This is the captivating true story of the young Elizabeth I, as she struggles to survive the treacherous world of Tudor England. After the death of her father, Henry VIII, a young Elizabeth journeys to London to live with her father's widow, Katherine Parr, and her new husband, Thomas Seymour, brother-in-law to King Edward. Surrounded by malicious whisperings of her late mother's witchcraft, Elizabeth is desperate to escape suspicion and discover the truth about her mother. A young stranger asserting Anne's Boleyn's innocence sends her on search a that takes her on a dangerous midnight journey to Bedlam, the hospital for the insane, to meet her mother's former lady-in-waiting. This encounter changes the way she views her mother - and herself. Meanwhile, at home, Elizabeth's reputation is increasingly under threat, as her stepfather, Thomas Seymour makes unwanted advances toward her. Her stepmother witnesses a kiss and Elizabeth is sent back to Hertfordshire in disgrace. Here she falls seriously ill and rumours abound that she is hiding a pregnancy. When Thomas Seymour is arrested for treason in a plot to overthrow King Edward, Elizabeth is implicated by association. Now it is up to her to defend her integrity - and her life...From the author of the best-selling Raven Queen comes a new masterpiece of historical fiction.
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Author biography With 20 years of experience as a Secondary school teacher and trained librarian, Pauline has a passion for teaching and encouraging creative writing. Pauline had her first book published in 1994, and has had several books published since, including a number of retellings of well-known classics. Author location: Hertfordshire
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By Jan
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I have read and enjoyed all of Pauline Francis' historical tales and I can report they are all brilliant! I do love historical fiction! Many of us know the recorded facts about the lives of Anne Boleyn and her daughter Elizabeth, who was destined to become one of our country's greatest monarchs, but there is still room for books like this - that use the author's imagination to fill in the gaps between the facts!
Ms Francis has again used her knowledge and research to good effect and has given us a wonderful picture of the life Elizabeth may have lived.
Ms Francis has again used her knowledge and research to good effect and has given us a wonderful picture of the life Elizabeth may have lived.
By Kirsty at the Overflowing Library
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The traitor's Kiss is a prime example of what I think YA historical should be and do. It is brilliantly engaging with characters that you are able to relate to easily. The story gives you a really good inslight to the times is is set in without overburdening you with tiny details. Finally the storyline is nice and pacey which keeps you wanting to read page after page.
This story follows a young Queen Elizabeth and she as she struggles to deal with her background and status of being the daughter of Anne Boleyn. I thought the story was told well and in a really insightful way which allowed you to get a real flavour of politics at the time. I liked how accessible Elizabeth was as a character and found that the issues she was dealing with were very relatable to a modern audience.
I found the story itself went by all too fast - I devoured the book in one sitting because I simply didn't want to put it down and found myself wanting to know what happened next (which is also a bit crazy because we all know what happens next!)
Certainly a book I would recommend and an author I will be keeping an eye out for in the future.
This story follows a young Queen Elizabeth and she as she struggles to deal with her background and status of being the daughter of Anne Boleyn. I thought the story was told well and in a really insightful way which allowed you to get a real flavour of politics at the time. I liked how accessible Elizabeth was as a character and found that the issues she was dealing with were very relatable to a modern audience.
I found the story itself went by all too fast - I devoured the book in one sitting because I simply didn't want to put it down and found myself wanting to know what happened next (which is also a bit crazy because we all know what happens next!)
Certainly a book I would recommend and an author I will be keeping an eye out for in the future.
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This book recalls Elizabeth I's life in her early teens, including the Thomas Seymour scandal. However, the book goes beyond this story line and introduces new aspects, bedlam, a secret brother and sugar roses...
Okay, to start with, I really liked this book. It was easy to read, engaging and was more suitable for children than say, 'Mary and Elizabeth' or 'The Lady Elizabeth'. Elizabeth was feisty, fun and knew where she was going in life, just as we imagine her as being. However, at certain points of the book, she spoke openly about her mother, something that throughout her life, Elizabeth never did. I understand that it was a part of the story, but the real Elizabeth would have learnt at a young age not to bring up Anne Boleyn, so when her father was dead and gone, she could barely remember her.
Another thing I found slightly irritating was that Elizabeth did not seem at all worried that her step-father was flirting and caressing her and seemed to dismiss it and continued with other things. At times it felt like the author was brushing over it and made me a little confused. Also, when Elizabeth sneaks away, which she does a lot, no one seems to notice. I am sure that someone would notice the King's sister sneaking away alone in the dead of night, wouldn't you?
All in all, this was a very good book, save for a few small errors, that were probably dismissed to make for a good story.
Okay, to start with, I really liked this book. It was easy to read, engaging and was more suitable for children than say, 'Mary and Elizabeth' or 'The Lady Elizabeth'. Elizabeth was feisty, fun and knew where she was going in life, just as we imagine her as being. However, at certain points of the book, she spoke openly about her mother, something that throughout her life, Elizabeth never did. I understand that it was a part of the story, but the real Elizabeth would have learnt at a young age not to bring up Anne Boleyn, so when her father was dead and gone, she could barely remember her.
Another thing I found slightly irritating was that Elizabeth did not seem at all worried that her step-father was flirting and caressing her and seemed to dismiss it and continued with other things. At times it felt like the author was brushing over it and made me a little confused. Also, when Elizabeth sneaks away, which she does a lot, no one seems to notice. I am sure that someone would notice the King's sister sneaking away alone in the dead of night, wouldn't you?
All in all, this was a very good book, save for a few small errors, that were probably dismissed to make for a good story.
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