I loved this! "we are still commodifying the trauma endured by Henry VIII’s wives" - sadly, yes. It's important to look at Henry's wives (and the afterlives of their bodies) from the women's own points of view. Something I love about YOUNG QUEENS is that you sit with the queens - and so many tiny children - and show the reader thinking, breathing, living people with feelings, needs, and desires.
Thank you! Yes, so many tiny children. That was one of my favorite parts of writing this book, discovering those little kids and, in some special cases, really hearing their voices. There is a lot more coming out these days on Henry VIII’s wives from their point of view, as they say. Good thing!
I loved this! "we are still commodifying the trauma endured by Henry VIII’s wives" - sadly, yes. It's important to look at Henry's wives (and the afterlives of their bodies) from the women's own points of view. Something I love about YOUNG QUEENS is that you sit with the queens - and so many tiny children - and show the reader thinking, breathing, living people with feelings, needs, and desires.
Thank you! Yes, so many tiny children. That was one of my favorite parts of writing this book, discovering those little kids and, in some special cases, really hearing their voices. There is a lot more coming out these days on Henry VIII’s wives from their point of view, as they say. Good thing!
Félicitations pour être sur la liste du Washington Post! Beaucoup de bonheur pour ton lancement!
Merci beaucoup, Claudia!