A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn (Tudor Women Series) - Softcover

Gardner, Laurien

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425220990 ISBN 13: 9780425220993

Publisher: Berkley Trade, 2008

Synopsis

When she becomes a favorite at Anne Boleyn's court, Frances Pierce witnesses firsthand the political and religious upheaval that King Henry VIII causes when he casts aside his wife Catherine and marries Anne, setting in motion a chain of events, rife with betrayal and intrigue, that change the course of history. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurien Gardner is the author of a series of historical novels about the women of Tudor England: The Spanish Bride, A Lady Raised High, and Plain Jane.

From Publishers Weekly:

After 2005's heavy-handed The Spanish Bride: A Novel of Catherine of Aragon, Gardner's second entry in her wives of Henry VIII eyewitness series takes a more lighthearted look at the tragic Anne Boleyn. Queen Anne's rise and fall is recounted by her maid Frances Pierce, a country girl brought to court after her impulsive leap to protect the king's paramour from a flung handful of mud. As Frances stumbles her way through the life of a royal servant, encountering court intrigue and political upheaval, she becomes Anne's closest confidante, thanks largely to her sincere devotion and naïve lack of ambition. Seeing the world through Frances's rose-colored spectacles, Gardner remains sympathetic to this controversial queen and tells her tale lovingly all the way to its sad end. Readers looking for a lower-calorie Philippa Gregory will be pleased. With nothing particularly revelatory in the historical backdrop, the novel is free to concentrate on characterization and romance, with agreeable results. (Mar.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Trade
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0425220990
• ISBN 13: 9780425220993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326