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Robin Maxwell began writing novels about the historical figures she had been obsessing about since graduating from Tufts University with a degree in Occupational Therapy. Her first novel, "The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn," now in its 24th printing, won two YA awards and has been translated into fourteen languages. "The Wild Irish" - an epic tale of Ireland's rebel queen, Grace O'Malley - closed out her Elizabethan Quartet, and is now in development for a television series. "Signora Da Vinci" and "Jane: The Woman Who loved Tarzan" are tales of the remarkable women behind two of the world's most beloved wildmen - Maestro Leonardo and Lord Greystoke. She has jumped genres again with "ATLANTOS," now a #1 Amazon Bestseller. Robin lives with her ...more

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	The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn 3.84 avg rating — 7,695 ratings — published 1997 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mademoiselle Boleyn 3.97 avg rating — 6,112 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signora da Vinci 3.90 avg rating — 3,018 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen's Bastard 3.82 avg rating — 2,876 ratings — published 1999 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes 3.65 avg rating — 1,474 ratings — published 2005 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virgin: Prelude to the Throne 3.77 avg rating — 1,376 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Irish 3.64 avg rating — 1,373 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane 3.75 avg rating — 1,109 ratings — published 2012 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O, Juliet 3.61 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atlantos 3.70 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“For men love what they cannot have, and hate what they cannot control.”
― Robin Maxwell, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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“Am I pretty? I must be, I thought, for all girls in love are pretty.”
― Robin Maxwell, O, Juliet

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“Some promises are lies we never meant to tell.”
― Robin Maxwell, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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Polls

Which book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like for our Group Read in February 2019?

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell

15 votes, 21.4%

How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain by Ruth Goodman

14 votes, 20.0%

The Rose Without a Thorn by Jean Plaidy

8 votes, 11.4%

The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks

7 votes, 10.0%

Fatal Throne by Candace Fleming

5 votes, 7.1%

Wolsey: The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal by John Matusiak

4 votes, 5.7%

The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer

4 votes, 5.7%

Amy Robsart: A Life and Its End by Christine Hartweg

3 votes, 4.3%

The Tudor Brandons: Mary and Charles - Henry VIII's Nearest & Dearest by Sarah-Beth Watkins

3 votes, 4.3%

Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII by Giles Tremlett

3 votes, 4.3%

The Queen's Lady by Barbara Kyle

2 votes, 2.9%

The Last Armada: Queen Elizabeth, Juan del Águila, and Hugh O'Neill: The Story of the 100-Day Spanish Invasion by Des Ekin

2 votes, 2.9%

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