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Review: The Queen's Sister by Carol McGrath

Today, I'm thrilled to welcome acclaimed author Carol McGrath to Ruins & Reading. I'm sharing my review of her enthralling new novel, The Queen's Sister – the story of Elizabeth, younger sister to Queen Jane Seymour. It's well worth checking out, so read on!   The Queen's Sister is currently on blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Find other fascinating posts HERE !   The Queen’s Sister Carol McGrath Review: I must admit I know very little about the Seymour family, who rose to great influence during the reign of King Henry VIII of England. So I was keen to address this oversight, by reading The Queen's Sister . And what a fascinating account it is!    Elizabeth Seymour was Jane's younger sister (though this has lately been disputed), married three times, with a plethora of children. We meet her first following the death of her first husband, Anthony. Quite a bit older than her, he left her a widow with two young children before her 20th birthday. S...

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