The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell paperback book
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin MaxwellIn this energetic re-creation of Anne Boleyn's tragic life -- and death -- Robin Maxwell offers a version of a bawdy and exuberant time filled with lust, betrayal, love, and murder.When young Queen Elizabeth I is entrusted with Anne Boleyn's secret diary, she discovers a magnificent deal about the much-maligned mother she never knew. On learning the truth about her father, Henry VIII, she vows never to relinquish control to any man. But this doesn't prevent Elizabeth from pursuing a torrid love affair with her horsemaster, Robin Dudley -- described with near-shocking candor -- as too are Anne's graphic trysts with a very persistent and lustful Henry. Blending a historian's attention to accuracy with a novelist's artful rendering, Maxwell weaves compelling descriptions of court life and devastating portraits of actual people into her page-turning tale. gentle cover bookHistorical Fiction novelSmoke-free and Pet-free