This Whiteness of Swans

The Surface and the Deep: Story of Anna of Cleves

By: G. Lawrence

Narrated by: Amanda Benzecry

Swan Castle, Cleves, 1521

Nestled deep in a land rich in myth and fairy-tale, within the changing politics and religion of the Holy Roman Empire, a young girl grows to adulthood, watching war and faith tear the world she knows asunder. Sheltered within the court of women in which she and her sisters live, Anna of Cleves may be protected, but she is not in ignorance of the world outside her castle walls, and when the Tudor King of England begins to cast his eye upon Cleves, seeking a fourth wife, she is only too aware of the peril that may be placed upon her life, as the ring is slipped upon her finger.

This Whiteness of Swans is Book One of The Surface and the Deep: Story of Anna of Cleves, by G. Lawrence. The author's thanks are due to Julia Gibbs, proof reader of this work of fiction, Amanda Benzecry the narrator, and Giusy D'Anna, the cover artist.

©2024 Gemma Michelle Lawrence (P)2025 Gemma Michelle Lawrence

boring

the story was very slow. the deep detail on the reformation was presented a dry manner.