The Dictator's Wife By Freya Berry ... 'An intelligent, utterly-of-the-moment thriller' EMMA STONEX 'Compelling, atmospheric. It's BRILLIANT' MARIAN KEYES 'Sumptuously written. One of the most compelling literary debuts of the year' GLAMOUR ONE WOMAN KNOWS THE TRUTH. CAN YOU TRUST HER TO TELL IT? Laura flies to her parents' homeland for the defence case of her life. Facing trial is Marija Popa, 'the Black Widow'; a constant at her husband's side until the day his people rose up and executed him. Beautiful and beguiling, Marija insists she knew nothing of her husband's dark affairs. For Laura, the case has a personal meaning. Her mother has never spoken of the horrors she witnessed under the old regime, and remains a shadow of the woman she used to be. As Laura prepares for the trial, she realises that to find the truth, she must enter the web of the dictator's wife. But what secrets lie within? A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK. SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2022 THE NEW EUROPEAN'S BEST FICTION PICK OF THE YEAR 2022
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Freya Berry
Freya Berry studied English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with honors, and worked for several years as a financial and political journalist at Reuters and then the Daily Mail. The Dictator's Wife, her debut novel, was inspired by the close observation of the wives of some of the world's most powerful leaders. It was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick and shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel award. The Birdcage Library was an Amazon UK Book of the Year 2023 Editor's Pick. Berry is British-Indian and lives in London.