The Confession of Katherine Howard - Hardcover

Suzannah Dunn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007258291 ISBN 13: 9780007258291

Publisher: Harpercollins, 2010

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The tragic, moving, and gripping story of the ascendanceand fall of Katherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII,and the best friend she nearly dragged down with her

When twelve-year-old Katherine Howard comes to livein the Duchess of Norfolk’s household she could not bemore different than her poor relation, Cat Tilney. Yet,of all their companions, it is Cat, watchful and ambitious, to whom theseemingly frivolous young girl confides. When Katherine is summonedto the royal court at seventeen—to become, months later, the wife ofHenry VIII after he casts off his previous queen—she leaves behind anex-lover, Francis, with whom Cat is soon passionately involved.

But a future that seems assured for the pampered new queen andher maid-in-waiting lasts a brief year and a half, only to be imperiledby improper acts and scandalous allegations of girlhood love affairs.Imprisoned in the Tower and hoping to escape a most terrible fate, afrightened, desperate Katherine relates a version of events that onlyCat recognizes as a lie—as more than one life is threatened by what shealone knows to be the truth about Katherine Howard’s past.

About the Author:

Suzannah Dunn is the author of ten previous books, all of which have been critically acclaimed. She has written three historical novels: The Queen of Subtleties, The Sixth Wife and The Queen's Sorrow. She lives in Shropshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007258291
• ISBN 13: 9780007258291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320