title: Mistress Cromwell
author: McGrath, Carol
description: Did you love
  WOLF HALL, BRING UP THE BODIES
   and
  THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT
  ?
  If so, you'll be gripped by MISTRESS CROMWELL: discover the powerful story of the woman in the shadows .
   . .
  Reader acclaim for
  Mistress Cromwell
  'A delicious
   frisson of danger
   slithers through every page of the book.
  Enthralling
  .'
  Karen Maitland
  'A
  delicate
  and
  detailed
  portrayal, absolutely beautifully done.
  Captivating
  .'
  Suzannah Dunn
  '
  Rich, vivid
   and
  immersive
  , an
  enthralling
  story of the turbulent Tudor era.'
  Nicola Cornick
  '
  Fantastic
  read from the perspective of Cromwell's wife.'
  ***** Reader Review
  '
  Excellent
   read. Very
  well written
  and
  researched
  .
  Would recommend
  this book to anyone interested in Tudor times.'
  ***** Reader Review
  'The book had me
   gripped
   from start to finish.
  Highly recommended
  .'
  ***** Reader Review
  '
  Rich
   with period detail - so
  evocative
  of the Tudor period... I really
  enjoyed
   this.'
  ***** Reader Review
  MISTRESS CROMWELL presents the rise of Tudor England's most powerful courtier, Thomas Cromwell, through the eyes of the most important - and little known - woman in his life . . .
  When beautiful cloth merchant's daughter Elizabeth Williams is widowed at the age of twenty-two, she is determined to make a success of the business she inherited from her father. But there are those who oppose a woman making her own way in the world, and soon Elizabeth realises she may have some powerful enemies - enemies who know the dark truth about her dead husband.
  Happiness arrives when Elizabeth meets ambitious young lawyer, Thomas Cromwell. Their marriage begins in mutual love and respect - but it isn't always easy being the wife of an independent, headstrong man in Henry VIII's London. The city is both merciless and filled with temptation, and Elizabeth soon realises she must take care in the life she has chosen . . . or risk losing everything.
  MISTRESS CROMWELL was previously published as THE WOMAN IN THE SHADOWS.
  Do you love the novels of Carol McGrath? Have you read THE SILKEN ROSE, her brand new novel, starring one of the most fierce and courageous forgotten queens of England? Available now!
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  Praise for bestselling author, Carol McGrath:
  '
  Brilliantly researched
       and
  cleverly
   brought to life' -
  Joanna Courtney
  '
  Intense
  ,
  gripping
   and
  intricately
   plotted' -
  Alexandra Walsh
  'Completely
  engrossed
  me      from the start . . . Incredibly
  rich
   and
  vividly
  told' -
  Nicola Cornick
  '
  Expertly brings to life
        . . . a woman who finds herself at the heart of a deadly power game for      the throne' -
   KJ Maitland