A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn - Softcover

Gardner, Laurien

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9780515140897: A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn

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ISBN 10: 0515140899 ISBN 13: 9780515140897

Publisher: Jove, 2006

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When she becomes a favorite in 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. Original.

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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 na�ve 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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