Seven Will Out: A Renaissance Revel by JoAnn Spears
Publication Date: October 31, 2015
eBook & Paperback;
528 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction/Humor/Satire
Blurb
If you thought "Six of One: A Tudor Riff" was the most fun you could have with your nightdress on, wait until you see what "Seven Will Out: A Renaissance Revel" has in store. Get ready for one 'ruff' night! Tudorphile Dolly thought that the night she spent on an astral plane with Henry VIII's six wives, learning their heretofore unknown secrets, was a one-time thing. Not so! In "Seven Will Out", Dolly finds herself back in the ether with the women of later Tudor times: Elizabeth I, ‘Bloody’ Mary, Bess of Hardwick, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Anne Hathaway Shakespeare, to name a few. They too have secrets that will turn history on its head, and comic sass that will keep you laughing. You've read all of the traditional, serious and romantic takes on the legendary Tudors. Why not try your Tudors with a new and different twist?
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My Review
Seven Will Out by JoAnn Spears definitely had my
interest with its refreshing and witty humor about historical figures from the Tudor Period! I
love that the author took a time period that is known for being a time of beheading of Queens and The Black Plague, and turned it into something fun and light. I
have read countless books about the Tudors, as well as smaller historical
figures from the same time period who were connected to them, so it really was
entertaining to read some of the story lines the author created for these
characters! Some of the ideas and twists that the author came up with had me
cracking up! Never are characters from the medieval period portrayed as this
much fun in other novels of this time period! They tend to be ambitious,
ruthless men and women, or sweet heroines and knights in shining armor, but they are not funny!
Then, add Ms. Spears writing style that flows smoothly
and easily from page to page into the mix, and you can definitely count this
book as a winner. However, if you are a hard core lover of Tudor History, and
have no sense of humor, and nitpick every historical fiction book there is out
there, than this is probably not the book for you! If you are looking for a fun
read, that will allow you to escape into a past that is not morbid and dark,
than definitely grab this book! I give it a FIVE out of FIVE stars!
About the Author
JoAnn Spears couldn't decide whether to major in English or History in college. Life stepped in, and she wound up with a Master’s Degree in Nursing instead. A twenty-five year nursing career didn’t extinguish that early interest in books and history. It did however stoke a decidedly gallows sense of humor.
The story of the six wives of Henry VIII was JoAnn’s favorite piece of history. Over the years, she read just about every spin on the story that there was. It occurred to her that the one spin that hadn’t been brought to a full length novel about the Tudors was a gallows sense of humor. The Tudors certainly qualified for it, and JoAnn had plenty to spare.
The first ‘real’ book JoAnn ever read was “The Wizard of Oz”. She returned to the Yellow Brick Road for inspiration for a new kind of Tudor novel, and “Six of One” was born.
“Six of One” was begun in JoAnn’s native New Jersey. It was wrapped up in her new Smoky Mountain home in northeast Tennessee, where she is pursuing a second career as a writer. She has, however, obtained a Tennessee nursing license because a) you never stop being a nurse and b) her son Bill thinks she should be sensible and not quit her day job.
While “Six of One” is a different kind of historical novel, JoAnn is a downright stereotypical lady author. She admits to the usual cats, flower beds, needlework, and frightfully complete collections of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott.
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I am so glad you enjoyed the book! It was fun writing it; almost like being at a party with the Tudors :)
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