To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn (Ladies in Waiting)

ISBN: 1439183112

Author: Byrd, Sandra

Condition: Used

Sandra Byrd takes readers back to the court of Henry the Eighth in a novel that imagines the life of Anne Boleyns best friend, a young woman whose fortunes depend on the queens.When Anne Boleyns star begins to ascend, of course she takes her best friend Meg Wyatt along for the ride. Life in the court of Henry VIII is thrilling at first, but as Annes favor rises and falls, so does Megs. And though shes pledged her loyalty to Anne no matter what the test, Meg just might lose her greatest love-and her own life-because of it.Megs childhood flirtation with a boy on a neighboring estate turns to true love early on. When he is called to follow the Lord, she turns her back on both the man and his God. Slowly, both woo her back through the heady times of the English reformation. In the midst of drama and intrigue, Meg finds her place in history and follows her own calling to the Lord. Meg and Anne must determine what love really means and what, in this life, is worth dying for.Readers continue to be captivated by the Tudors, that most famous of English ruling families. To Die For seamlessly blends fact and fiction in an unforgettable tale of two fascinating lives and one unshakable faith.