The Last Princess
ELLEN ALPSTEN anticipates publication of her latest novel
Following my Tsarina series, which sold in 20 languages and was nominated for numerous awards, my new novel The Last Princess is to be published on 7 November 2024.
The last Princess is Gytha, the daughter of Harold II, who gives a feminine take on 1066. She flees the Normans, becomes a Viking slave, and is caught up in a lethal conflict of Faith and superstition, until a passionate love story lets her create the Empire of All the Russias – no less. Her story is about us, albeit an utterly surprising, shocking, seductive and hitherto unknown us. The novel’s accuracy touches on Janina Ramirez’ Femina, the epic sweep on Samantha Shannon’s Priory works. Also, the book’s themes of loss, displacement, and betrayal are as zeitgeist as Gytha’s quest for trust, love and friendship.
The Last Princess is local, since a lot of the early action takes place between Bosham and Battle. It is also very topical: there is a huge William/Harold TV-Series in the making and for the first time ever, women marched alongside men at the Shetland Fire Festival in Feb 2024, proudly celebrating their Norse and Anglo-Saxon heritage.
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