The Instrumentalist

THE GLOBAL BUZZ: The book was acquired in the UK in a six-figure deal following a seven-way auction, and was picked out by the Guardian as one of the key titles of London Book Fair 2023. There have been major auctions and pre-empts around the world. Rights have now been sold in 17 territories: UK (Bloomsbury), USA (Simon & Schuster), Canada (HarperCollins), France (Albin Michel), Germany (HarperCollins) and Italy (Piemme), Croatia (Znanje), the Netherlands (Signatuur), Finland (Bazar Kustannus), Greece (Pedio Books), Hungary (Libri), Poland (Publicat), Portugal (Leya in the EU, Morro Branco in SA), Romania (Bookzone), Slovakia (Albatros) and Spain (Planeta)

Harriet Constable is a journalist, filmmaker and author based in London. Her journalism and documentary work has featured in outlets including the New York Times, BBC, Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, NPR, and the Economist. She is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism summer school and is a Pulitzer Center grantee and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. harrietconstable.com @HConstable

I was swept away by this searing portrait of ambition and betrayal. Occasionally a book arrives which not only moves but performs a vital function: and The Instrumentalist restores Anna Maria's name as she deserves, removing her from the forgotten annals of history
Enthralling, passionate, vivid. The Instrumentalist is a marvel