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Olivia Hayfield

    Olivia Hayfield reimagines historical tales for the modern era, exploring how figures like Henry VIII might navigate the 21st century as media moguls, pitted against contemporary versions of their wives. Her work delves into the dynamics between women, often with a sharp, ironic gaze and a modern sensibility for drama. Hayfield's prose is fresh and engaging, highlighting timeless themes of love, power, and betrayal within a new context. She breathes new life into the past by examining its echoes in our present.

    Wife After Wife
    Sister to Sister
    Notorious
    • 2022
    • 2021

      Sister to Sister

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.7(22)Add rating

      Loosely based on the turbulent reigns of Tudor queens Mary and Elizabeth, this is a scandalous tale of love, power and betrayal . . .

      Sister to Sister
    • 2020

      Wife After Wife

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      3.6(1241)Add rating

      A rollicking retelling of the story of England's favourite ginger tyrant - King Henry VIII - but with a 21st century twist! Divorced, murdered, died, divorced, suicide, survived... Wealthy, devilishly handsome businessman Harry Rose is head of Rose Corporation, No.18 on the Forbes rich list and recently married to wife number six. But in 2018, with the #MeToo movement changing the way he does business, Harry's perfect, glamorous life has the potential to come crashing to the ground - and Harry is worried man. As Harry's conscience battles to justify his past actions - from popular 1980s young gun to present-day ginger tyrant - he begins to realise how the strong, savvy women he's loved and lost have played hosts to a life story worthy of any tabloid. And that behind the money, sex and power lies the true tale of intrigue, infidelity and danger. Some men, it seems, never learn from their mistakes...

      Wife After Wife