Carolly Erickson
| Carolly Erickson is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels based on the lives of prominent women in history. She holds a Ph.D in medieval history and has written over 20 historical biographies. |
| RIVAL TO THE QUEEN St. Martin’s Press, September 2010 Genre: General Fiction Agent: Heide Lange From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Wife of Henry VIII |
| Powerful, dramatic and full of the rich history that has made Carolly Erickson’s novels perennial bestsellers, this is the story of the only woman to ever stand up to the Virgin Queen—her own cousin, Lettice Knollys. Far more attractive than the queen, Lettie soon won the attention of the handsome and ambitious Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a man so enamored of the queen and determined to share her throne that it was rumored he had murdered his own wife in order to become her royal consort. The enigmatic Elizabeth allowed Dudley into her heart, and relied on his devoted service, but shied away from the personal and political risks of marriage.
When Elizabeth discovered that he had married her cousin Lettie in secret, Lettie would pay a terrible price, fighting to keep her husband’s love and ultimately losing her beloved son, the Earl of Essex, to the queen’s headsman. This is the unforgettable story of two women related by blood, yet destined to clash over one of Tudor England’s most charismatic men. |
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THE MEMOIRS OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS St. Martin’s Press, September 2009 Genre: General Fiction Agent: Heide Lange Foreign Sales |
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THE TSARINA’S DAUGHTER St. Martin’s Press, September 2008 Genre: General Fiction Foreign Sales |
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THE SECRET LIFE OF JOSEPHINE: Napoleon’s Bird of Paradise St. Martin’s Press, September 2007 Genre: General Fiction Foreign Sales |
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THE LAST WIFE OF HENRY VIII St. Martin’s Press, October 2006 Genre: General Fiction Foreign Sales |
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THE HIDDEN DIARY OF MARIE ANTOINETTE St. Martin’s Press, September 2005 Genre: General Fiction Foreign Sales |