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<p><P>British journalist Bennett makes her fiction debut with a sweeping reinterpretation of Sir Thomas Mores family as it coped with the vicissitudes of Henry VIIIs reign. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p><P>British journalist Bennett (<I>Crying Wolf: The Return of War to Chechnya</I>) makes her fiction debut with a sweeping reinterpretation of Sir Thomas More's family as it coped with the vicissitudes of Henry VIII's reign. Narrated by More's brilliant foster daughter, Meg Giggs, the narrative is framed by two paintings crafted five years apart by husky, ebullient German artist Hans Holbein; commissioned by the family, each was completed at radically different periods in the More clan's turbulent history. As the book opens, family tutor John Clement stimulates both Meg's apothecary interest and engages her in a love affair; she eventually marries him and bears him a son, though aware that Holbein also has romantic potential. As John, whose origins are shrouded in mystery, grows distant, Holbein returns to London to paint the More family again. Meanwhile, the Reformation bleeds across Europe, inciting religious upheaval, and Meg's staunch Catholic father conti

Author

Bennett, Vanora, 1962-

Publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780007224920

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.65 / 5 (138 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13