Night Owl Book Club - The Pretender - Thursday 14th May
Join us at the bookshop for a Night Owl book club on Thursday, 14th May, when we'll be meeting at 8 pm to discuss The Pretender by Jo Harkin.
Purchase a copy of the book from Night Owl Books via this page and receive a free ticket for our book club event - while spaces last!
Copies are available for collection from the bookshop around publication day (2nd April) or alternatively, please select a shipping option to have the book posted to you.
About the book:
Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition.
NAMED AS BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES
PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 BY THE GUARDIAN AND THE SUNDAY TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL FICTION PRIZE 2026
1483. The English throne is in peril. Peasant boy and pretender John Collan is faced with two options.
a) Become king
b) Die trying
What could possibly go wrong?
Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens.
Paperback, 464 pages, publishing on the 2nd April 2026.
FAQs
- I already have a copy of The Pretender - is it possible to get a ticket without the book?
No problem! Please let me know by writing a note when adding the ticket to your cart (click 'Add a note to your order', and write a message in the box before checking out). You'll receive a credit of £9.99 to spend on another book of your choice at Night Owl.
- Where will we be meeting?
The event will be held at Night Owl Books, 1 Bridge Street, East Linton, EH40 3AG.
- We'd like to attend as a couple and share a copy of the book - is that possible?
Of course! Please select two tickets, and let me know by writing a note when adding the ticket to your cart. You can pick up one copy of the book from Night Owl and receive a credit of £9.99 to spend on another book of your choice.
A note on Covid precautions: if you can, please take a lateral before attending, and if you feel unwell on the day, please err on the side of caution.