ANNA OF KLEVE, THE PRINCESS IN THE PORTRAIT Six Tudor Queens, Book 4

Author Alison Weir delivers a completely original and lively look at the fourth wife of Henry VIII, Anna of Kleve, and masterful narrator Rosalyn Landor provides the perfect interpretation. With Landor at the mic, places, characters, intrigues, and betrayals are truthful, immediate, and completely absorbing. Beginning with Anna's life in the German duchy of Kleve, listeners experience every emotion of the 24-year-old princess--from joy at her first love to trepidation as she navigates the treacherous Tudor court. Landor expertly portrays both Anna, who hides a secret that would surely seal her doom, and the mercurial, obese, ailing 46-year-old Henry, who grows to like Anna, although he does not love her. Weir's careful research and Landor's sumptuous performance make this an audio gem. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2019]