Launched in 1990 with her debut novel, Darker Days Than Usual, Suzannah Dunn wrote a further 5 critically acclaimed contemporary novels, and a short story collection, published by Flamingo, before writing her first historical novel, The Queen of Subtleties, which was published in 2004. She has since written a further three bestselling historical novels, The Sixth Wife, The Queen's Sorrow and The Confession of Katherine Howard (a Richard & Judy pick in 2011). The May Bride is her new book.
[The May Bride] gives the doomed Jane a new and fresh voice, with plenty of fascinating period detail Sunday Mirror A cut above the rest Independent Thoughtful and original ... Dunn's writing is sharp and often surprising and her characterisation is excellent History Today Frankly, I'm tiring of the Tudor industry - but this delightful novel stands out from the mob ... Dunn lights up one of history's forgotten corners -- Kate Saunders Saga Dunn skilfully transports the reader to the oppressive atmosphere of Wolf Hall, seat of the Seymour family in Tudor England, and the heavy-handedness with which men treat their womenfolk Lady