It takes a writer of Weir's skill to make us believe her fantasia on the established story. Alison Weir gives us a radically different 'Anna of Kleve' - one who is definitely hiding some secrets under her thick, unbecoming German gown. There is an Anne of Cleves we all think we know - the dumpy fourth wife so uninspiring that Henry VIII couldn't even consummate their marriage. 'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian 'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine A charming, spirited woman, she was loved by all who knew her - and even, ultimately, by the King who rejected her. Can this clever, spirited young woman reach out in friendship to the King, and gain his love forever?Īcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new evidence to conjure a startling image of Anna as you've never seen her before. Everyone knows that Henry won't stand for a problem queen.īut rumours of Anna's past are rife at court - dangerous talk that could mark her downfall. The King is in love with a portrait, but the real Anna does not enchant him.
'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' The Times
'Alison Weir transforms Henry VIII's much-maligned fourth wife into a woman of passion, courage and mystery' Tracy BormanĪlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession and Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen, paints a spellbinding portrait of Anna of Kleve, Henry VIII's fourth queen.
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