At the mercy of the queen
Subtitle: a novel of Anne Boleyn
By: Anne Clinard Barnhill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781250005199; 9780312662134
Subjects: Fiction; Court and courtiers; FICTION / Historical; History
Description: "A sweeping tale of sexual seduction and intrigue at the court of Henry VIII, At the Mercy of the Queen is a rich and dramatic debut historical about Madge Shelton, cousin and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn. At the innocent age of fifteen, Lady Margaret Shelton arrives at the court of Henry VIII and quickly becomes the confidante of her cousin, Queen Anne Boleyn. But she soon finds herself drawn into the perilous web of Anne's ambition. Desperate to hold onto the king's waning affection, Anne schemes to have him take her guileless young cousin as mistress, ensuring her husband's new paramour will owe her loyalty to the queen. But Margaret has fallen deeply in love with a handsome young courtier. She is faced with a terrible dilemma: give herself to the king and betray the love of her life or refuse to become his mistress and jeopardize the life of her cousin, Queen Anne. "--