Gilt
In the court of King Henry VIII, nothing is free--and love comes at the highest price of all.When Kitty Tylney's best friend, Catherine Howard, worms her way into King Henry VIII's heart and brings Kitty to court, she's thrust into a world filled with fabulous gowns, sparkling jewels, and elegant...
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In the court of King Henry VIII, nothing is free--and love comes at the highest price of all.When Kitty Tylney's best friend, Catherine Howard, worms her way into King Henry VIII's heart and brings Kitty to court, she's thrust into a world filled with fabulous gowns, sparkling jewels, and elegant parties. No longer stuck in Cat's shadow, Kitty's now caught between two men--the object of her affection and the object of her desire. But court is also full of secrets, lies, and sordid affairs, and as Kitty witnesses Cat's meteoric rise and fall as queen, she must figure out how to keep being a good friend when the price of telling the truth could literally be her head.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670013999 (0670013994)
Publish date: May 15th 2012
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pages no: 398
Edition language: English
Series: Untitled
Ich hatte vor Jahren eine „heiße Phase“ was historische Romane angeht, aber dann hatte ich ein paar langweilige dazwischen und ich habe die Lust verloren. Aber „Blutrote Lilien“ von Kathleen Weise hat mich wieder auf den Geschmack gebracht und ich habe mir „Gilt“ vorgenommen. Die Geschichte der 5. E...
4.5 stars... review to come!
I'm a big Tudor fan. Wait, let's start over again. I'm a big Henry VIII fan. Anything to do with his reign I am besotted with. It's just such an amazing period in history that's so rich and full of something that just makes me shiver whenever I think about it. The courts, the dresses, the romances, ...
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I really enjoyed it, i was intrigued by all the gossip, the luxury and lies.