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St. Thomas's Eve
St Thomas's Eve
Author: Jean Plaidy
A robust historical novel of the turbulent court of King Henry VIII, by the author of THE SIXTH WIFE and THE CAPTIVE QUEEN OF SCOTS. — This is the beautifully conceived story of Sir Thomas More--scholar, chancellor of England, man of integrity--who was snatched from the peaceful life of his family home in Chelsea, to die on the scaffold as the pr...  more »
ISBN: 199840
Publication Date: 1970
Pages: 285
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Pedant avatar reviewed St. Thomas's Eve on + 12 more book reviews
I enjoyed other books from this time period so much, that I was disappointed in this one. I could not get into it. The story did not grap me and hold me. It was very slow reading.
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an exciting new twist on the story of King Henry the VIII and his beloved Anne Bolyen
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Book description:

No man dared refuse the friendship of the king. Especially a king like Henry. But neither friendship, nor fame, nor fortune, nor fear of the executioner's ax could corrupt the honor of a man like Sir Thomas More. When Henry's consuming passion to make Anne Boleyn his queen became the storm center of a scandal that shook all of England, Sir Thomas stood firm in defiance of his king.


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