The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Secret Keeper The author of "To Die For" returns to the court of Henry VIII, as a young woman is caught between love and honor. As Juliana learns the secrets of King Henry VIII's court, she faces threats and opposition, learning upsetting truths about her own life.
Full description- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Published: 25 July 2012
- Format: Paperback 331 pages
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- Categories: Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781439183144 ISBN 10: 1439183147
- Sales rank: 245,905
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Full description for The Secret Keeper
The author of "To Die For "returns to the court of Henry VIII, as a young woman is caught between love and honor. What she sees in secret, she may not tell. Mistress Juliana St. John is the lovely, forthright daughter of a prosperous knight's family. Though all expect her to marry the son of her late father's business partner, time and chance interrupt, sending her to the sumptuous but deceptive court of Henry VIII. Sir Thomas Seymour, brother of the late Queen Jane, returns to Wiltshire to conclude his affairs with Juliana's father's estate and chances upon her reading as lector in the local church. He sees instantly that she would fit into the household of the woman he loves and wants most to please, Kateryn Parr. Juliana's mother agrees to have her placed with Parr for a season and Juliana goes, though reluctantly. For she keeps a secret. As Juliana accompanies Kateryn Parr to court, Henry's devout sixth queen raises the stakes for all reformers. Support of firebrand Anne Askew puts the queen and her ladies in life-threatening jeopardy, as does the queen's desire to influence her husband's--and the realm's--direction and beliefs. Later, without Henry's strong arm, the court devolves to competition, duplicity, and betrayal. The risks could not be higher as Juliana must choose between love and honor, personal fulfillment and sacrifice. Ultimately, her course is driven by a final kept secret, one that undoes everything she thought she knew.
