The Confession of Katherine Howard - Suzannah Dunn (2010)
Suzannah Dunn is an author who consistently produces a enjoyable historical novels, and I enjoy her writing, it seems to flow and I can disappear within the book easily.
In this novel, Cat, the cousin of Katherine Howard talks about their childhood together living as wards of the Duchess of Norfolk. When Katherines cousin Anne Boleyn becomes the kings new wife, their status is on the rise and soon Katherine finds herself as the Kings new wife. Once, a wife however her earlier transgressions soon begin to cause her trouble, and questions are raised about the men in her life.
One thing puzzled me throughout the book, in a world where reputation is everything and gossip is repeated in every corner by servants, family and friends, why were the girls not worried that this would be found out? Still I guess, she was only a teenager when things happened, and we know that they are not the most discreet. 3/5
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