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Dear Ms. Dunn,
As I go back to write this letter, I find myself torn about this book. On the one hand, the back blurb does state that it will be about the last years of Katherine Parr, after she was widowed by Henry VIII and married a fourth husband, this time for love. And it is and we do see her quieter life in the countryside far from the intrigues of court. These are momentous times, filled with larger than life people about whom we still wish to read and about whom we still want to know. Yet, we learn little about what Katherine thought of these events. Yes, I know I’m not making much sense here. I want my cake and still want to be able to eat it too.
I like the use of Catherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk as teller of tale. Some things must remain a mystery to readers until later in the book or, due to lack of historical records, might not be able to be guessed at all so she will act as a conduit for us so that these unknowns can remain so. She was a historical personage …
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