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Clever and compassionate Katherine Parr, Henry V111’s sixth and final wife, survived their four turbulent years of marriage. But when the ambitious and handsome Thomas Seymour won her heart, mere months after the old king’s death, their hasty union undid a lifetime of caution.
Catherine, Duchess of Suffolk, her best friend, is the unwilling witness to the dowager queen’s late-blossoming love. But as she harbours nagging suspicions of Kate’s new husband, it gradually becomes clear that she has her own dark tale to tell. For if Thomas might betray his wife for power, then cool, calculating Cathy might betray her for passion.
In times when the least indiscretion could mean arrest and death, Katherine Parr’s tragedy plays itself out amongst those who loved – and deceived – her most. As events reach their inevitable climax, it becomes clear that Cathy and Kate will risk all in a world where love is a luxury even royalty cannot always afford…
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‘My, what a story… utterly compelling.’ The Times
’Mesmerising and beautifully written.’ Scotsman
’Dunn jettisons all attempts at period language, opting instead for twenty-first-century English. Such a choice is potentially dangerous…but the gamble pays off… This, together with some taut plotting which confines the drama to a small, clearly defined cast, makes the danger and vulnerability on which these Tudor lives were predicated uncomfortably easy to understand.’ TLS
’Dunn is as sharp on historical detail as she is on the workings of the human heart.’ Easy Living
’…a kind of love story that is both moving and believable.’ The Telegraph
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