The Boleyn Secret

“In this vivid and utterly addictive novel, Alison Weir brings to life a fascinating woman who lived at the heart of Henry VIII’s and Elizabeth I’s courts but who has remained in the shadows for almost five-hundred years. In so doing, Weir gives us a compelling heroine and breathes new life into one of the most famous periods in English history. The immaculate period details and compelling drama transport the reader to the dazzling, often deadly world of the Tudors. . . . Simply unmissable.”—Tracy Borman, author of The House of Boleyn

“It’s a rare gift for an author to be able to transport their readers to times past, but Alison Weir does so with ease. With each page I felt as though I were eavesdropping on the scandalous world of the Tudors and experiencing their world as they would have done. Full of tension, passion, jealousy, and heartbreak, The Boleyn Secret is an unputdownable tale of one who might’ve been closer to the heart of the Tudor court than was ever acknowledged. When it comes to historical fiction, Alison Weir is unbeatable.”—Nicola Tallis, author of Young Elizabeth

“With her extraordinary breadth of knowledge and scrupulous attention to detail, Alison Weir has excavated from the Tudor records the unsung story of a remarkable woman who had a ringside seat to some of the most precarious and pivotal passages of history. Katherine Carey learned young how to negotiate the knife-edge of court, developing deep loyalties and cautious allegiances. She had fifteen pregnancies, had to flee England and live as a fugitive for a time, and carried a momentous and dangerous secret about her origins for her entire life. Her story is as fascinating as it is gripping.”—Elizabeth Fremantle, author of the Tudor Trilogy

“Beautifully written and full of emotion . . . In telling the vivid, moving story of Katherine Carey, Alison Weir takes you to a front seat of the Tudor court, glittering, treacherous, terrifying. Katherine sees her aunt Anne Boleyn executed, serves her cousin, Elizabeth, and is drawn into the Tudor world of secrets. . . . Fascinating.”—Kate Williams, author of Becoming Queen