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The Secret Bride (In The Court of Henry VIII #1)

Diane Haeger

Paperback | Pages: 398 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 4256 Users | 184 Reviews

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Title	:	The Secret Bride (In The Court of Henry VIII #1)
Author	:	Diane Haeger
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 398 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2008 by Berkley Books
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. English History. Tudor Period. Romance. European Literature. British Literature

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For fans of The Tudors comes a captivating drama about the only woman who could defy Henry VIII -and keep her life.

Mary Tudor, the headstrong younger sister of the ruthless King Henry VIII, has always been her brother's favorite-but now she is also an important political bargaining chip. When she is promised to the elderly, ailing King Louis of France, a heartbroken Mary accepts her fate, but not before extracting a promise from her brother: When the old king dies, her next marriage shall be solely of her choosing. For Mary has a forbidden passion, and is determined, through her own cunning, courage, and boldness, to forge her own destiny.

The Secret Bride is the triumphant tale of one extraordinary woman who meant to stay true to her heart and live her life just as her royal brother did- by her own rules...

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Original Title:	The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII
ISBN:	0451223136 (ISBN13: 9780451223135)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.dianehaeger.com/my_books/secret_bride/default.aspx
Series:	In The Court of Henry VIII #1
Characters:	Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Mary Tudor, Queen of France

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I found this book fascinating! Knowing next to nothing about Mary Tudor myself, this book helped me picture everything that happened. As much as I dislike the phrase, it really brought history alive.

I love a good story about anything Henry VIII / Tudors / France, especially when I'm learning something new about a lesser known Tudor. This novel about Henry VIII's sister who married the aging and ill French king for duty, only to choose her second husband for love, didn't disappoint. Mary is a strong character--strong-willed, mindful of her duty / place in society, and romantically inclined--not unlike her more famous brother, Henry VIII. Recommended for readers who love historical fiction.

Even imagining that Mary and Charles looked like Gabrielle Anwar and Henry Cavill from The Tudors doesn't make this book work. The writing's just plain bad. Their actual story is fascinating; it's one of those romances that really needs to be tackled by a good writer. Someone good also needs to tackle the story of Henry VIII and Mary's sister Margaret, who married into Scotland and got a divorce when her own brother couldn't, but I digress.

Blah...I am interested in Mary's story, but this version is not going to do it for me. Uninspired dialogue and heavy handed forshadowing at the end of every chapter. Moving on...

Ms. Haeger's characters are flat and her plot as threadbare as one of Catherine of Aragon's dresses. She also doesn't hesitate to dust off every ridiculous romance novel cliche she can get her hands on.The worst part of this book for me, though, was how Ms. Haeger seems to go out of her way to deliberately introduce factual errors into her books that pull even a moderately knowledgeable reader right out of the story. I know, I know: it's horrifically unfair for me to expect that the writer would

I really loved this book, so well written