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Je Anne Boleyn #1
Struck With the Dart of Love: Je Anne Boleyn
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
396 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2014
About the author
Sandra Vasoli
6 books41 followersI grew up in a historic area just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US. Being surrounded by some of the oldest houses and buildings in the United States, along with historical reminders of the Revolutionary War, I developed a deep and abiding fascination for all things archival: events, fashion, mannerisms, houses—also words and language. I earned a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University majoring in both Biology and English. Along with graduate studies, I did scientific research for global companies, followed by a long career in human resources for the R&D division of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. My intense focus on people and their behaviors has informed how I develop the characters in my writing.
One of my favorite historical periods is the sixteenth century– primarily the English Tudor dynasty. What could be more engaging and impassioned than the dynamics which ruled the Court of Henry VIII?
With keen fascination for the breathtaking life of Henry’s second queen, Anne Boleyn, I wrote about a love story for the ages. Truth Endures, Anne Boleyn’s Memoir: a novel, tell the tale of of Anne and Henry, a pair matched in brilliance but ultimately tortured by their liaison.
I am a devotee of research via original sources and visit the sites frequented by my stories’ heroes. Viewing letters and documents they touched and wrote, and those read with their own eyes, is a thrill which is hard to describe. Whenever possible, I examine objects which belonged to them so many centuries ago. A moment I’ll never forget was the opportunity to hold the beautiful Book of Hours in which Anne and Henry wrote messages of love to one another. Paramount among thrilling historical exploits was the privilege of visiting the Papal Archives in the Vatican Library twice, to view the original love letters Henry penned to Anne over 480 years ago.
Investigations in the British Library Archives led me to surprising new information about a mysterious letter, which many believe was authored by Anne while imprisoned in the Tower of London awaiting execution. I published my discoveries and the updated findings in a new edition of the nonfiction study, Anne Boleyn’s Letter From the Tower.
I would love to hear from you; you can reach me via Twitter (@queenannefan), Instagram (@sandravasolibooks), Facebook https://www.facebook.com/historicfict..., or email: sandi.vasoli@gmail.com.
One of my favorite historical periods is the sixteenth century– primarily the English Tudor dynasty. What could be more engaging and impassioned than the dynamics which ruled the Court of Henry VIII?
With keen fascination for the breathtaking life of Henry’s second queen, Anne Boleyn, I wrote about a love story for the ages. Truth Endures, Anne Boleyn’s Memoir: a novel, tell the tale of of Anne and Henry, a pair matched in brilliance but ultimately tortured by their liaison.
I am a devotee of research via original sources and visit the sites frequented by my stories’ heroes. Viewing letters and documents they touched and wrote, and those read with their own eyes, is a thrill which is hard to describe. Whenever possible, I examine objects which belonged to them so many centuries ago. A moment I’ll never forget was the opportunity to hold the beautiful Book of Hours in which Anne and Henry wrote messages of love to one another. Paramount among thrilling historical exploits was the privilege of visiting the Papal Archives in the Vatican Library twice, to view the original love letters Henry penned to Anne over 480 years ago.
Investigations in the British Library Archives led me to surprising new information about a mysterious letter, which many believe was authored by Anne while imprisoned in the Tower of London awaiting execution. I published my discoveries and the updated findings in a new edition of the nonfiction study, Anne Boleyn’s Letter From the Tower.
I would love to hear from you; you can reach me via Twitter (@queenannefan), Instagram (@sandravasolibooks), Facebook https://www.facebook.com/historicfict..., or email: sandi.vasoli@gmail.com.
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November 26, 2014
I won this book thanks to the website On The Tudor Trail and Sandra Vasoli.
I want to write an honest review without offending the author hopefully.
