Lady Tremaine: Reese's Book Club Pick (a Novel)

By Rachel Hochhauser

Book Overview

Instant New York Times Bestseller - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - IndieNext Pick - LibraryReads Pick

"With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex paean to women's strength." --People (Book of the Week) - "Destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." --Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of Untamed - "Breathtakingly beautiful." --Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward

Twice-widowed, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley is solely responsible for her two children, a priggish stepdaughter, a razor-taloned peregrine falcon, and a crumbling manor. Fierce and determined, Ethel clings to the respectability her deceased husband's title affords her, hoping it will secure her daughters' future through marriage.

When a royal ball offers the chance to change everything, Ethel risks her pride in pursuit of an invitation for all three of her daughters--only to see her hopes fulfilled by the wrong one. As an 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 wellbeing of the stepdaughter who has rebuffed her at every turn.

As if Bridgerton met Circe, and exhilarating to its core, Lady Tremaine reimagines the myth of the evil stepmother at the heart of the world's most famous fairy tale. It is a battle cry for a mother's love for her daughters, and a celebration of women everywhere who make their own fortunes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250396360
• ISBN13: 9781250396365
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

There is ALWAYS more than one POV.

What if Cinderella's stepmother was doing the best she could do (raising 3 teenaged girls no less) as a single parent? What if one of the girls was a weeee entitled and refused to help out in any way? There is always more than meets the eye. Also... back in a time when a female's aspirations were only to be "chosen" as a wife. How far would you go to be "picked" ? Is life worth living if you don't measure up to his standards? I read this book. I could not put it down for so many reasons.