Ken R. (kenrose69) reviewed on 8/11/2012 + 30 more book reviews

"The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr" by Sandra Byrd is a must-read for anyone who enjoys Tudor England, historical fiction or a good, old-fashioned page turner. Put it on the list of summer beach reads for both adults and teens.

Tudor England and the many wives and mistresses of Henry VIII have been and continue to be the subject of scores of books, movies and television programs. But none of the various retellings of life at court with the fickle Henry and the many ladies who lost their heads - literally and figuratively - over him, have told the story from a Christian perspective until now. In her second book set in King Henry's court, Sandra Byrd takes on the story of Kateryn Parr (sometimes written as Catherine Parr or Katharine Parr), Henry's sixth and final wife.

Little has been written about Kateryn Parr, but she is perhaps one of the more prolific writers that existed during Henry's reign. She wrote several devotionals and there were printed tens of thousands of times during her lifetime. She devoted her life to pleasing God, helping others and being a helpful and respectful Queen to a difficult and aging husband. Though she died less than a week after giving birth to a daughter, her story carries on through the work of Sandra Byrd.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

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