Suzannah Dunn's "Queen of Subtleties" had an interesting take on Anne Boleyn. Most fiction books go one of two ways: either they make Anne out to be a saint who was taken advantage of by her scheming father and uncle, or she was a manipulative bitch. This one was somewhere in between. Anne seemed very human. She was frustrated by the delays over her wedding to Henry, who she really did love, and she was angry with Queen Catherine for not realizing Henry didn't want her anymore. The story of Anne was intertwined with the fictional person of Lucy Cornwallis, confectioner to the king. Lucy actually was in love with Mark Smeaton, the one man accused of adultery with Queen Anne who actually confused (many historians believe he was subjected to heavy torture). So we see Anne's story not only through her eyes, but Lucy's as well.
"Lurve is a Many Trousered Thing" by Louise Rennison is book 8 in the series, and I about damn near died laughing, rereading it. The camping trip at the end is absolutely priceless. I hear they are making a movie based on the first book. I wonder if Hollywood will be able to catch the utter hilarity of these books. We'll see.
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