{"product_id":"six-tudor-queens-katheryn-howard-the-tainted-queen-six-tudor-queens-5-by-alison-weir","title":"Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen: Six Tudor Queens 5 by Alison Weir","description":"\u003cp\u003e''This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction'' THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime'' TRACY BORMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII''s fifth queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her naïveté and her desire to be loved... It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned''\u003cbr\u003eELIZABETH FREMANTLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Alison''s sensitively drawn novel will change everyone''s preconceptions''\u003cbr\u003eSUSAN RONALD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe comes to court. She sings, she dances. She captures the heart of the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Henry knows nothing of Katheryn''s past - one that comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love... and blackmail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth of Henry''s queens.\u003cbr\u003eHer story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount the tale of a vivacious young woman used by powerful men for their own gain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHISTORY TELLS US SHE DIED TOO SOON.\u003cbr\u003eTHIS MESMERISING NOVEL BRINGS HER TO LIFE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life'' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else'' Barbara Erskine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Well researched and engrossing'' Good Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Utterly gripping and endlessly surprising'' Tracy Borman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Hugely enjoyable . . . Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail'' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41942230696010,"sku":"4821n","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/4821n_e1f41ff8-5970-4c6f-b573-1a95b52e730c.jpg?v=1765530680","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/six-tudor-queens-katheryn-howard-the-tainted-queen-six-tudor-queens-5-by-alison-weir","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}