The Testimony of Alys Twist

By: Suzannah Dunn

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Synopsis: Arrested by her sister for treason, who in her household can Elizabeth trust?1553: deeply-divided England rejoices as the rightful heir, Mary Tudor, sweeps to power on a tide of populist goodwill. But the people should have been careful what they wished for: Mary's mission is to turn back time to an England of old. Within weeks there is widespread rebellion in favour of her heir, her half-sister, princess Elizabeth, who is everything that Mary isn't. From now on, Elizabeth will have to use her considerable guile just to stay alive.Orphan Alys Twist has come a long way - further than she ever dared hope - to work as a laundress at the royal Wardrobe. There she meets Bel, daughter of the Queen's tailor, and seems to have arrived at her own happy ending. But in a world where appearance is everything, a laundress is in a unique position to see the truth of people's lives, and Alys is pressed into service as a spy in the errant princess's household. Alys herself, though, is hardly whiter than white, and when the princess is arrested she must make a dangerous choice.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781405548663
Related ISBNs:: 9780349141343, 9781408707203
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:: 10/20/22
Copyrighted By:: Suzannah Dunn
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Lucy Scott
Categories:: History, Romance, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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