The Lady in the Tower [Paperback]

Marie-Louise Jensen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: OUP Oxford (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192755315
• ISBN-13: 978-0192755315
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,753,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marie-Louise Jensen (nee Chalcraft) was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, of an English father and Danish mother. Her early years were largely devoted to the reading of as many books as possible, but also plagued by teachers who wanted her to spend time on less useful things (such as long division).
Marie-Louise studied Scandinavian and German at the UEA and has lived and worked in Denmark and Germany as well as England. She stopped full-time work to home-educate her two sons and to rediscover children's books, before doing an MA in Writing for Young People at the Bath Spa University in 2005.
Her first two books, Between Two Seas and The Lady in the Tower were shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. Between Two Seas was also shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and the Glen Dimplex New Writers' Award.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful teen historical fiction set during the time of Henry VIII., September 18, 2009

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This review is from: The Lady in the Tower (Paperback)

Eleanor had a happy childhood in 16th century England, during the reign of King Henry VIII. Her loving and indulgent parents allowed her to ride horses, learn to joust with her cousin and younger brother, and did not scold her too much for her failure to learn ladylike tasks such as sewing. That all changed when Eleanor is eleven. Her father, suddenly a different man than the one she had known all her life, falsely accused her mother of terrible crimes and had her locked in a tower in their home.

The story picks up four years later. In the aftermath of these events, Eleanor has become estranged from her father, and from her younger brother who is close to her father and cannot remember the time before her mother was imprisoned. She secretly conspires with the servants and villagers to deliver food and messages to her mother, and to save her from her father's plots to have her killed. Her father had her betrothed to a much older man but he died before the wedding day, to Eleanor's relief. However, now that she is fifteen, he has chosen another man to be her husband. His choice, Lord Stanton, is young and handsome, but she believes he is on her father's side, and she knows if she marries and leaves her home, her mother will have no one left to protect her from her father.

The Lady in the Tower is a wonderful young adult historical novel set in the Tudor era, one of my favorite time periods. Eleanor is a lively and likeable character, and the book has a perfect blend of history, intrigue, and romance. I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy young adult historical fiction and I look forward to reading more from Marie-Louise Jensen, who is a promising new writer in this genre.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rave review, June 4, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Lady in the Tower (Kindle Edition)

I loved this book from start to finish! This book is exciting from the beginning, the twists and turns keep you guessing. I was surprised at the ending but no, I am not giving away the story!!
I would recommend this book for age group 10-13.