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A breathtaking reimagining of Cinderella, as told through the eyes of its iconic "evil" stepmother, revealing a propulsive love story about the lengths a mother will go to for her children
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. Rachel Hochhauser grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She attended New York University and earned a master's in professional writing from the University of Southern California. Currently, she lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two daughters. Lady Tremaine is her first novel.
"Feminist, fierce, and wildly fresh: Lady Tremaine is my kind of fairy tale. As we resurrect and re-examine the historical women we've maligned, Hochhauser insists we include the wicked stepmothers. Hochhauser's prose is poetic, her story hypnotic, and her characters will live in my head and heart forever. Lady Tremaine is destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." -Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of Untamed
"In breathtakingly beautiful prose, Hochhauser unpicks this old fairytale and weaves it into a feminist war cry. Visceral, powerful and stunningly told, Lady Tremaine soars." -Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Weyward
"Lady Tremaine left me in awe. Breathing new life into a timeless fairy tale, this is the story of a complex, resilient mother who demonstrates that love does not always come naturally: it is often built on difficult choices. A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances, the nuances of motherhood, and the ways in which strength evolves through adversity. Hochhauser's storytelling is a poignant reminder that even fairy tale villains have a story worth telling. My favorite read of the year so far!" -Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
"Cinderella gets the Maleficent treatment in the darkly sumptuous and deeply addictive Lady Tremaine, which reimagines the classic fairy tale from the eyes of its villain: Ethelreda, the wicked stepmother. She isn't wicked so much as deeply weighed down-by a crumbling manor house, two daughters in need of secure futures, and a stepdaughter reimagined not as a put-upon heroine but a passive-aggressive prig. A royal ball offers the chance of a lifetime, but a sinister plot underlies both the ball and the prince's hunt for a wife, and Ethelreda finds herself fighting tooth and nail to save her family from ruin. She's a heroine to root for with every turn of the page, and Rachel Hochhauser is a major new talent to watch." -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club
"Hochhauser's prose is a gift. Lady Tremaine is one of the best novels I've read in a long time-for its sentences, for its grace, and for its originality. I haven't stopped thinking about it. I am envious of any reader picking up this book for the first time." -Olivia Clare Friedman, author of Here Lies
"Masterful and revolutionary, thi
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. Rachel Hochhauser grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She attended New York University and earned a master's in professional writing from the University of Southern California. Currently, she lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two daughters. Lady Tremaine is her first novel.
"Feminist, fierce, and wildly fresh: Lady Tremaine is my kind of fairy tale. As we resurrect and re-examine the historical women we've maligned, Hochhauser insists we include the wicked stepmothers. Hochhauser's prose is poetic, her story hypnotic, and her characters will live in my head and heart forever. Lady Tremaine is destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." -Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of Untamed
"In breathtakingly beautiful prose, Hochhauser unpicks this old fairytale and weaves it into a feminist war cry. Visceral, powerful and stunningly told, Lady Tremaine soars." -Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Weyward
"Lady Tremaine left me in awe. Breathing new life into a timeless fairy tale, this is the story of a complex, resilient mother who demonstrates that love does not always come naturally: it is often built on difficult choices. A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances, the nuances of motherhood, and the ways in which strength evolves through adversity. Hochhauser's storytelling is a poignant reminder that even fairy tale villains have a story worth telling. My favorite read of the year so far!" -Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
"Cinderella gets the Maleficent treatment in the darkly sumptuous and deeply addictive Lady Tremaine, which reimagines the classic fairy tale from the eyes of its villain: Ethelreda, the wicked stepmother. She isn't wicked so much as deeply weighed down-by a crumbling manor house, two daughters in need of secure futures, and a stepdaughter reimagined not as a put-upon heroine but a passive-aggressive prig. A royal ball offers the chance of a lifetime, but a sinister plot underlies both the ball and the prince's hunt for a wife, and Ethelreda finds herself fighting tooth and nail to save her family from ruin. She's a heroine to root for with every turn of the page, and Rachel Hochhauser is a major new talent to watch." -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club
"Hochhauser's prose is a gift. Lady Tremaine is one of the best novels I've read in a long time-for its sentences, for its grace, and for its originality. I haven't stopped thinking about it. I am envious of any reader picking up this book for the first time." -Olivia Clare Friedman, author of Here Lies
"Masterful and revolutionary, thi