Alan Robert Clark - The Prince of Mirrors

Details
Paperback - As new

Rating
3.8/5 Goodreads

Synopsis
Prince Albert Victor, heir presumptive to the British throne,
is seen as disastrously inadequate to be king. The grandson of Queen Victoria, he is good-hearted but intensely shy and, some whisper, even slow-witted.
By contrast, Jem Stephen is a renowned intellectual, a poet and a golden boy worshipped by all. But a looming curse of mental instability is threatening to take it all away.
Appointed as the prince's personal tutor, Jem works to prepare him for the duty to come. A friendship grows between them - one that will allow them to understand and finally accept who they really are and change both of their lives forever.

"Clark writes with intelligence, warmth, bravery and wit about big subjects to do with how we choose to live our lives." - Sue Townsend
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This novel is that rarest and most elusive of things: a joy to read."- Neil McKenna