Title: One of the very best "Anne Boleyn" novels ever written
Product review: To my mind, a really good historical, biographical novel deserves to take its place with serious nonfiction. The best that such a novel can do is to imagine the person as he / she might have been, filling in the lacunae that history leaves us. This can do as much for us in imagining the past as history does.This novel is told from the point of view of a servant of Anne Boleyn. She accompanies Anne back home from court after her courtship with Henry Percy is abruptly broken off, and remains with her throughout her life. The story is not entirely historically accurate, but I have rarely seen Anne Boleyn so plausibly brought to life. One of the most interesting angles is that Lofts has Anne argue that she has been perfectly virtuous: she never even kissed Henry until he claimed that he wasn't married. Anne's possible reactions to her sister Mary are also very well done.Well worth reading and pondering for anyone interested in the period.
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