Lady Tremaine

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK! 'Feminist, fierce, and wildly fresh. Lady Tremaine is destined to be one of the biggest books of the year' GLENNON DOYLE 'A reimagining of Cinderella's stepmother that explores motherhood, family, and the pressure to be perfect' REESE WITHERSPOON Everyone said she was wicked. Now Cinderella's stepmother tells her own story... After the death of her second husband, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley is solely responsible for her two daughters, Rosamund and Mathilde, her simpering stepdaughter Elin, a razor-taloned peregrine falcon, and a crumbling manor buried in the woods. When a royal ball offers the chance to change their fortunes, Ethel risks her pride in pursuit of an invitation for all three of girls - only for her hopes to be fulfilled by the wrong one: Elin. Yet as her stepdaughter's 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 feckless stepdaughter who has rebuffed her at every turn... Bridgerton meets Circe in this breathtaking reimagining of one of the world's most iconic fairytales, Cinderella. Lady Tremaine has stolen the hearts of readers everywhere! "Definitely one of my favorite books of the year!" Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wow! I totally devoured it. This may be the best fairy tale reworking that I've ever read!" Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book is a masterpiece" Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Fast-paced, unputdownable, and the story that women need right now" Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal" Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Praise for LADY TREMAINE 'Breathing new life into a timeless fairytale, my favourite read of the year' SARAH PENNER 'Hochhauser unpicks this old fairytale and weaves it into a feminist war cry. Visceral, powerful and stunningly told' EMILIA HART 'Lady Tremaine shatters our preconceptions of a famous fairytale villain' KIMBERLY KING PARSONS 'One of the best novels I've read in a long time' OLIVIA CLARE FRIEDMAN 'Wit, wisdom, poetry on every page. Amazing' MARK RICHARD 'Darkly sumptuous and deeply addictive. Rachel Hochhauser is a major new talent to watch' KATE QUINN 'Already in the running to be my book of the year. I just adored it!' PHOENICIA ROGERSON

Rachel Hochhauser is a writer and co-founder of Piecework, a cult-favorite puzzle brand with an international following. Raised in Santa Barbara, she studied at New York University and earned her master's in professional writing from the University of Southern California. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two young daughters.