The Queen of Bushy House is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.
The Queen of Bushy House by Molly Gartland
Genre: Historical Fiction
Tour Dates: 23rd - 30th September 2026
Publication Date: 23rd September 2026
Estimated Page Count: 360
Standalone Novel
Formats available: Epub
Types of post available: Reviews (preferred) and basic promo/spotlight posts
Author Content Warning: Infant death and miscarriages
One house. Two women. Both determined to endure.
July 1818. Dorothea Jordan – celebrated actress and long-time companion of the Duke of Clarence – has returned. Not in flesh, but in spirit. For fifteen years Bushy House was her sanctuary, filled with laughter and her ten children – the FitzClarences. Now she watches as her portraits are taken down and her daughters sent away, in preparation for the duke ’s new bride.
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen arrives in England with duty pressing upon her shoulders. At twenty-five, she has accepted a proposal no other princess would take. She must tame the duke’s debts, win over his unruly children and – above all – produce an heir to secure the British throne.
But Adelaide soon senses a presence in Bushy House.
As she struggles to find her place in a household shaped by another woman’s love, the restless spirit of Mrs Jordan lingers – watchful, wounded and unwilling to be forgotten.
Inspired by the true story of Queen Adelaide and the actress Dorothea Jordan, The Queen of Bushy House explores grief and ambition, motherhood and legacy – and the enduring power of a love that refuses to fade.
About Molly Gartland
Originally from Michigan, Molly Gartland has lived overseas since 1994, including six years in Moscow and stints in Cairo, Cape Town and Dakar. A boomerang Brit whose ancestors arrived in America on the Mayflower, she now lives in south-west London.
A lifelong lover of books, theatre, art and urban wildlife, she is also a devoted supporter of Brentford FC and can often be found wandering through Bushy Park.
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Blog Tour Schedule
Confirmed blogs will appear here.
23rd September
24th September
Becca McCulloch Reads and Writes
25th September
TBHonest
26th September
Books, Life and Everything
27th September
Chez Maximka
28th September
Bookish Jottings
29th September
C L Tustin Author
30th September
Cup of Toast