"Adrienne Dillard has crafted a story that captures the minutiae of
life as a lady in waiting amid a story of friendship, faith, and
heartbreak in a time of political brutality. This novel brings
readers into the heart of Jane Seymour's court, with an eye for
detail that is a pleasure to read."-Gareth Russell, author of Young
and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard
"Adrienne Dillard's talent lies in her ability to combine a
scholarly approach to research with imaginative empathy, and Keeper
of the Queen's Jewels is her finest novel to date. In a sea awash
with tired intrigue and scandal, Dillard's characters shine with
brilliant, authentic humanity. The story of Henry VIII's third and
most caricatured wife, the supposedly meek and colourless Jane
Seymour, is woven with the little-known lady's maid, Margery
Horsman, who had a 'great friendship' with Jane's predecessor, Anne
Boleyn. The result is a gripping story, filled with natural
uncontrived tension, a powerful narrative exploring love and
hatred; a perfect balance of historical events informing a deeply
human portrayal of two women who form a lasting bond in the fraught
aftermath of Anne Boleyn's execution. You may fall in love with
Margery, but Jane is fire and ice. This is Jane Seymour as you have
never seen her before."-Olga Hughes, historian
"Dillard crafts the complicated past relationship of Margery and
Jane with the dead queen with immense skill. The living women, both
perfectly depicted, carry the heavy guilt of her death, desperate,
in their own ways, to come to terms with their actions that may
have led to Anne's bloody end. Dillard is an amazingly gifted
writer-and this novel will not disappoint her many readers. It is
her best work yet."-Wendy J. Dunn, author of the Falling
Pomegranate Seeds series
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