THE COMPELLING NOVEL FROMSUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLER PHILIPPA GREGORYWhy would a woman marry a serial killer Because she cannot refuse... Kateryn Parr,a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover,has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months,the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family,creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court,and rules the kingdom as Regent. But is this enough to keep her safe A leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in English,Kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her own. But she cannot save the Protestants,under threat for their faith,and Henry's dangerous gaze turns on her.The traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire and the king's name is on the warrant... From an author who has described all of Henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion,power and education at the court of a medieval killer.Praise for Philippa Gregory: 'Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining,this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form'Good Housekeeping 'Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer...all of her books feature strong,complex women,doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men'Sunday Times 'Engrossing'Sunday Express 'Popular historical fiction at its finest,immaculately researched and superbly told'The Times
MEDIA REVIEWS
Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdISBN: 9781471132995Number of pages: 464Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A master storyteller...Gregory captures the intrigue and suspense of life at the Tudor court in vivid detail. She skilfully combines painstaking historical research with a gripping fictional narrative and her characters are so lifelike and engaging that they practically leap from the page''A cleverly wrought political novel. In introducing Parr to a new audience,Gregory has done the first lady of English letters something of a favour''Gregory dramatises the story of a reluctant royal wife negotiating the anxious,dangerous years of her marriage... written with her usual authority and capacity for great drama''The Taming of the Queen reads like a clever,intimate thriller''Gregory brilliantly captures the torn loyalties,treacheries and tragedies that lie beneath the historical detail,to entertaining effect''The contemporary mistress of historical crime''Popular historical fiction at its finest,immaculately researched and superbly told''Gregory creates a world in which all but the most determined women are tools in the hands of powerful men... past-paced,convincing,vivid and engrossing''Philippa Gregory has another hit on her hands with this gripping page-turner. Her novel simplifies and humanises the complex politics of the period''Lady Margaret Beaufort - cold,clever,calculating - will stop at nothing to put her son Henry Tudor on the throne. Gregory is very good at describing the bitchiness of the women in this tale of dynastic rivalry''Rollicking,page-turning stuff''Popular history at its best''Meticulously researched...for each novel she immerses herself in dozens of primary and secondary sources,before transforming them into vivid fiction''History comes gloriously alive as Elizabeth Woodville seduces and marries Yorkist King Edward IV''Philippa Gregory is truly the mistress of the historical novel. It would be hard to make history more entertaining,lively or engaging''Her novels are filled with strong,determined women who take their fate into their own hands''Rarely has history been so seductive''Gregory makes history come alive...riveting'
Philippa Gregory
A master of period biographical fiction Philippa Gregory is one of the most popular novelists writing today. Her novels range across historical periods from the early 1400's to the Twentieth Century but she is best known for her portrayals of the women around the Tudor court of Henry VIII,most famously Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl.
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