Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey

For three years Catherine Carey has been troubled by the same nightmare, which began with the public execution of her aunt, Anne Boleyn. Living with her family in Calais, she has at least found some peace, far from the schemes and dangers of King Henry VIII's court. That calm ends when she is chosen to attend the king's newest wife, Anne of Cleves, and must cross back over to England. Just before leaving, she is told a secret that unsettles her completely: the identity of her real father, a man she has always seen as a monster, and whom she is soon to meet face to face. Drawing on real history, the novel follows a woman who lived close to the crown, survived its dangers, and later became one of Elizabeth I's most trusted companions.