Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60894 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 656 pages

Synopsis
At the decadent French court of King Francois, the young Anne Boleyn grows into an enigmatic and striking woman, a temptation to many courtiers. But whilst Anne's ambitions are high, she has learned from her sister's unfortunate reputation. Unlike Mary, Anne refuses to become even a King's mistress. So when Anne returns to the English court of Henry VIII, it is the King who is led a dance by this mysterious young beauty. Before long Henry is lured away from his stale marriage to Katharine of Aragon. But the new Queen Anne is not loved by the people, and it is only a matter of time before Henry's patience runs out...

Customer Reviews

Boring
I found this book very boring despite the potentially facinating subject and not at all well written. A couple of clicks on the computer disclosed that Jean Plaidy also writes under the name Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr and her real name Eleanor Hibbert so beware if you've been bored by her before!

History Comes To Life
Jean Plaidy has made an art of making history come alive. She has a way of painting pictures to illustrate all her words hence one finds themselves being transported in time and becoming a fly on the wall, listening in to all of the comings and goings. This is truly Anne Boleyns side of her story, much has been written of this exceptional woman in numerous works dedicated to Henry VIII. But this is her book, in her words. One gets a true flavour of the ambitions of the noble classes to climb the social ladder of the day, with little if no scruples. Simultaneously the book tells the story of Anne's cousin, Katherine Howard who would later become Henry's fifth wife. Riveting read.

A lovely tale of deceit and death.
Being a historical romance/fiction buff, this book rocks. Jean Plaidy will be sorely missed, but her writing will keep on going. Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.