Tarnish
Anne Boleyn is the odd girl out. Newly arrived to the court of King Henry VIII, everything about her seems wrong, from her clothes to her manners to her witty but sharp tongue. So when the dashing poet Thomas Wyatt offers to coach her on how to shine at court - and to convince the whole court...
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Anne Boleyn is the odd girl out. Newly arrived to the court of King Henry VIII, everything about her seems wrong, from her clothes to her manners to her witty but sharp tongue. So when the dashing poet Thomas Wyatt offers to coach her on how to shine at court - and to convince the whole court they're lovers - she accepts. Before long, Anne's popularity has soared, and even
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ISBN:
9781471116971
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Teen,
Love,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
16th Century
Series: Untitled
I’m afraid I was wrong. Wrong about Mary, who never wanted to be better than anyone else; she just wanted to be herself. I’m afraid all the things I’ve said and done will hunt me down and haunt me. Because the thing I’m afraid of is the same thing I told the king would make me happy. The thing I’ve ...
Setting: England, London, Greenwich Palace, Richmond Palace, Bridewell Palace, Hever Castle, Windsor CastleTime: 1523-1525Main characters: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Wyatt - poetFirst paragraph: "A deep breath is all it takes to enter a room.Or to scream.Or both.I stand against a wall, five str...
Very enjoyable -- and I liked that the author chose to focus on a Wyatt romance rather than the more popular one with Henry Percy.
This is Longshore's second book about the wives of Henry VII. This one focuses on Anne Boleyn, his second wife and most famous wife. Just for background knowledge Anne will be the mother of Queen Elizabeth I, but this is the story of her life before being royal.Anne has been banned from court after ...
I enjoyed every word on every page. On the last page I didn't know I was holding my breath, until I read the last sentence and sighed in the delight of a well written story.