Anne O'Brien

The Pastons, a Norfolk family rising from obscurity to the very heart of Court politics and intrigue during the Wars of the Roses.

The Royal Game

Available in the UK in hardback and ebook on 16 September 2021.

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Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, King's Mother. A formidable woman in a time of conflict…

One family united by blood. Torn apart by war…

The Queen's Rival

Available on 3rd September 2020

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Her actions could make history – but at what price?

With treason, tragedy, heartbreak and betrayal, this is the story of a woman ahead of her time, fighting for herself and what she believes to be right in a world of men.

A Tapestry of Treason

Available in the UK in hardback and ebook on 22nd August 2019

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To those around her she was a loyal subject.
In her heart she was a traitor.

Imaginative, rich in detail and immaculately researched, Queen of the North confirms Anne O’Brien as one of our most accomplished and exciting historical novelists. Lancashire Post

Queen of the North

Available in the UK in Hardback and eBook on 31st may 2018

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A dramatic story of love and loyalty
and of the cost of personal ambition.

Sunday Times Best Seller

The Shadow Queen

Available in paperback from 22nd March 2018 in all good bookshops

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The breathtaking story of a very personal relationship in the hotbed of medieval politics...

The Scandalous Duchess

Available now

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A Sunday Times Best Seller

One question.
Two paths.
A choice that will make history.

The Queen's Choice

Available now

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‘I write about medieval history, for which I have a passion. I write about the women, born into a world dominated by the policies of men, who are almost silent in the records of their time. Raised under the authority of father, husband, brother; they seem to have so little to say to us.

But is this true?

I think they have much to say and it is my pleasure to give them a voice in the 21st century.’

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