Overall the book was wonderfully written from the point of view of Anne Boleyn and her experiences up until her marriage to Henry VIII. It started off a bit slow but became more enjoyable as I read on. At the beginning of the book there were quite a few errors. An example of this would be saying Henry VIII had brown eyes when he had blue. There were some other errors that also kind of threw me off of the story. It was a bit of a distraction. However once you get more into the book it's very enjoyable. You can almost imagine the gowns Anne is wearing and everything she is feeling. I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
My only suggestion to Sandra would be to have someone proofread the next one. Perhaps someone else that she knows with Tudor/Anne Boleyn knowledge too. Most of the facts in this book were accurate however just a couple inaccuracies. Other than that it was a wonderful read that I really enjoyed.
I hope others enjoy it as much as I did.
I want to write an honest review without offending the author hopefully.
Overall the book was wonderfully written from the point of view of Anne Boleyn and her experiences up until her marriage to Henry VIII. It started off a bit slow but became more enjoyable as I read on. At the beginning of the book there were quite a few errors. An example of this would be saying Henry VIII had brown eyes when he had blue. There were some other errors that also kind of threw me off of the story. It was a bit of a distraction. However once you get more into the book it's very enjoyable. You can almost imagine the gowns Anne is wearing and everything she is feeling. I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
My only suggestion to Sandra would be to have someone proofread the next one. Perhaps someone else that she knows with Tudor/Anne Boleyn knowledge too. Most of the facts in this book were accurate however just a couple inaccuracies. Other than that it was a wonderful read that I really enjoyed.
I hope others enjoy it as much as I did.
November 21, 2014
This is a beautifully written, first-person account of Henry VIII’s courtship of Anne Boleyn. The book begins at their first real exchange, and ends at their marriage.
I read it both as a Tudor fan and as someone who seeks to write about them. As a Tudor fan, I loved the details the author included. Vasoli did an immense amount of research – she even visited the Vatican to inspect Henry’s actual love letters – and it really showed. As a Tudor author, I appreciated things like Vasoli’s choice of Lady Margaret Wyatt as a companion to Anne, someone that Anne could talk to and get out of her own head. Few others in Anne’s life could have fulfilled this role as well.
Bottom line: I loved the book.
I have to admit, I wasn’t sure I would. I have had Anne Boleyn’s voice inside my head since I was eight years old, and I tend to dislike accounts in the first person narrative for that reason. But I have to say, Vasoli’s skill made first-person the right choice: it got us deeper into the story, more intimately than third person would have.
[Spoiler alert: I’m about to get a little specific about certain choices the author made, stop reading now if you prefer to be swept along by the tale….]
Vasoli was also able to overcome my tendency to dismiss accounts that in any way go against my long-seated beliefs: she managed to not only keep me hooked but even open my mind. Specifically, I have always believed that Anne did not cede her virginity to Henry until they were in Calais – even after her ennoblement as Marquess of Pembroke. But Vasoli created a compelling alternative and made me see how Anne could have given into the temptation right before they left for Calais, then agreed to live as husband and wife with him in Calais and beyond.
Most important, Vasoli is the first author I’ve read who made Calais as magical as it deserved to be. No one else has ever come close. Of course, this required that she gloss over the insult of Francois suggesting that his mistress greet Anne, since his wife and his sister had refused or were “unavailable.” But Vasoli was right to do so. As readers, we would not have been able to suspend our indignation enough to appreciate the grand scale of Anne’s triumph.
My one complaint? That the sequel was not immediately at hand – I cannot wait to immerse myself in the next installment of this compelling story!
I read it both as a Tudor fan and as someone who seeks to write about them. As a Tudor fan, I loved the details the author included. Vasoli did an immense amount of research – she even visited the Vatican to inspect Henry’s actual love letters – and it really showed. As a Tudor author, I appreciated things like Vasoli’s choice of Lady Margaret Wyatt as a companion to Anne, someone that Anne could talk to and get out of her own head. Few others in Anne’s life could have fulfilled this role as well.
Bottom line: I loved the book.
I have to admit, I wasn’t sure I would. I have had Anne Boleyn’s voice inside my head since I was eight years old, and I tend to dislike accounts in the first person narrative for that reason. But I have to say, Vasoli’s skill made first-person the right choice: it got us deeper into the story, more intimately than third person would have.
