Perfect for anyone playing the Six soundtrack on repeat who wants to discover more about the six wives of Henry VIII! This is an edge-of-your-seat reimagining of the romance and tragedy that defined them, told from multiple points of view by award-winning and bestselling 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? The subject of rumor and scandal like Catherine Howard? Or would you survive like Anna of Cleves?
Meet all Henry's queens--each bound for divorce or death--in this epic novel that reads like fantasy but really happened. Watch spellbound as each wife attempts to survive their unpredictable king as he grows 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.
Brought to life by seven award-winning and bestselling authors, here is an intimate look at the royals during one of the most treacherous times in history, perfect for anyone fascinated by Britain's Royal Family or Netflix's
The Crown.
"Ambitious and exciting." --Bustle"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
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 Sibert Honor Book. 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 and
The Weight of the Sky.Residence: New York, NY
