The Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn

ISBN: 0060591587

Author: Dunn, Suzannah

Condition: New

Anne Boleyn and Lucy Cornwallis: queen andconfectioner, fatefully linked in a courtrife with intrigue and treacheryShe was the dark-eyed English beauty who captivated King Henry VIII, only to die at his behest three years after they were married. She was both manipulator and pawn, a complex, misunderstood mélange of subtlety and fire. Her name was Anne Boleyn.In The Queen of Subtleties, Suzannah Dunn reimagines the rise and fall of the tragic queen through two alternating voices: that of Anne herself, who is penning a letter to her young daughter on the eve of her execution, and Lucy Cornwallis, the kings confectioner. An employee of the highest status, Lucy is responsible for creating the sculpted sugar centerpieces that adorn each of the feasts marking Annes ascent in the kings favor. They also share another link of which neither woman is aware: the lovely Mark Smeaton, wunderkind musician-the innocent on whom, ultimately, Annes downfall hinges.