Berkley
January 2011
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Featuring: King Charles II; Nell Gwynn
376 pages ISBN: 0425238598 EAN: 9780425238592 Kindle: B004FGMQRK Trade Size / e-Book Add to Wish List
A thrilling debut novel
starring one of history’s
most famous and beloved
courtesans.
From London’s slums to its bawdy playhouses,
The Darling Strumpet transports the reader to the
tumultuous world of seventeenth-century England,
charting the meteoric rise of the dazzling Nell
Gwynn, who captivates the heart of King Charles
II—and becomes one of the century’s most
famous courtesans.
Witty and beautiful, Nell was born into poverty but
is drawn into the enthralling world of the theater,
where her saucy humor and sensuous charm earn
her a place in the King’s Company. As one of the
first actresses in the newly-opened playhouses, she
catapults to fame, winning the affection of legions
of fans—and the heart of the most powerful man
in all of England, the King himself. Surrendering
herself to Charles, Nell will be forced to maneuver
the ruthless and shifting allegiances of the royal
court—and discover a world of decadence and
passion she never imagined possible.