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The Prince of Mirrors

Alan Robert Clark author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Fairlight Books

Published:7th Jun '18

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TWO YOUNG MEN WITH EXPECTATIONS. ONE PREDICTED TO SUCCEED, THE OTHER TO FAIL... 

Prince Albert Victor is heir presumptive to the British throne at its late Victorian zenith. Handsome and good-hearted, he is regarded as disastrously inadequate to be the king. By contrast, Jem Stephen is a golden boy worshipped by all - a renowned intellectual and the Keeper and outstanding player of the famous Eton Wall Game. He is appointed as Prince Albert's tutor at Cambridge - the relationship that will change both of their lives.

'Compelling and convincing, elegant and assured, The Prince Of Mirrors is that rarest and most elusive of things: a joy to read' –Neil Mckenna, author of Fanny & Stella

'Clark writes with intelligence, warmth, bravery and wit about big subjects to do with how we choose to live our lives' –Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole series

'In sculpted, luscious prose Clark tenderly imagines the secret longing of a fated prince and the man who ruled his heart' –Uli Lenart, Attitude magazine

'Touching and compelling' –Gyles Brandreth, author and TV personality

'A gilded cast of characters parades through this sumptuous tale. A clever mixture of history, psychology and sex' –Alastair Stewart OBE, ITN anchor

'This novel blends historical facts with a splash of imagination to create a magical portrait of the Queen's great-uncle ' –Hello magazine

ISBN: 9781912054107

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

336 pages