Book
The secret keeper : a novel of Kateryn Parr
Call Number
- FICTION BYRD (OSH)
Edition
1st Howard Books trade paperback ed.
Publication Information
New York : Howard Books, 2012.
Physical Description
331 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary
As Juliana accompanies Kateryn Parr to court, Henry's devout sixth queen raises the stakes for all reformers. Support of firebrand Anne Askew puts the queen and her ladies in life-threatening jeopardy, as does the queen's desire to influence her husband's--and the realm's--direction and beliefs. Later, without Henry's strong arm, the court devolves to competition, duplicity, and betrayal. The risks could not be higher as Juliana must choose between love and honor, personal fulfillment and sacrifice. Ultimately, her course is driven by a final kept secret, one that undoes everything she thought she knew.