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"DEAR HEART, HOW LIKE YOU THIS? is narrated by the poet Thomas Wyatt, who has been in love with his cousin Anne Boleyn since childhood. Wyatt is reputed to be one of the 16th century's most eloquent poets; in this book, he looks back upon his life and forbidden passion for Anne in 1536, the year of her execution. He recalls their carefree youth among the yews of Hever Castle, when he first falls in love with her, through to their ambitious adulthoods spent in the intrigue-laden courts of England, France, and Rome.
While Anne is pursued by Henry VIII, who denies her her first love and sets her on a path of revenge to earn the throne in order to hurt and manipulate the King, Wyatt suffers a stoic, often helpless desire for her from afar. He travels to Italy as a diplomat; marries a woman he cannot love and raises a child whose paternity he questions, while all along he carries a torch for Anne. He eventually confesses his love after she falls ill and almost dies; in return, she offers him her sole moment of freedom before she marries Henry and becomes his queen.
Only with Wyatt does Anne find a measure of peace; she takes him into her confidence, relating her innermost secrets and fears, even as she attempts to give the King his long-anticipated male heir.
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Christopher Gortner, Resident Scholar
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"Sir Thomas Wyatt is a poet, and in love. This is not an ordinary love, but a great passion. The woman he loves is, unfortunately for him, one of the great ladies of the age. Thomas and Anne have known each other all their lives. The drama truly begins, however, when they join the court of one of the great Renaissance kings, Henry VIII.
Unfortunately for Thomas his king also has an eye on Thomas' Anne, and Thomas is forced to watch, his heart always on his sleeve, as Anne Boleyn's star shoots higher than any other, then plummets. He chronicles her life as he travels his own path, always returning to Anne and always thinking of her."
Gillian Polack, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- distant past/middle ages
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Life of a profession:
- prince/nobleman/king/queen
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- society
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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