A Little Trickerie
2024 historical novel by Rosanna Pike
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A Little Trickerie is a 2024 historical fiction novel and the debut novel of Rosanna Pike. Set in the early Tudor period, the novel is based on the true story of the Holy Maid of Leominster.[1][2] A Little Trickerie became a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize among other accolades.
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| Author | Rosanna Pike |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Set in | Early Tudor England |
| Publisher | Fig Tree |
| Publication date | 1 August 2024 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
Background
Pike gained inspiration for the novel when she stumbled upon the "extremely brief" Wikipedia page for the Holy Maid of Leominster.[3] Known as Elizabeth, the Holy Maid appeared to the priory in Leominster as an angel and developed a cult following before being exposed as a fraud. This took place in the late 15th or early 16th century.[4] In 2023, Fig Tree (a Penguin Books imprint) acquired the rights to publish Pike's debut novel A Little Trickerie in 2024.[5]
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Reception
A Little Trickerie debuted on The Sunday Times bestseller list.[6][7] Imogen Hermes Gowar of The Guardian compared the novel to Rose Tremain's Restoration (1989).[1]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | Women's Prize for Fiction | Longlisted | [8] | |
| Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award | Won | [9] | ||
| Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize | Won | [10] | ||