THE LAST HANDMAID by Clare Whitfield SIGNED COPY

Description

Hungary, 1604. Orphaned and alone, Catalina arrives at Csejte Castle with no protection and no power. It is a place of shifting loyalties, and girls who displease the household simply vanish.

Survival here depends on obedience – and silence. THE COUNTESS Catalina is summoned to serve Countess Erzsébet Báthory, a woman as volatile as she is feared. Only she seems able to soothe her moods, drawing Catalina into the Countess’ private chambers and her interest in strange ‘medicines’.

THE COMPULSION As more girls disappear, Catalina knows there is a cost to staying alive. She must decide whether to try and escape her mistress’ hunger, be consumed by it – or learn to feed it herself…

‘Fast-paced and dark’ ELODIE HARPER ‘Brave and bold’ ARAMINTA HALL ‘A compulsive read’ CAITLIN DAVIES