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The Confessions Of Katherine Howard (2000)

by Suzannah Dunn(Favorite Author)

3.18 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0007340346 (ISBN13: 9780007340347)

languge

English

genre

Romance

review 1: Suzannah Dunn's writing is very direct, never fussy, just the necessities for setting the mood. This said, her books have a "slap in the face" quality that fits her choice of historical subjects. The horrors of the times is stark. The politics are never romanticized. Some may not appreciate these qualities, but I love the impact of her books on me. I feel like I have truly visited and observed an era not my own.
review 2: The following review could be thought by some to contain spoilers, so do not read on if you are planning to read the book and want to be surprised. This is an enjoyable book. It exposes once again the shallowness of the second Tudor king and his sycophantic retinue, eager to curry his favor and to advance their own positions. Told i... moren the first person, it puts the reader right in the middle of the 16th century action. I think Ms. Dunn has done a fine job of showing the true (as far as we know it) personality of Katherine Howard, and why everyone around her was attracted to her. The story seems more authentic when Ms. Dunn allows the narrator (Cat Tylney) to show her character to be somewhat less than exemplary by exposing the affair between the Queen and Thomas Culpeper. This was in an attempt (singularly unsuccessful in the long run) to free her own lover, Francis Dereham, from the Tower and an almost certain death sentence. As it was, the exposure resulted in the deaths of Queen Katherine, Thomas Culpeper, and Francis, the latter performed in the grisly manner reserved for those convicted of treason. One wonders how the medieval mind could possibly convict Francis (who never had sex with Katherine after she was Queen) of treason. Once again we see the immaturity of Henry, who after all took the fortune that his father Henry VII had left in the treasury, and spent it all, very nearly bankrupting the kingdom. Ms. Dunn brings this all to mind in first person intimacy. I give this book a rating of 8 out of 10. less

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