Jane the Quene, Janet Wertman
Jane the Quene, Janet Wertman
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Jane the Quene

Author: Janet Wertman

Narrator: Janet Wertman

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Janet Wertman

Published: 07/14/2022

Synopsis

"One of the Best Books of 2016" - Open Letters Monthly; Finalist, 2016 Novel of the Year - Underground Book Reviews; Semi-Finalist - 2017 M.M. Bennetts AwardAll Jane Seymour wants is a husband; but when she catches the eye of a volatile king, she is pulled deep into the Tudor court's realm of plot and intrigue....England. 1535. Jane Seymour is 27 years old and increasingly desperate to marry and secure her place in the world. When the court visits Wolf Hall, the Seymour ancestral manor, Jane has the perfect opportunity to shine: her diligence, efficiency, and newfound poise are sure to finally attract a suitor.Meanwhile, King Henry VIII is 45 and increasingly desperate for an heir. He changed his country's religion to leave his first wife, a princess of Spain, for Anne Boleyn -- but she too has failed to provide a son. As Henry begins to fear he is cursed, Jane Seymour's honesty and innocence conjure in him the hope of redemption.Thomas Cromwell, an ambitious clerk whose political prowess keeps the King's changing desires satisfied, sees in Jane Seymour the perfect answer to the unrest threatening England: he engineers the plot that ends with Jane becoming the King's third wife. For Jane, who believes herself virtuous and her actions justified, miscarriages early in her marriage shake her confidence. How can a woman who has committed no wrong bear the guilt of how she unseated her predecessor?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha on August 30, 2016

I enjoy the story of an unsung hero (or heroine), and few people fit that bill better than Jane Seymour. Known chiefly for being the wife that managed to bear Henry VIII a son, I was intrigued to discover how an author would give us a more expansive picture of this quiet queen. In addition to her sho......more

Goodreads review by Kavita on May 18, 2019

The third of Henry VIII's wives, very little is actually known about Jane Seymour. Even Elizabeth Norton's biography about Jane left so many gaps that it is impossible to get to know this woman well. She has been portrayed colourless and boring in pretty much every historical fiction or film or TV s......more

Goodreads review by Mercedes on July 18, 2016

In this new book and part one of a Seymour trilogy, Janet Wergman has taken on the unenviable task of turning a “boring” woman into an interesting study. Did the name Plain Jane originally come from her? Any basic study of Henry VIIIs wives tend to give Jane short shrift as the antidote to the excit......more

Goodreads review by Veronica on July 11, 2016

LOVED this book. As a writer of historical faction myself, I couldn't but admire this writer's fascinating take on that old chestnut, the wives of King Henry VIII. Jane the Quene is narrated largely from the point of view of Jane Seymour, though there are great characterizations of Cromwell, Anne Bo......more

Goodreads review by ChillwithabookAWARD on July 20, 2017

Jane The Quene by Janet Wertman has received a Chill with a Book Readers' Award. www.chillwithabook.com Jane The Quene was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following... Were the characters strong and engaging? Was the book well written? Did the plot have you turning the page to find out......more

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