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Robin Maxwell began writing novels about the historical figures she had been obsessing about since graduating from Tufts University with a degree in Occupational Therapy. Her first novel, "The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn," now in its 24th printing, won two YA awards and has been translated into fourteen languages. "The Wild Irish" - an epic tale of Ireland's rebel queen, Grace O'Malley - closed out her Elizabethan Quartet, and is now in development for a television series. "Signora Da Vinci" and "Jane: The Woman Who loved Tarzan" are tales of the remarkable women behind two of the world's most beloved wildmen - Maestro Leonardo and Lord Greystoke. She has jumped genres again with "ATLANTOS," now a #1 Amazon Bestseller. Robin lives with her ...more

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	The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn 3.84 avg rating — 7,516 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mademoiselle Boleyn 3.97 avg rating — 6,089 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signora Da Vinci 3.90 avg rating — 2,996 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen's Bastard 3.82 avg rating — 2,841 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes 3.65 avg rating — 1,465 ratings — published 2005 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virgin: Prelude to the Throne 3.78 avg rating — 1,364 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Irish 3.63 avg rating — 1,336 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane 3.75 avg rating — 1,096 ratings — published 2012 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Atlantos 3.72 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“For men love what they cannot have, and hate what they cannot control.”
― Robin Maxwell, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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“Am I pretty? I must be, I thought, for all girls in love are pretty.”
― Robin Maxwell, O, Juliet

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“Some promises are lies we never meant to tell.”
― Robin Maxwell, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to read in May 2015?

The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo

14 votes, 21.9%

The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau

11 votes, 17.2%

Henry VIII's Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors by David Baldwin

9 votes, 14.1%

Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore

8 votes, 12.5%

To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes by Robin Maxwell

5 votes, 7.8%

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

4 votes, 6.3%

The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court by Anna Whitelock

3 votes, 4.7%

The Wild Queen by Carolyn Meyer

2 votes, 3.1%

The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

2 votes, 3.1%

The Forgotten Tudor Women: Margaret Douglas, Mary Howard & Mary Shelton by Sylvia Barbara Soberton

2 votes, 3.1%

Pilgrimage of Grace by Geoffrey Moorhouse

1 vote, 1.6%

The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Womens' Stories by Amy Licence

1 vote, 1.6%

All the Queen's Players by Jane Feather

1 vote, 1.6%

The King's Pleasure by Norah Lofts

1 vote, 1.6%

My Lady of Cleves: A Novel of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes

0 votes, 0.0%

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