Included in the Walter Scott Academy Recommends list 2019

A love that was never meant to be.

Prince Albert Victor, grandson of Queen Victoria, is heir presumptive to the British throne. Kind-hearted and eager to please, he wants nothing more than to live up to his family's expectations.

But when he meets his new tutor, Jem Stephen, a handsome and renowned intellectual, he must choose between a forbidden love and his duties to the crown.

'In sculpted, luscious prose Clark tenderly imagines the secret longing of a fated prince.' – Uli Lenart, Attitude

'A gilded cast of characters parades through this sumptuous tale. A clever mixture of history, psychology and sex.' – Alastair Stewart CBE, ITN anchor

'Clark writes about big subjects to do with how we choose to live our lives.' – Sue Townsend

'Touching and compelling' – Gyles Brandreth, writer, broadcaster and former MP

'Elegant and assured, The Prince of Mirrors is that rarest and most elusive of things: a joy to read.' – Neil McKenna, the author of Fanny & Stella, shortlisted for the 2013 Green Carnation Prize