise for Joanna Hickson:

‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times

‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express

‘Bewitching…alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping

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