Suzannah Dunn Books In Order

Past Caring

How does it feel to discover you have lived before in another time and place and been born again? Little Zoe Fox is only three, but she is sure she used to live in a different house, in another part of town, with another mother and father! Dinah, her present day mother, won’t countenance such nonsense, even when an old lady from that ‘other part of town’ takes Zoe under her wing. In fact, it suits Dinah down to the ground to leave her daughter in Caddy Dutton’s care sometimes after all, to what harm can she come? Witty, dramatic and audacious, Past Caring is a bewitching and intriguing tale of reincarnation and familial love, which explores the true nature of identity, and the bizarre quirks of fate which make us what we are.

The Queen of Subtleties

She was the dark eyed commoner who captivated a king, causing a monumental upheaval in the land that would sever England from the rest of the Western world. Yet, after three short years of marriage, she would die by the headsman’s sword, leaving behind a young daughter destined to rule as the greatest of all British monarchs. She was enchantress and martyr, manipulator and pawn, a complex, misunderstood m 233;lange of subtlety and fire. Her name was Anne Boleyn. With stunning vividness and lyrical power, author Suzannah Dunn brings a tumultuous era to magnificent life, as she boldly reimagines the rise and descent of a tragic, legendary queen, the second and perhaps most famous wife of King Henry VIII. It is a story of betrayal and love, of pomp and obsession, told in two unforgettable alternating voices: that of the doomed queen herself, relating the true and twisted circumstances of her triumphs, downfall, and impending death to the innocent child who will never truly know her mother…
and that of a servant, Lucy Cornwallis, witness to great and terrible events from her place in the royal kitchens. These two women both serving at the whim of a volatile monarch, both prisoners in a world of power and unspeakable cruelty share nothing except an inside view of the intricate workings of a merciless court…
and an ultimately devastating relationship with a handsome, young musician. With wit, grace, and masterful storytelling, Suzannah Dunn weaves a compelling and unforgettable tale rich in color and detail, peopled with larger than life characters rendered poignantly and painfully human by an artist’s expert hand. The Queen of Subtleties is a magnificent achievement a masterwork that will live long and stand regally proud among the most loved and respected works of historical fiction.

The Sixth Wife

A gripping novel of love, passion, betrayal, and heartbreak in the unstable Tudor court following the death of King Henry VIII

Clever, level headed Katherine Parr has suffered through four years of marriage to the aging and irascible King Henry VIII and she has survived, unlike the five wives who came before her. But less than a year after the old king’s death, her heart is won by the dashing Thomas Seymour, and their hasty union undoes a lifetime of prudent caution.

An unwilling witness to the queen’s late blossoming love, Catherine, Duchess of Suffolk, harbors nagging suspicions of Kate’s handsome and ambitious new husband. But as Catherine is drawn deeper into the web of politics ensnaring her oldest friend, it gradually becomes clear that she has her own dark tale to tell. For though Thomas might betray his wife for power, Catherine might betray her for passion, risking everything she has in a world where love is a luxury not even royalty can easily afford.

The Queen’s Sorrow

A queen brought low by love compromised and power abused the tragedy of Mary Tudor. Plain, dutiful and a passionate Catholic, Mary Tudor was overwhelmed by joy when she became England’s first ruling queen. After the misery of her childhood, when her father had rejected her mother, Catherine of Aragon, and effectively disowned his daughter, Mary felt at last that she was achieving her destiny. And when she married Philip of Spain, her happiness was complete. But Mary’s delight quickly soured as she realised that her husband did not love her and in fact found her devotion to him irritating. Desperate for a baby, she became caught up by the belief that she must appease her God by bringing England back to her faith. Her people were horrified at the severity of the measures she took and began to turn against their queen who was lonely, frightened and desperate for love. Rafael, a member of Philip of Spain’s entourage, was a reluctant witness to the unfolding tragedy and as the once feted queen tightened her cruel hold on the nation, Rafael became closer to Mary and his life and new found love became caught up in the terrible chaos that followed.

The Confession of Katherine Howard

The new novel from the bestselling author of THE SIXTH WIFE. ‘England: firelight and fireblush; wine dark, winking gemstones and a frost of pearls. Wool as soft as silk, in leaf green and moss; satins glossy like a midsummer night or opalescent like winter sunrise!Little did we know it but that night we were already ghosts in our own lives!’ When twelve year old Katherine Howard comes to live in the Duchess of Norfolk’s household, poor relation Cat Tilney is deeply suspicious of her. The two girls couldn’t be more different: Cat, watchful and ambitious; Katherine, interested only in clothes and boys. Their companions are in thrall to Katherine, but it’s Cat in whom Katherine confides and, despite herself, Cat is drawn to her. Summoned to court at seventeen, Katherine leaves Cat in the company of her ex lover, Francis, and the two begin their own, much more serious, love affair. Within months, the king has set aside his Dutch wife Anne for Katherine. The future seems assured for the new queen and her maid in waiting, although Cat would feel more confident if Katherine hadn’t embarked on an affair with one of the king’s favoured attendants, Thomas Culpeper. However, for a blissful year and a half, it seems that Katherine can have everything she wants. But then allegations are made about her girlhood love affairs. Desperately frightened, Katherine recounts a version of events which implicates Francis but which Cat knows to be a lie. With Francis in the Tower, Cat alone knows the whole truth of Queen Katherine Howard but if she tells, Katherine will die.