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The Kiss of the Concubine

A Story of Anne Boleyn

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The Kiss of the Concubine

By: Judith Arnopp
Narrated by: Alex Lee
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January 28, 1547. It is almost midnight, and the cream of English nobility hold their breath as King Henry VIII prepares to face his God. As the royal physicians wring their hands and Archbishop Cranmer gallops through the frigid night, two dispossessed princesses pray for their father's soul, and a boy, soon to be king, snivels into his velvet sleeve.

Time slows, and dread settles around the royal bed, the candles dip, and something stirs in the darkness...something, or someone, has come to tell the king it is time to pay his dues.

The Kiss of the Concubine is the story of Anne Boleyn, the second of Henry VIII's queens.

©2013 Judith Arnopp (P)2018 Judith Arnopp Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Royalty

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This is a well-crafted book giving some very different but highly credible insights into Anne Boleyn's life. Alex Lee gives a sensitive and often moving narration, and I found it hard to stop listening - the equivalent of not being able to put down the book!

Beautifully written and sensitively narrated

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I have just finished listening to The Kiss of the Concubine on Audible. This is an excellent portrait of Anne Boleyn, just the way I imagine her in my mind. And the novel is made even better by the excellent narrator Alex Lee.

Highly recommended!

Excellent portrait of Anne Boleyn!

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This is my favourite book on Anne Boleyn. It’s refreshing to hear all the names pronounced correctly and read so well.
Highly recommended.

Beautifully narrated

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Anne brought to life so well by this talented lady
Tudor life brought to life so very well

Totally amazing this lady has an amazing talent taking us into the Tudor times

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I have been enthralled with Judith Arnopp's interpretation of Anne Boleyn's life. The book is amazingly visual, every scene cones alive . Highly recommended to lovers of Tudor History.

Wonderful

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