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The Queen's Governess

By: Karen Harper
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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"I could not fathom they were going to kill the queen. Nor could I bear to witness Anne Boleyn’s beheading…."

As a favour to a doomed queen, Kat Ashley agrees to become governess and confidante to the young Elizabeth Tudor. Together they suffer bitter exile, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, barely escaping with their reputations and their lives intact. But when Elizabeth is eventually crowned, Kat continues to serve her, faithfully guarding all of the queen's secrets, even the one that could bring down the monarchy….

©2011 Karen Harper (P)2011 Random House Audio Go Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Thriller & Suspense Fiction Biography Royalty Tudor Mystery Suspense

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Well written, beautifully read, a pleasure to listen to. A great contrast to history lessons as I recall them.

History made enjoyable.

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I really enjoyed hearing about Elizabeth 1st from a different perspective that of the friend, confident and governess, Cat Ashley. The book also told the story of Cat and John, her husband.

An interesting perspective of queen Elizabeth 1st life.

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I liked this book even though it was out of my norm. I was not sure this would be for me as I am a true hard history buff who loves her Tudor England buying hard facts and top fiction based on true facts. I study courses on the Tudor subject. However; Karen Harper knows how to spin a good yarn and this books is like a good old gossip with a friend. Based on some facts and mixed with fiction this works rather well.

The narrator is a big part of why I liked the book. Zara Ramm is perfect for creating the kind of ambiance needed for a story like this and for me gets it just right. You can relate to her voice characters. I like the way Zara reads so much so that I immediately looked up what other works this narrator has to offer and there is quite a lot. So, more yummy reads, listens.

If like me, you do not go into this book with any high expectations, you will become pleasantly surprised and enjoy this. In fact, my only objection is; the book ended rather abruptly and I was left feeling like I wanted more. But this is a sign of a good writer who knows her tricks of the trade. I am sure Harpers other offers will be just as good.




GOOD BOOK ; FLOWS JUST LIKE A GOOD OLD TUDOR GOSSIP

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Loved this book about Kat Ashley & her dealings with all the main players in Tudor England & I happily finished it over 2 days. The narrator was great the only thing to complain about was calling Mark Smeaton Mark Smearton & Tom Seymour The Lord High ‘Admirable’ which he definitely was not. Highly recommend for all lovers of history.

Great book

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this is the second book by this author that I have read. it's very good and unputdownable! Highly recommended.

Very enjoyable

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