In the glamorous,
glittering and dangerous court of king Henry VIII and his queen Katherine of
Aragon, the desperate desire for a healthy male heir overshadows all. Plagued
by a series of miscarriages the queen is left grappling with the weight of her
singular duty to provide a son for the Crown. Amidst this turmoil the queen
turns to Sarah Menendez, the most highly skilled midwife in England. Sarah, exiled
from her homeland and concealing her true identity must serve the queen and
battle her deepest fears. As Sarah strives to save the queen from the perils of
childbirth, the specter of her own past threatens to unravel the carefully
crafted identity Sarah has created for herself and her young daughter.
In a world
where power, politics and religion collide, Sarah finds herself entangled in a
web of intrigue and deadly danger. The fate of the queen’s unborn child, the
survival of the midwife and her daughter, and the stability of the kingdom hang
in the balance. Sarah Menendez must employ all of her skills, cunning and
courage to protect those she holds dear as well as the life of the queen and
her unborn child.
The Tudor Queens’ Midwife
is a gripping tale of secrecy, sacrifice and religious turmoil amongst the most
opulent court the world has ever seen.
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Brigitte Barnard is an
amateur historian of Renaissance English history and an author of the trilogy
The Tudor Queens' Midwife, of which the first book in the series is available.
She is currently writing a non-fiction book about Tudor midwifery for Pen and
Sword Publishing House.
Brigitte is a former
homebirth midwife who lives at home with her husband and four children.
She also raises Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.
Author Links:
Website: http://thetudormidwife.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/TheTudorMidwife
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetudormidwife
