The Beheading Game

'Original, audacious. . . A must-read for lovers of history, magic and revenge' Erin KellyDISGRACED. BEHEADED. REVIVED . . .When Anne Boleyn wakes up after her execution she finds she is not yet ready for death. She has unfinished business with the king who had her murdered and is determined to secure her daughter, Elizabeth's, future. She escapes the tower, sews her head back on, and sets out on a quest for justice.But Anne's path will not run smoothly as she encounters the dangers of London and the countryside, and rumours start to swirl about sightings of her ghost. Luckily for her, she will find help from a chance meeting with fenlander Alice, who offers her the possibility of a different future.The Beheading Game takes you into the heart and mind of one of the most talked-about women of all time and finally gives her the chance to tell her side of the story.'Won me over with its inventiveness, its exuberance and a portrayal of Anne and Henry's marriage that is more nuanced than many a conventional telling' The Times'Magic, romance, revenge, and an utterly irresistible heroine - this book is an instant classic' Lev Grossman, author of The Bright Sword'Vulnerable, furious, triumphant and moving, I never wanted to let go of the deeply human Anne that Lehmann conjures' Kat Dunn, author of Hungerstone'A cracker of a novel - subtle, satisfying and irresistibly inventive' Mail on Sunday'Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and mythic reworking of the story of Anne Boleyn. I loved it' Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love