Widowland

'READING THIS TERRIFIC, ORWELLIAN NOVEL YOU ALMOST HOLD YOUR BREATH' Bel
Mooney

An alternative history with a strong feminist twist, perfect for fans of
Robert Harris' Fatherland, Christina Dalcher's Vox and the dystopian novels of
Margaret Atwood.

'A TRIUMPH' Amanda Craig
'CONVINCING AND GRIPPING' Elizabeth Buchan
'BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED' Clare Chambers
'TERRIFIC HEROINE' Adèle Geras
'VIVIDLY IMAGINED' Nicci French

To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited
literature.

London, 1953, Coronation year - but not the Coronation of Elizabeth II.

Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great Britain and
Germany was formalized. George VI and his family have been murdered and Edward
VIII rules as King. Yet, in practice, all power is vested in Alfred Rosenberg,
Britain's Protector. The role and status of women is Rosenberg's particular
interest.

Rose Ransom belongs to the elite caste of women and works at the Ministry of
Culture, rewriting literature to correct the views of the past. But now she
has been given a special task.

Outbreaks of insurgency have been seen across the country; graffiti daubed on
public buildings. Disturbingly, the graffiti is made up of lines from
forbidden works, subversive words from the voices of women. Suspicion has
fallen on Widowland, the run-down slums where childless women over fifty have
been banished. These women are known to be mutinous, for they have nothing to
lose.

Before the Leader arrives for the Coronation ceremony of King Edward and Queen
Wallis, Rose must infiltrate Widowland to find the source of this rebellion
and ensure that it is quashed.

'THE MOST IMPORTANT FEMINIST NOVEL IN DECADES' Jane Harris
'A VERY SMART REIMAGINED HISTORY' Henry Porter
'BRIMMING WITH CRACKLING DETAIL, A GRIPPING THRILLER' Miranda Carter