Review: What the Wives Were Thinking...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2012
Ever wonder what each wife of Henry VIII may have been thinking at the time of their death? Well, Ms. Arnopp answers that question in this well done short story. There are only 6 VERY short chapters (one for each wife), and they are all the final thoughts of the wives of one of England's most notorious monarchs.Anne of Cleves and Katherine Parr were the only two women to survive being married to Henry. For Anne, we read her thoughts at the time she learned her marriage to Henry was to be annulled, and for Katherine, we read her thoughts at the time of Henry's death. Of course this is purely fiction, but I think the author gets pretty close to what each of these women may have been  thinking when brought to their lowest. I've read many books about Henry and his women, and though each chapter was extremely short, they were very well done and each voice rang true to the characteristics I've come to associate with each woman.