Bring Up the Bodies

Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile, Anne stands starkly exposed. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrify- ing weeks, Anne struggles fiercely in a web of conspiracy while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. --back cover