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The Girl Who Would Be Queen
Sourcebooks Landmark
March 2010
On Sale: March 1, 2010
400 pages
ISBN: 1402229968
EAN: 9781402229961
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Historical
This eloquent novel explores Queen Elizabeth's life as a
child and teenager, opening just before Henry VIII dies and
ending when she is nearly 20. Growing up in the shadow of
her mother, Anne Boleyn, young Princess Elizabeth has become
adept at dodging the constant political games and royal
whims that ensure her situation is never secure. When her
distant father, tyrannical King Henry VIII, dies, the future
brightens for Elizabeth. She is taken in by Henry's last
wife, Katherine Parr, whose new husband is Tom Seymour, the
uncle of Elizabeth's brother, the new king. Seymour,
however, is playing a risky game. Marrying a widowed queen
is one thing, flirting with the king's daughter and second
in line to the throne is another. As the adolescent
Elizabeth finds herself dangerously attracted to him,
tragedy looms ahead for her and her kingdom, and she is
forced to face her future alone.
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