[Spoiler alert: I’m about to get a little specific about certain choices the author made, stop reading now if you prefer to be swept along by the tale….]
Vasoli was also able to overcome my tendency to dismiss accounts that in any way go against my long-seated beliefs: she managed to not only keep me hooked but even open my mind. Specifically, I have always believed that Anne did not cede her virginity to Henry until they were in Calais – even after her ennoblement as Marquess of Pembroke. But Vasoli created a compelling alternative and made me see how Anne could have given into the temptation right before they left for Calais, then agreed to live as husband and wife with him in Calais and beyond.
Most important, Vasoli is the first author I’ve read who made Calais as magical as it deserved to be. No one else has ever come close. Of course, this required that she gloss over the insult of Francois suggesting that his mistress greet Anne, since his wife and his sister had refused or were “unavailable.” But Vasoli was right to do so. As readers, we would not have been able to suspend our indignation enough to appreciate the grand scale of Anne’s triumph.
My one complaint? That the sequel was not immediately at hand – I cannot wait to immerse myself in the next installment of this compelling story!
June 9, 2014
There were no ratings and no reviews for this book on Goodreads or LibraryThing!! Why?? Must have been a lack of publicity!!! This book is a great book about a great love affair. I liked hearing Anne’s thoughts and feelings as she is falling in love. I thought that this book was well done and moved quickly. It kept my interest and was not boring. I enjoyed reading and learning about the hunts. I thought that this was a very romantic story. This might be more fancy than fact, but it makes for a good story!!
It would have made more sense to read this before I read the Lady in The Tower, but too late for that!! Review on that to come soon. I liked this book better than some of the other Tudor books that I have read. I give this one a 4 out of 5 stars!!! I will be looking out for the next book also!!
It would have made more sense to read this before I read the Lady in The Tower, but too late for that!! Review on that to come soon. I liked this book better than some of the other Tudor books that I have read. I give this one a 4 out of 5 stars!!! I will be looking out for the next book also!!
November 25, 2014
I liked this despite its audacity
We're severely limited in knowing what went on in the mind of most players in the Tudor dramas but access to the extant correspondence might help. In any case Vasoli can make an argument from her reading of the letters that she has some special insight. I agree that the idyllic relationships between Anne and her parents appear unlikely at best...even H and A should have had more rough times than indicated here but the politics seem well represented. What comes next of course will let us know if Vasoli's picture of Anne's temperament has any chance of holding up. The side HX is worthy.
We're severely limited in knowing what went on in the mind of most players in the Tudor dramas but access to the extant correspondence might help. In any case Vasoli can make an argument from her reading of the letters that she has some special insight. I agree that the idyllic relationships between Anne and her parents appear unlikely at best...even H and A should have had more rough times than indicated here but the politics seem well represented. What comes next of course will let us know if Vasoli's picture of Anne's temperament has any chance of holding up. The side HX is worthy.
May 19, 2016
Anne Boleyn has captured the imagination of writers and the hearts of readers since her death over 400 years ago. Unfortunately, she has most often been depicted as one-dimensional with the author highlighting only those personality traits that seem the most dramatic. In Sanda Vasoli's hands, the true Anne finally comes to life as a fully developed and fully complex woman.
Vasoli creates a vivid portrait of the early days of the love affair between the vivacious and exotic Anne and her paramour, the glorious King of England, in stunning detail. Each scene is carefully crafted to bring the heady atmosphere of the English Court alive without the clutter of info dumps or over elaborate descriptions. Anne is shown to be witty and intelligent, charismatic and enchanting, but Vasoli never shies away from the less attractive characteristics and behaviors that she and many of her contemporaries were guilty of. The king, himself, is once again the golden prince of Christendom rather than the oafish tyrant he is portrayed as in many retellings.
Vasoli's painstaking research is obvious and she has treated this historical love story with great care. I found this novel to be both delightful and thought provoking and I look forward to the end of Anne's story in the second novel: Truth Endures.
