Mary, Bloody Mary

The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to

inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil

stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to

care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe it

or not, it's all true.

Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel explores the history and intrigue

of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his outrageous affair with and marriage to the

bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for his

firstborn daughter. Carolyn Meyer has written a compassionate historical novel about love and loss, jealousy and fear--and a girl's struggle with forces far

beyond her control.