Lady Tremaine, Hardcover

"Feminist, fierce, and wildly fresh. Lady Tremaine is destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." (GLENNON DOYLE)

 

"A reimagining of Cinderella's stepmother that explores motherhood, family, and the pressure to be perfect." (REESE WITHERSPOON)

 

Everyone said she was wicked. Now Cinderella's stepmother tells her own story...

 

After the death of her second husband, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley is solely responsible for her two daughters, Rosamund and Mathilde, her simpering stepdaughter Elin, a razor-taloned peregrine falcon, and a crumbling manor buried in the woods.

 

When a royal ball offers the chance to change their fortunes, Ethel risks her pride in pursuit of an invitation for all three of girls - only for her hopes to be fulfilled by the wrong one: Elin.

 

Yet as her stepdaughter's engagement to the future king unfolds, Ethel discovers a sordid secret hidden in the depths of the royal family, forcing her to choose between the security she craves and the feckless stepdaughter who has rebuffed her at every turn...

 

Bridgerton meets Circe in this breathtaking reimagining of one of the world's most iconic fairytales, Cinderella.

 

"Breathing new life into a timeless fairytale, a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances. My favourite read of the year." (SARAH PENNER, author of The Lost Apothecary)

 

"In breathtakingly beautiful prose, Hochhauser unpicks this old fairytale and weaves it into a feminist war cry. Visceral, powerful and stunningly told." (EMILIA HART, author of Weyward)

 

"Lady Tremaine shatters our preconceptions of a famous fairytale villain, presenting instead a mesmering portrait of a woman who discovers that real enchantment comes from daring to rewrite your own destiny." (KIMBERLY KING PARSONS, author of We Were the Universe)

 

"One of the best novels I've read in a long time. I am envious of any reader picking up this book for the first time." (OLIVIA CLARE FRIEDMAN, author of Here Lies)

 

"Wit, wisdom, poetry on every page. A voice that's both hauntingly familiar and crisp in contemporary understanding. Amazing." (MARK RICHARD, author of The Ice at the Bottom of the World)

 

"Cinderella gets the Maleficent treatment in the darkly sumptuous and deeply addictive Lady Tremaine, Rachel Hochhauser is a major new talent to watch." (KATE QUINN, author of The Briar Club)

 

"A totally fresh take on the story of Cinderella, Lady Tremaine feels like a miracle. With its gorgeous prose and nuanced characters, it's already in the running to be my book of the year. I just adored it!" (PHOENICIA ROGERSON, author of HERC)