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Learn moreTwo female titans—perfectly matched in guts, guile, and political genius.
Elizabeth, queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning sea battle, vanquished it. But her troubles are far from over. Just across the western channel, her colony Ireland is embroiled in seething rebellion, with the island's fierce, untamed clan chieftains and their "wild Irish" followers refusing to bow to their English oppressors.
Grace O'Malley—notorious pirate, gunrunner, and "Mother of the Irish Rebellion"—is at the heart of the conflict. For years, she has fought against the English stranglehold on her beloved country. At the height of the uprising Grace takes an outrageous risk, sailing up the Thames to London for a face-to-face showdown with her nemesis, the queen of England.
In this "enthralling historical fiction" (Publishers Weekly), Robin Maxwell masterfully brings to life these strong and pugnacious women in order to tell the little-known but crucial saga of Elizabeth's Irish war.
Robin Maxwell is the acclaimed author of The Wild Irish, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, The Queen's Bastard, and Virgin: Prelude to the Throne. She lives in Pioneertown, California.
Suzan Crowley is a British/American dual national actress and producer, known for playing Maria Rossi in The Devil Inside and Mrs. Pierrepoint in The Draughtsman's Contract, directed by Peter Greenaway. Suzan joined the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and The London School of Film & Television and then attended The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She then went on to work in repertory theatre all over the British Isles, notably at The Salisbury Playhouse starring as Fancy Day in Under The Greenwood Tree, directed by Patrick Garland, which transferred to London's West End. Suzan also worked extensively in TV, as a series regular in Back Up, Just William, Dennis Potter's Christabel, and The Knock. Suzan came to live in the US in 2000. She then worked on the documentaries Brits Abroad and The Science of Lying for Discovery, coproduced The Ingrate, and produced the short film Crime Scene, with her husband, Anthony Armatrading. Suzan is most proud of producing the independent feature film Wild About Harry for Gwen Wynne (writer, director) and Cape Cod Films LLC, which won Best of FEST at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. She currently appears in Brat TV's Red Ruby, Fear of Looking Up (premiering at Brazilian Film Festival: Feature) and in the independent features BAB and The Topography of Sirens. Suzan has narrated many audiobooks, including for Robin Maxwell: Jane The Woman Who Loved Tarzan, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, Mademoiselle Boleyn, and The Early Earth Chronicles. She is also an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator for Mademoiselle Boleyn and a voice-over artist whose credits include How to Train Your Dragon and Neverwinter Nights (video game). She is a member of SAG AFTRA, BAFTA, British and American Actors' Equity, and on the Advisory boards for The EOS Worldfund and The Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble. Suzan is also a teacher/artist with Will Power To Youth at The Shakespeare Centre of Los Angeles.