The Green Lady

Sue Lawrence

Sue Lawrence is the author of several historical thrillers that cast fascinating light on the perils and injustice that characterised womenโ€™s lives in Scotland through centuries past โ€“ whether born into penniless or powerful families: Lady’s Rock, The Green Lady, The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange, Down to the Sea, The Night He Left and Fields of Blue Flax. She is also one of the UKโ€™s leading cookery writers and broadcasters. Having trained as a journalist, she won BBCโ€™s MasterChef in 1991 and became a food writer, Cookery Editor of the Sunday Times and a regular contributor to Scotland on Sunday and many leading magazines, and she appears frequently on BBC Radio 4โ€™s Kitchen Cabinet. Born in Dundee, she was raised in Edinburgh, where she now lives. She has won two Guild of Food Writers Awards and a Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award and is the author of more than 20 books.

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The Green Lady

by Sue Lawrence

  • RRP: ยฃ9.99 (print) / ยฃ5.99 (ebook)
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781913393328
  • Ebook ISBN: 9781913393335

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1567, Scotland: no place for a woman.ย Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son. She can rely only on the loyalty of her ladies-in-waiting, chiefly Marie Seton.ย Meanwhile the political turmoil in the country is mirrored behind the walls of beautiful Fyvie Castle. Liliasโ€™s marriage to Marieโ€™s nephew, the ruthlessly ambitious Alexander Seton, goes awry after the birth of yet another daughter. He blames her, and contemplates drastic action. To what lengths will a man go to secure a son and heir?
The Green Ladyย is a shocking tale of intrigue, secrets, treachery and murder, based on true events, but seen from a different perspective than is found in most history books. Casting a fascinating light on the ruthless nature of power, the story highlights the precarious position of sixteenth-century women, even those in the most privileged of circumstances.

REVIEWS OF The Green Lady

โ€œA delight to readโ€ฆ Excellent!โ€ โ€“ Undiscovered Scotland

โ€œA gripping tale of power, ghosts, cursed jewellery, intrigue and betrayal โ€ฆ imaginatively recounted, full of historical detail and a thoroughly satisfying read.โ€ Joanne Baird, Portobello Book Blog

โ€œA very good read.โ€ Stories of Scotland podcast

โ€œAll the ingredients of a thrilling read โ€“ royal jewels, a secret compartment, family intrigue, ghostly superstition and a treacherous husband โ€ฆโ€ Sara Sheridan

โ€œA rich atmospheric novel, giving voice to the women of Scotland's past.โ€ Ailish Sinclair

โ€œIlluminating โ€ฆ Filling in the blanks of the historical record โ€ฆ compelling.โ€ Foreword Reviews

โ€œSue Lawrence brilliantly evokes the lives of the women around Mary Queen of Scots in this fascinating mystery of a missing jewel and a ghost that haunts a beautiful Scottish castle to this day. Beautifully written. I loved it.โ€ Elisabeth Gifford

โ€œA whirlwind of historic drama and traumatic events โ€ฆ Lawrence shows us the tragic and disempowered lives of Alexanderโ€™s wives โ€ฆ The story of these women is striking and the book is beautifully written. Lawrenceโ€™s historical fiction unapologetically portrays these real historical figures in a new light โ€“ offering insight into lives we may have never otherwise felt we got to know.โ€ Dundee Courier, Book of the Week