Vasoli creates a vivid portrait of the early days of the love affair between the vivacious and exotic Anne and her paramour, the glorious King of England, in stunning detail. Each scene is carefully crafted to bring the heady atmosphere of the English Court alive without the clutter of info dumps or over elaborate descriptions. Anne is shown to be witty and intelligent, charismatic and enchanting, but Vasoli never shies away from the less attractive characteristics and behaviors that she and many of her contemporaries were guilty of. The king, himself, is once again the golden prince of Christendom rather than the oafish tyrant he is portrayed as in many retellings.
Vasoli's painstaking research is obvious and she has treated this historical love story with great care. I found this novel to be both delightful and thought provoking and I look forward to the end of Anne's story in the second novel: Truth Endures.
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October 29, 2014This was Sandra Vasoli's first novel and I must applaude her , for the task she took on was by no means an easy feat. The story of Anne Boleyn has been told in every which way possible except from the perspective of Anne Boleyn. This is exactly what Sandra Vasoli has done here in this eloquently written, well researched historical book of fiction. She will dazzle you with wit and charm and the romantic intricacies and delights shared between Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII. It is almost told in journal form straight from the mouth of Anne. Bravo! Look forward to the next book in this series!
March 25, 2022
Really not sure
It's so difficult to portray poor Anne, fully formed and with warmth and compassion, when the records of her life were overwhelmed with her final days and the trumped up charges created by those desperate to be rid of her. Millions of us find this period of our history captivating, how did this rather plain-ish, supposedly shrewish woman fascinate a King to the point where he gave her everything at great cost to himself and his wife.. the answer has to be passionate love.. but to be able to turn away and kill her.. it intrigues.
It's an effort to make her more realistic, but she comes across as a little wooden and flat, self-centred and artificial, unfortunately not warm and likeable particularly.. all the things that were claimed by those seeking to discredit her are here as a part of her character; and yet we know that many of these records were written either much later and therefore are coloured in with knowledge of her fate, or, are recorded by those who saw her as the usurper stealing Queen Katherine's husband and crown.. rigid in their Catholic faith and unwilling to bend.. are these accounts which accurately and truthfully reflect Anne the woman, Anne who inspired a King to break from Rome at a time where religious beliefs were far more important than now? Unlikely.
Take for instance Chapuys he wrote extensively about the situation and yet we have to remember that he was, firstly, employed by Katherines nephew, secondly, an accomplished ambassador a job that requires the skills and dexterity to manipulate not only people but how you portray a situation to ensure your own safety and continued employment. Never was he going to rave about the woman who had made Henry cast aside Katherine. His accounts are heavily biased and frequently inaccurate, whether deliberately or to cover up the truth or because he'd been swayed by rumours we'll never know.
I am somehow unconvinced that this Anne captivated Henry.. and I find his character hard to get to grips with in this novel. His irascibility increased, after a couple of later falls but also, with age but Henry didn't like to be denied anything and he doesn't seem to be particularly emotionally anything except tearful with Anne. Early days or not, Henry didn't like to be denied or refused.. why do we not really see any of this side of him?
I don't know that I needed the gown with the slit, and how he pleasured her at dinner, inserted into the story along with a couple of other unnecessarily detailed bits. It cheapened it.. Anne earlier references "the special skills she learnt at court" so she could please a man without compromising her maidenhead.. this is left entirely to the readers imagination to fill in her actions as it should so I don't think understand why we suddenly go into unproven extremes like this when you were so carefully vague everywhere else.. I found it bit distasteful really.. I don't object to the sex just that the tone of this book to then appears to be an attempt to capture the real Anne, fiction because we have to guess much of her life, and yet we suddenly switch to modern Mills and Boon smutty novels only to revert back to historical fiction based on fact.
Obviously if you have concrete proof of that I am happy to rescind this part of the review but I'd like to see the evidence and know who recorded it.. I'm not just taking it as true without.
