If you like historical novels, read this. It paints a vivid picture of the Tudor court powered by the King's desperate need for an heir and the wiles of the Howard family who are determined that one of their girls will become Queen. Mary at aged 14, captures his eye and becomes his mistress, but it is Anne who wins him, leaving Mary to chronicle her sister's rise and fall and her own escape.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 27 December 2004 ) |
