Henry: A Novel

By Caroline Wray

"With relentless intelligence Caroline Wray's Henry wonders how much we will do, and how far we will go, to be loved. Wray is an unsparing observer of the human heart."--Susan Choi, National Book Award Winner

A blazing contemporary reimagining of the six wives of Henry VIII, exploring how you become the main character of your own life when you've been cast opposite the anointed star

What does it mean to love -- and to leave -- a Henry?

New Orleans, 1966. Sixteen-year-old Lina Aragon, reluctant Queen of Mardi Gras, dances with a family friend, unknowingly stepping onto the path that will rewrite her future from dutiful Catholic missionary to the devoted wife of Henry.

New York, 1975. Anne, headstrong prodigal ballerina, has a drink with Henry, the married real estate tycoon, and embarks on the affair of a lifetime.

England, 2023. In crumbling Bletchingley Castle, veteran reality TV producer Hannah Cleves orchestrates twelve women competing for one man's affection but is thrown off course by her illicit romance with Katy Howard, a contestant, which resurrects memories of her first love and evangelical youth in Mississippi.

Then there's Jane, a high school student and friend of Henry's daughter, and Parker, Henry's nurse. They may not all be his wife, but together they peel back the veneer of one "great man". From first love to death bed, these six women orbit each other, their lives irrevocably altered by the intoxicating gravitational pull of Henry... until they finally break free.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H3TGCYKT
• ISBN13: 9798217059263
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"