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Fire and Faith

A Novel of Queen Mary I

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By: Amanda Schiavo
Narrated by: Issy Arnett
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"Fire and Faith is the powerful and intimate story of the Queen, the wife, and the woman behind the unfair myth of Bloody Mary. Amanda Schiavo's story is a must read for Tudor fans everywhere." -Clemmie Bennett, author of The Apple and The Tree

Mary Tudor has done the impossible. She has taken back her throne in a bloodless coup, becoming the first woman to rule England in her own right. Now, as Mary navigates this uncharted path, she embarks on a mission to restore Catholicism in a country that has been torn apart by religious strife and become increasingly more Protestant.

Mary urgently feels the need to produce an heir, but her main concern is to preserve the souls of her people. Her methods, however, are gruesome and misguided. Soon Mary finds herself struggling to maintain the love of a country that once adored her, while remaining true to her conscience and her faith.

Impeccably researched, Mary's real story-much different from the "Bloody Mary" title history gives her-is filled with love, loss, betrayal, and an earnest desire to do the right thing.

©2026 Black Rose Writing (P)2026 Black Rose Writing Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Renaissance Tudor England Marriage Royalty
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The narrator, Issy Arnett, has done the most fantastic job with this book. She has voiced numerous characters in compelling and memorable ways and her voice itself is so easy to listen to, smooth and resonant. The story of Mary Tudor is well researched and reasonably well written although the odd Americanism can be jarring - to this Brit anyway! But it is the narrator that makes the book shine!

Fantastic Narrator!

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