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                This fantasia on the life of Lambert Simnel, who finds himself a claimant to the English throne, is a romp through late-medieval identity and historical uncertainty
            
        
    
    
            Reviews are in and The Pretender is coming for the crown!
๐The times: 'frontrunner for historical fiction book of the year'
๐นThe Guardian: 'a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue'
โ๏ธThe Spectator: 'the most enjoyable historical novel Iโve read in years'
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