Sisters of Treason
In a court ruled by a paranoid Queen, possessing royal blood can be the gravest crime of all...Fearing traitors amongst her court, the aging Queen Mary orders the execution of her cousin, Lady Jane Grey. Cursed with royal blood her young sisters Katherine and Mary must now face the Tudor court...
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In a court ruled by a paranoid Queen, possessing royal blood can be the gravest crime of all...Fearing traitors amongst her court, the aging Queen Mary orders the execution of her cousin, Lady Jane Grey. Cursed with royal blood her young sisters Katherine and Mary must now face the Tudor court alone.Katherine, a beauty amongst the queen's maids, makes dangerous romantic li
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781405909402 (1405909404)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
After finishing Queen's Gambit, I knew that I had to read Fremantle's take on the unfortunate Grey sisters. (Contains historical facts that may be spoilers to some.)I love the fact that this story is about Katherine and Mary and their lives after the execution of their sister Jane, rather than the m...
Opening in the mid-1500s England, the remaining Grey sisters (Catherine and Mary) are still in mourning after the execution of their elder sister, Lady Jane Grey. Mary Tudor rules England and holds strong, vehemently, to the Catholic faith. Religious executions become, perhaps not normal, but far to...
Jane Grey is executed after reigning only for nine days and her family is left behind tainted as traitors. The remaining Grey sisters grew up in the court under the suspicious eyes of the queen(s) but their mother’s confidante, Levina, looks after them. The story is told by 3 people: Katherine Gr...
When picking up this book, remember to pick up a box of tissue. You're going to need them. I was such an emotional wreck after finishing this book! I can't even count the number of times I cried. Some people might think all of those things to be a sign of a bad book but this novel was far from terri...
The story is told by 3 people: Katherine Grey, Mary Grey and court painter Levina Teerlinc and it worked well for this book. My favourite was definitely Mary and I really wished it could have ended happily for her. Being crook backed definitely didn’t make things easy for her and people can be so cr...
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