With the continuing interest in all things Tudor this week's highlighted book is VIII by H. M. Castor. We meet Henry as a young prince and through his story discover some of the events which may have turned a handsome, enigmatic young man into a bitter, cruel tyrant.This is an epic task to retell the life of Henry VIII in a book of only 391 pages. It is a page turning, gripping story though anyone who knows a lot about this period in history may find the use of ghosts to examine Henry's motives a little trying. But for anyone who wants a riveting historical novel with lots of action then this may be hard to beat.
The tag line says it all:
'Destined for greatness, tormented by demons'.
