“This is a stunning, engaging, comprehensive and convincing novel. Weir’s fictional Anne is ferociously smart and guilty of nothing but craving the power that’s rightfully hers to claim.” -NPR “A persuasive attempt to restore the humanity of a tragic, misrepresented figure, one of history’s original nasty women. “As always, Weir demonstrates a keen eye for crafting dramatic scenes of beautiful, accurate detail, instilling in the reader a vivid sense of being there.” - BooklistĪnne Boleyn, A King's Obsession: A Novel (Six Tudor Queens) “One of historical fiction’s most compelling and exciting portraits of the enduringly fascinating and mysterious Anne Boleyn.” -Lancashire Evening Post Weir’s fictional Anne is ferociously smart and guilty of nothing but craving the power that's rightfully hers to claim.” -NPR “A tragic, misrepresented figure, one of history’s original nasty women. This tale of Anne’s ascent and demise cannot escape comparisons with Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall series.” -The Times psychologically penetrating.” - Historical Novels Review page-turning biographical fiction, hauntingly and beautifully told. Praise for Anne Boleyn, A King’s Obession While history tells of how Anne Boleyn died, this compelling new novel reveals how fully she lived. Anne’s rejection only intensifies Henry’s pursuit, but in the absence of a male heir-and given an aging Queen Katherine-the opportunity to elevate and protect the Boleyn family, and to exact vengeance on her envious detractors, is too tempting for Anne to resist, even as it proves to be her undoing. When the King of England himself, Henry VIII, asks Anne to be his mistress, she spurns his advances-reminding him that he is a married man who has already conducted an affair with her sister, Mary. She also begins to understand the inequalities and indignities suffered by her gender.Īnne isn’t completely inured to the longings of the heart, but her powerful family has ambitious plans for her future that override any wishes of her own.

There, and later in France, Anne thrives, preferring to absorb the works of progressive writers rather than participate in courtly flirtations. This strategic move on the part of her opportunistic father also becomes a chance for the girl to grow and discover herself. In this second novel of Alison Weir’s epic Six Tudor Queens series, the acclaimed author and historian weaves exciting new research into the story of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s most infamous wife, a woman ahead of her time whose very life-and death-forever changed a nation.īorn into a noble English family, Anne is barely a teenager when she is sent from her family’s Hever Castle to serve at the royal court of the Netherlands.

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