The Kiss of the Concubine
* The Kiss of the Concubine is on a Kindle Countdown deal this week. Don't miss it! *
28th January 1547. It is almost midnight and the cream of the English nobility hold their breath as King Henry VIII prepares to face his God. As the royal physicians wring their hands and Archbishop Cranmer gallops through the frigid night, two dispossessed princesses pray for their father’s soul and a boy, soon to be king, snivels into his velvet sleeve. Time slows, and dread settles around the royal bed, the candles dip and something stirs in the darkness … something, or someone, who has come to tell the king it is time to pay his dues.
The Kiss of the Concubine is the story of Anne Boleyn, second of Henry VIII’s queens.
Praise for The Kiss of the Concubine:
“While maintaining Anne's trademark cunning and wit, Arnopp also gives her qualities some might not associate with her - passion, curiosity, sensitivity, and even self-consciousness. She also takes many of the well known incidents in Anne's life and paints them differently - rather than trying to manipulate others or to gain power at all costs, Anne is at the mercy of her emotions at times. We don't often see this; we don't often think of Anne Boleyn falling victim to the occasional case of the blues. We expect every move to be calculated, every tear to be forced. But what if.....just what if....Anne really was feeling as sad or as angry as she acted....and not because she was afraid of losing a crown but because she was afraid of losing the man she loved?”
~ Kelly G., 5* Amazon Review
“I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. We also see another side of Henry VIII! This whole series by Judith Arnopp is well worth reading- the Tudor era in royal history at its best!”
~ Valerie G., 5* Amazon Review
“The version of Anne created by Ms Arnopp is believable, sympathetic and most importantly - totally plausible. We discover a woman who knows her own mind but is no harpie, a woman in love who desires a family of her own, who is pressured into producing princes. I loved the interpretation of Anne as being in love with Henry but also afraid of losing his love. Their famous spats and quarrels are wonderfully written, on Anne's part motivated by crippling jealousy that the man she loves has strayed. ”
~ Grace Elliot, 5* Goodreads Review
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thank you so much for choosing The Kiss of the Concubine as your Book of the week. i am chuffed to bits xx
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome, Judith! xx
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