Synopsis
A Boleyn woman is no stranger to secrets...
At twelve years old, Kate Carey attends her aunt, Queen Anne Boleyn, to the scaffold. Horrified by what she witnesses, Kate is convinced that King Henry VIII has sent an innocent woman to a terrible death.
As the Boleyns fall from favour, Kate serves her now motherless cousin, the young Lady Elizabeth. Bound by Boleyn blood, the two girls are like sisters, until Kate marries for love - and leaves a jealous Elizabeth behind.
At court, Kate cannot ignore the sly looks thrown her way, nor the whispers behind her back. Only when her mother, Mary, lies dying, does she learn the life-shattering truth that the Boleyns have been hiding for years.
It is a secret that will haunt Kate throughout her life, as her family flee into exile, only returning home when Elizabeth becomes queen. But the bond between the Boleyn cousins will never be the same again...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781035416240
- Number of pages: 560
- Dimensions: 236 x 156 x 50 mm
- Weight: 814g
- Languages: English
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An lesser known Tudor and a quiet secret
A secret that isn’t really a secret and doesn’t make much of an impact when it is revealed, only Alison Weir can keep me gripped enough to keep reading in ... READ MORE
A fascinating look at the life of one of the lesser known Boleyn family
I’m a big fan of Tudor fact and fiction so I was always going to enjoy this book, which follows Katherine ‘Kate’ Carey from the age of twelve as she moves ... READ MORE
Excellent balance of research and imagination for entertaining historical fiction
The Tudors seem to be the stars of an inexhaustible supply of historical novels and Catherine Carey offers particularly interesting possibilities. She was ... READ MORE
Enjoyable story
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story, i love reading about the Tudor/Elizabethan age and this was a fascinating imagining of what could have happened to... READ MORE
A brilliant insight into the Elizabethan reign
The Boleyn SecretAlison Weir
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A brilliant insight into the Elizabethan reign
I have read a few Alison Weir books years ago and always thoug... READ MORE
Great historian writes fiction
Kate Carey is just twelve year old when she witnesses her aunt Queen Anne executed. Although she is preferred at court Kate does not understand why until ... READ MORE
A fantastic edition to Weir's stories about Tudor England!
The Boleyn Secret follows Kate Carey, niece of Anne Boleyn, from her childhood, where she witnessed the death of her aunt, until her death.
The story s... READ MORE
Enjoyable but long
I find the Tudor period fascinating and premise of this book had so much potential; Anne Boleyn’s niece, Kate Carey, carrying a dangerous secret throughout... READ MORE
Read all books, really knows her Tudor era
I have read all of Alison weirs non fictional works after buying The Lady Elizabeth I. stocked bookshop in Sydney while backpacking. I went on to read the ... READ MORE
As Delicious as Marchpane
A new Alison Weir novel is to me what marchpane was to Queen Elizabeth I: delightful.
Our foremost female historian applies her expert knowledge and sto... READ MORE
Absolutely Loved
Now this isn’t a heart thumping epic tale of history but a very interesting telling through the eyes of someone we don’t often hear from/ about.
I’ve love... READ MORE
A solid and compelling novel for fans of Tudor/Elizabethan historical fiction
In The Boleyn Secret, Alison Weir draws on research, legend and creative license to tell the story of Katherine ‘Kate’ Carey, daughter of Mary Boleyn and n... READ MORE
A little-known Boleyn girl tells her story
Set in Henry VIII’s time and later, this is a story of religious persecution and a family trying to survive the vagaries of the time. Protestants or Cathol... READ MORE
Historical novel set across Southern ENGLAND / LONDON
#Audiobook narrated by Genevieve Gaunt, who does a great job of finding different voices for the characters, both male and female.
Ever since school, wh... READ MORE
A book I couldn’t put down.
A fascinating look into the life of this forgotten Boleyn. I was captured from the beginning to the end.
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Fresh perspective on Tudor history
There are many novels about the Tudors but this offers a fresh perspective as we see events through the eyes of Kate Carey, daughter of Mary Boleyn. From t... READ MORE
Well researched and written
A fictional account of the life of Katherine Carey, daughter of Mary Boleyn.This a very long book but a thoroughly interesting and absorbing one. It’s ver... READ MORE
Another lesser-known Tudor courtier explored
Alison Weir has written so much about the Tudors, you'd think she'd have run out of stories by now. She hasn't.
The Boleyn Secret continues Weir's habit... READ MORE
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