Literature: history and criticism

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

A bewitching debut novel in the vein of the much-loved classic Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café.

The Confession of Katherine Howard

When 12-year-old Katherine Howard comes to live in the Duchess of Norfolk’s household, poor relation Cat Tilney is deeply suspicious.

The Queen of Subtleties

A tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of Henry’s queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the Tudor court.

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