Quin S. (Quin) reviewed on 3/11/2008 + 48 more book reviews

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I enjoyed this- showing 3 views of the same events we're brought closer to the central characters of this chapter in the Tudor history. Anne of Cleves achieved the impossible by surviving her marriage to Henry and the author captures what a difficult accomplishment that had to have been for her.

Jane Boleyn (Anne's sister in law, Jane gave evidence against both Anne & her brother George) is presented as a deeper character than I would have expected anguished by what she's done and in denial but knowing she would do it again if it will advance her situation.

Katherine Howard is presented as an airhead obsessed with herself and all the pretties she can collect. On the one hand, she was just a teenage girl by today's standards and with our perspective she could be excused with the thought that she would have outgrown it however, in her own time she was considered a woman grown and her shallowness would not have been forgiven by the standards of the time.

All 3 are woven together in the story of Henry's transition from Anne to Katherine and to Katherine's end.

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