Mistress Constancy (The Armillary Sphere, Story of Lady Jane Rochford Book 1)

I am not a Tudor fan. As anyone who knows me is aware, this is putting it mildly. Consequently, I rarely read books about that era. When I do they get wallbanged very quickly if they contain historical errors or silly tropes.What can I say? This book is *superb*, as are its two sequels. The author has obviously researched this period thoroughly, and it shows. However, it is also a compelling story, despite being, at times, quite starkly realistic about the times.Highly recommended.

This book grips you right from the start and doesn’t let go until its end - where upon it lets you fly forward and slam your head against the wall. Struggling up you moan ‘no, no, that can’t be it, there has to be more. What happens next, woman, what happens next?’ And then you realise, there’s a sequel and your mind is eased … for now.

A terrific few days' reading! Like Ms Lawrence, I have always felt sympathy for Jane, wife of George Boleyn—I think she had a raw deal and, though enjoying the privilege that came with noble birth, was dealt a marked card, i.e., a husband who would never consider her as he did his family or his own requirements. Her whole life with him was like having a visitor's pass to a club she would never be allowed to join.This first episode of The Armillary Sphere series takes us from Jane's childhood to