Perfect for anyone fascinated by the Royal Wedding, Netflix's The Crown, or Wolf Hall, this is a pitch-perfect reimagining of the romance and tragedy of Henry VIII and his six wives, told from multiple points of view by some of your favorite authors.If you were one of King Henry VIII's six wives, who would you be? Would you be Anne Boleyn, who literally lost her head? Would you be the subject of rumor and scandal like Catherine Howard? Or would you get away and survive like Anna of Cleves?
Meet them and Henry's other queens--each bound for divorce or death--in this epic and thrilling novel that reads like fantasy but really happened. Watch spellbound as each of these women attempts to survive their unpredictable king as he grows more and more obsessed with producing a male heir. And discover how the power-hungry court fanned the flames of Henry's passions . . . and his most horrible impulses.
Whether you're a huge fan of all things Tudor or new to this jaw-dropping saga, you won't be able to get the unique voices of Henry and his wives--all brought to life by seven award-winning and bestselling authors--out of your head.
This is an intimate look at the royals during one of the most treacherous times in history. Who will you root for and who will you love to hate?
ONE OF THE NYPL TOP TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR "Ambitious and exciting." --Bustle"A clever, feminist reimagining of one of English history's most fascinating moments." --Refinery29"These stories of love, lust, power and intrigue never fail to fascinate." --Shelf Awareness, Starred ReviewWho's Who:M. T. Anderson - Henry VIII
Candace Fleming - Katharine of Aragon, wife #1
Stephanie Hemphill - Anne Boleyn, wife #2
Lisa Ann Sandell - Jane Seymour, wife #3
Jennifer Donnelly - Anna of Cleves, wife #4
Linda Sue Park - Catherine Howard, wife #5
Deborah Hopkinson - Kateryn Parr, wife #6
On sale: May 1, 2018
Age: 12 and up
Grade: Grade 7 & Up
Page count: 416 Pages
ISBN: 9781524716196
Reading level: Lexile: HL750L
M. T. Anderson is the author of
Feed, winner of the
LA Times Book Prize, and
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, winner of the National Book Award, the
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and a Printz Honor. Residence: Cambridge, MA
Jennifer Donnelly is the author of
These Shallow Graves, Revolution, and
A Northern Light, winner of the Carnegie Medal, the
LA Times Book Prize, and a Printz Honor. Residence: Hudson Valley, NY
Candace Fleming is the author of
The Family Romanov, winner of the
LA Times Book Prize and the
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award;
Amelia Lost; and
The Lincolns. Residence: Oak Park, IL
Stephanie Hemphill is the author of
Your Own, Sylvia, a Printz Honor winner, and
Wicked Girls, an
LA Times Book Prize Finalist
. Residence: Naperville, IL
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and an ALA-YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist. Residence: Portland, OR
Linda Sue Park is the author of
A Single Shard, winner of the Newbery Medal, and the bestselling
A Long Walk to Water. Residence: Western NY
Lisa Ann Sandell is the author of
A Map of the Known World, Song of the Sparrow, and
The Weight of the Sky.
Residence: New York, NY
"Romance and intrigue dominate these accounts, as do the frustrations of being female in a time when 'no woman--not even a Queen--can... show her own power'..."—
Shelf Awareness, starred review
