A review by jmatkinson1
Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife by Alison Weir
5.0
When Katharine is married for the first time her husband is young and unsure. She loves him but her marriage is not blessed with children. When he dies Katharine is an eligible widow and she remarries to a bluff, older nobleman. She dotes on her stepchildren but longs to be a mother herself. When he dies Katharine feels that she can choose her next husband and she falls hard for a powerful man but a more powerful man has his sights on Katharine and she must tread a fine line - duty and her convictions.
This series has been a joy from beginning to end and Weir continues to show her eminent historical scholarship as she writes a fictionalised biography of Henry VIII's final wife. The knowledge of historical fact is woven through with imagined feelings and dialogues so seamlessly and the image of Katharine as little more that a nursemaid is laid to rest. I will miss these novels and look forward to the next challenge.
This series has been a joy from beginning to end and Weir continues to show her eminent historical scholarship as she writes a fictionalised biography of Henry VIII's final wife. The knowledge of historical fact is woven through with imagined feelings and dialogues so seamlessly and the image of Katharine as little more that a nursemaid is laid to rest. I will miss these novels and look forward to the next challenge.