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In a love letter to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII wrote: “It is absolutely necessary for me to obtain this answer, having been for above a whole year stricken with the dart of love, and not yet sure whether I shall fail of finding a place in your heart and affection...”, but did Anne ever feel that way about the King?
Tradition tells us that Henry pursued Anne for his mistress and that she resisted, scheming to get the crown and bewitching him with her unattainable allure. Nothing could be further from the truth.
One cold, misty grey day while hunting, Henry and Anne come face to face. It is an encounter that changes everything as Anne, too, is struck by the dart of love. He is powerful and graceful, elegant and witty, and in the King, she finds a passionate consort. But he is married – and the path to their union is fraught with hazard. Only the greatest of commitments will allow them to persevere until they might hope to be together.
The first novel from Sandra Vasoli's Je Anne Boleyn series is a compelling memoir, narrated in a richly detailed, authentic voice, which depicts one of the most exceptional women in the history of England: Anne Boleyn. It is at once romantic, eloquent, and insightful. In Book One of this two-part series, the reader will come to know Anne as an intimate friend.
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About the Author:
Sandra Vasoli, author of Anne Boleyn’s Letter from the Tower, Struck with the Dart of Love and Truth Endures, earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and biology from Villanova University before embarking on a thirty-five-year career in human resources for a large international company. Having written essays, stories, and articles all her life, Vasoli was prompted by her overwhelming fascination with the Tudor dynasty to try her hand at writing both historical fiction and non-fiction. While researching what eventually became the Je Anne Boleyn series, Vasoli was granted unprecedented access to the Papal Library. There, she was able to read the original love letters from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn—an event that contributed greatly to her research and writing. Vasoli currently lives in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two greyhounds.
Review:
"This is fine Tudor-era fiction, well recommended." Steve Donoghue, The Historical Novel Society
Sandra Vasoli takes up the familiar story of King Henry VIII's stormy relationship with Anne Boleyn, the woman who would become his second wife and for whose sake Henry would break with the Catholic Church in pursuit of a new marriage and a male heir for the kingdom.
Each of the two volumes in the series can be read independently, and each tells the story of a period in Anne's life; in Struck with the Dart of Love, a brilliant, charismatic Henry meets Anne for the first time. As the two begin to fall in love and Anne begins to rise at Court, Vasoli dramatizes the rivalries and power-jockeying between all parties, especially the enmity between Anne and Cardinal Wolsey.
The second volume, Truth Endures, gives readers the story of Anne's short and troubled rule, from its heady beginning with her promise of a male heir to the growing disaffection between her and Henry.
Vasoli's prose is solid and often lovely, and her characterization of Anne in particular is refreshingly complex and sympathetic
historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/struck-with-the-dart-of-love-je-anne-boleyn-book-one/
(Two books reviewed)
Sandra Vasoli takes up the familiar story of King Henry VIII's stormy relationship with Anne Boleyn, the woman who would become his second wife and for whose sake Henry would break with the Catholic Church in pursuit of a new marriage and a male heir for the kingdom.
Each of the two volumes in the series can be read independently, and each tells the story of a period in Anne's life; in Struck with the Dart of Love, a brilliant, charismatic Henry meets Anne for the first time. As the two begin to fall in love and Anne begins to rise at Court, Vasoli dramatizes the rivalries and power-jockeying between all parties, especially the enmity between Anne and Cardinal Wolsey.
The second volume, Truth Endures, gives readers the story of Anne's short and troubled rule, from its heady beginning with her promise of a male heir to the growing disaffection between her and Henry.
Vasoli's prose is solid and often lovely, and her characterization of Anne in particular is refreshingly complex and sympathetic
historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/struck-with-the-dart-of-love-je-anne-boleyn-book-one/
(Two books reviewed)
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- PublisherMadeGlobal Publishing
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 8494489364
- ISBN 13 9788494489365
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages396
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