It's so difficult to portray poor Anne, fully formed and with warmth and compassion, when the records of her life were overwhelmed with her final days and the trumped up charges created by those desperate to be rid of her. Millions of us find this period of our history captivating, how did this rather plain-ish, supposedly shrewish woman fascinate a King to the point where he gave her everything at great cost to himself and his wife.. the answer has to be passionate love.. but to be able to turn away and kill her.. it intrigues.
It's an effort to make her more realistic, but she comes across as a little wooden and flat, self-centred and artificial, unfortunately not warm and likeable particularly.. all the things that were claimed by those seeking to discredit her are here as a part of her character; and yet we know that many of these records were written either much later and therefore are coloured in with knowledge of her fate, or, are recorded by those who saw her as the usurper stealing Queen Katherine's husband and crown.. rigid in their Catholic faith and unwilling to bend.. are these accounts which accurately and truthfully reflect Anne the woman, Anne who inspired a King to break from Rome at a time where religious beliefs were far more important than now? Unlikely.
Take for instance Chapuys he wrote extensively about the situation and yet we have to remember that he was, firstly, employed by Katherines nephew, secondly, an accomplished ambassador a job that requires the skills and dexterity to manipulate not only people but how you portray a situation to ensure your own safety and continued employment. Never was he going to rave about the woman who had made Henry cast aside Katherine. His accounts are heavily biased and frequently inaccurate, whether deliberately or to cover up the truth or because he'd been swayed by rumours we'll never know.
I am somehow unconvinced that this Anne captivated Henry.. and I find his character hard to get to grips with in this novel. His irascibility increased, after a couple of later falls but also, with age but Henry didn't like to be denied anything and he doesn't seem to be particularly emotionally anything except tearful with Anne. Early days or not, Henry didn't like to be denied or refused.. why do we not really see any of this side of him?
I don't know that I needed the gown with the slit, and how he pleasured her at dinner, inserted into the story along with a couple of other unnecessarily detailed bits. It cheapened it.. Anne earlier references "the special skills she learnt at court" so she could please a man without compromising her maidenhead.. this is left entirely to the readers imagination to fill in her actions as it should so I don't think understand why we suddenly go into unproven extremes like this when you were so carefully vague everywhere else.. I found it bit distasteful really.. I don't object to the sex just that the tone of this book to then appears to be an attempt to capture the real Anne, fiction because we have to guess much of her life, and yet we suddenly switch to modern Mills and Boon smutty novels only to revert back to historical fiction based on fact.
Obviously if you have concrete proof of that I am happy to rescind this part of the review but I'd like to see the evidence and know who recorded it.. I'm not just taking it as true without.
October 9, 2020
Ugh okay I have to say this. And don’t think I’m happy about it, cause I only want success for my Tudor-loving peeps.
Remember when Anne Boleyn had a perfectly healthy relationship, was well liked, and did nothing wrong?
...yeah me either.
I genuinely enjoy my other encounters listening to Vasoli speaking about Anne, so I was excited to give her book on Henry and Anne’s relationship a try. But it just felt like this was a little too idealized.This is definitely a version of their relationship, but ultimately not a realistic one.
Remember when Anne Boleyn had a perfectly healthy relationship, was well liked, and did nothing wrong?
...yeah me either.
I genuinely enjoy my other encounters listening to Vasoli speaking about Anne, so I was excited to give her book on Henry and Anne’s relationship a try. But it just felt like this was a little too idealized.This is definitely a version of their relationship, but ultimately not a realistic one.
April 19, 2019
I tried and tried to get into this book. I really love Anne Boleyn but this one just wasn't for me.
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January 30, 2026I don't know how to feel about this book. It was a good book, but I'm not sure if I liked it or not.
October 17, 2014
Anne Boleyn admittedly has been done to death when it comes historical fiction, their are a ton of books out of there featuring her in some way, and i must admit, their was a slight part of me that was a little apprehensive before reading this book, however not long after starting it i realised i had no reason to feel apprehensive at all.
