Author:Maureen Duffy
Wounds begins with two lovers in bed. Their lovemaking throughout the book forms a recurring lietmotif, a counterpoint to the examination of the spiritual death of the characters.
In a South London environment of pub and fairground, home and work, the wounds of 20th century experience are evoked in prose which is both lyrical and precise. Kingy in her garden, ‘loved by the most handsome women in the world’; Maura the barmaid: ‘I prefer the little, thin men'; Glisten the Mayor: ‘It’ll be take-over time and too late’ — these and the many other characters illustrate the basic theme of the novel.
A delightful and illuminating book.
—— John Whitley , Sunday TimesMaureen Duffy is one of Britain's foremost writers.
—— The GuardianWith Wounds [Maureen Duffy] injects into her writing a bitter and convincing compassion. The book is a macroscopic view of south London people, ordinary working class lives which come across with a reality so well defined that the act of reading is likely to send the reader into the middle of Clapham Common or Brockwell Park. People die, accept their inadequacies, express their eccentricities. There is dotty Kingy, a 'poor dusthole fairy', who forces the world to fit her own view, and suffers for it; the West Indian mother, whose demotic speech Miss Duffy catches with great skill, and her son, the archetypal misfit who seeks solace from a theatrical queer knowing that in the end he'll never make it.
—— Barry Cole , SpectatorThe relationships form haphazardly, in working hours: at Maura's pub, mostly, or on the paper round. Only the reader is priveliged to see the jigsaw fit together, deepening their mutual understanding. And the prose matches this, choosing similes that are both powerful and apt, making the whole narrative colourful and poetic. It is a delightful and illuminating book.
—— John Whitley , Sunday TimesA wonderfully imaginative and well-written tale of intrigue, high court politics and desperate love
—— Deseret NewsLaura Andersen creates a fresh and vividly realized alternative world
—— Susan Elia MacNeal, author of , Mr. Churchill’s SecretaryFull of intrigue, conspiracies, and the accurate details so essential to good historical fiction . . . Anyone who has even the slightest fascination with the Tudors will want to devour this delectable novel in a single sitting
—— Tasha Alexander , New York Times bestselling author of Death in the Floating CityThe Boleyn King deftly blends compelling characters, flawless social history, and courtly romance into an enthralling tale that’s impossible to put down
—— Stefanie Pintoff, , Edgar Award–winning author of Secret of the White Rose... highly entertains with its fine pacing, plot, and detail. Perfect for Philippa Gregory fans
—— Julie TrevelyanA sumptuous, vividly imagined novel of a Boleyn king’s fateful rise to power amid the treacherous glamour of the Tudor court. A fantastic debut!
—— C. W. Gortner, author of , The Queen’s VowA fascinating journey into what might have been, this novel of alternate history will keep you turning the pages and leave you hoping for a sequel
—— Kate Emerson, author of , A Royal InheritanceFans of both Stephenie Meyer and Philippa Gregory will find much to love in this evocative and well-written debut
—— Francine Mathews, author of , Jack 1939Immensely addictive and twisty—kudos to Laura Andersen for her crafty plotting and rich characterizations. Deliciously scandalous and seductive, The Boleyn King delivers history and romance with equal passion
—— Becca Fitzpatrick , New York Times bestselling author of Hush, HushFrom the intrigue of the Tudor court to the battlefields of France, you will be entranced by the power, emotion, and sweeping romance of this spellbinding novel. I loved it and can’t wait for the next book in the series!
—— Syrie James, bestselling author of , The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen... a riveting page-turner ... For historical fiction fans and Tudor aficionados, The Boleyn King is a must-read
—— Sherry Jones, author of , Four Sisters, All Queens
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