You are born high, but marry a traitor’s son. You bear him twelve children, carry his cause and bury his past.
You play the game, against enemies who wish you ashes. Slowly, you rise.
You are Cecily.
But when the king who governs you proves unfit, what then?
Loyalty or treason – death may follow both. The board is set. Time to make your first move.
Cecily by Annie Garthwaite is published on 29 July, 2021.
Read Annie’s account of the years-long journey she took to the publication of her debut novel, Finding my matriarch, Cecily Neville.