The Beauties

‘Power. Ambition. Passion ... Lauren Chater’s The Beauties explores the many facets of beauty – and those who covet it, curse it, and long to create it – while capturing the grit and vibrancy of seventeenth-century London in rich and sweeping brushstrokes. Delicious and addictive!’ -- <B>Kell Woods, author of <I>After the Forest</I></B> ‘The Beauties is intelligent, beguiling and absorbing ... Chater’s writing is a feast, rich and detailed, drawing us into the world of theatre, art and court in sixteenth-century London and Delft, where women strive against social limitations to create and develop their talents, and to find love and security.’ -- <B>Robyn Cadwallader, award-winning author of <I>The Fire and the Rose</I></B> ‘In The Beauties Lauren Chater has inhaled the spirit of the age and breathed it onto every shimmering page. A beautifully evocative must read.’ -- <B>Nicole Alexander, bestselling author of <I>The Bark Cutters</I></B> ‘The Beauties is simultaneously a beautifully structured portrait of the intrigue and treachery of life in the court of Charles II and a deeply empathetic study of the sacrifices the women at its centre must make to survive.’ -- <B>James Bradley OAM, author of <I>The Resurrectionist</I></B> ‘A sumptuous and stirring tale of power and privilege, art and aesthetics in the court of King Charles II, The Beauties captivates from the first page to the final. Lauren Chater writes clever and compassionate historical fiction.’ -- <B>Eleanor Limprecht, author of <I>The Passengers</I></B>