What i really liked about this book was it's told purely from Anne's view- not an easy portrayal for any writer, but Sandra Vasoli gets it perfectly spot on in my view, because Anne does not come across as a completely innocent 100% perfect person, which of course would be the easiest thing to do. Here however, we see Anne's fiery temper, her sharp tongue and her ability to use her alluring and captivating charisma to her advantage. We also however, see her admit her faults, realise her errors and try to control her sharp tongue and hot temper. We also see Anne in a caring capacity, such as when one of her servants is dying of the sweating sickness epidemic. We see her devotion to religion, and her support of William Tyndale, who is considered a heretic for his challenging of the Catholic Church. And we also the family orientated Anne, upset at the rumored whispers that surround her sister Mary, her close relationship with her brother that was twisted against them, and a seemingly sweet relationship with her mother. Who knows if these where the case- but it's a refreshing contrast, to the cold, cruel and distant portrayal we get of Anne's parents of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' or 'The Tudors'.
The story takes place between Henry first becoming properly aware of Anne, through to their marriage, on the way we see their relationship grow from strength to strength, the rise of the Boleyn faction, the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey,and the break with Rome, The story touches upon her education at the court of Margaret of Austria, her service to Queen Claude of France and her relationship and admiration for one of the finest figures of the French Renaissance and one of the large players in the Reformation Marguerite of Navarre. Another aspect of this book that i thoroughly enjoyed was the mention of Henry's "Bayne Tower" at Hampton Court Palace, the bath he had installed their and the sophisticated water system he in placed their- for someone who works in heritage, this is a lovely bonus :).
This book alongside Sarah Morris's "Le Temps Viendra; Vol I and II" are some of the best historical fiction books written- at least where Anne Boleyn is concerned. I eagerly await part 2
What i really liked about this book was it's told purely from Anne's view- not an easy portrayal for any writer, but Sandra Vasoli gets it perfectly spot on in my view, because Anne does not come across as a completely innocent 100% perfect person, which of course would be the easiest thing to do. Here however, we see Anne's fiery temper, her sharp tongue and her ability to use her alluring and captivating charisma to her advantage. We also however, see her admit her faults, realise her errors and try to control her sharp tongue and hot temper. We also see Anne in a caring capacity, such as when one of her servants is dying of the sweating sickness epidemic. We see her devotion to religion, and her support of William Tyndale, who is considered a heretic for his challenging of the Catholic Church. And we also the family orientated Anne, upset at the rumored whispers that surround her sister Mary, her close relationship with her brother that was twisted against them, and a seemingly sweet relationship with her mother. Who knows if these where the case- but it's a refreshing contrast, to the cold, cruel and distant portrayal we get of Anne's parents of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' or 'The Tudors'.
The story takes place between Henry first becoming properly aware of Anne, through to their marriage, on the way we see their relationship grow from strength to strength, the rise of the Boleyn faction, the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey,and the break with Rome, The story touches upon her education at the court of Margaret of Austria, her service to Queen Claude of France and her relationship and admiration for one of the finest figures of the French Renaissance and one of the large players in the Reformation Marguerite of Navarre. Another aspect of this book that i thoroughly enjoyed was the mention of Henry's "Bayne Tower" at Hampton Court Palace, the bath he had installed their and the sophisticated water system he in placed their- for someone who works in heritage, this is a lovely bonus :).
This book alongside Sarah Morris's "Le Temps Viendra; Vol I and II" are some of the best historical fiction books written- at least where Anne Boleyn is concerned. I eagerly await part 2
June 13, 2015
It's ambitious to write a trilogy about Anne Boleyn, since her story is so well known among Tudor enthusiasts. But this first installment of the trilogy is a good one, with impressive detail. My only concern is that Anne is portrayed "too" nicely.... and perhaps unrealistically at points. Overall an entertaining and engaging first novel in the series, and I'm looking forward to the rest.
June 22, 2016
Great read!!!
Great read about the rise of Anne Boleyn told from her point of view. Lovers of the Tudors and especially Anne will enjoy this book.
Great read about the rise of Anne Boleyn told from her point of view. Lovers of the Tudors and especially Anne will enjoy this book.
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