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Wendy J. Dunn Wendy J. Dunn i(A144364 works by)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Opening the Inner Eye : Anne Casey's 'the light we cannot see' Wendy J. Dunn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Verity La , September 2021;
— Review of The Light We Cannot See Anne Casey , 2021 single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon All Manner of Things Wendy J. Dunn , Australia : Poesy Quill , 2021 22784616 2021 single work novel historical fiction

'Winter, 1539: María de Salinas is dying. Too ill to travel, she writes a letter to her daughter Katherine, the young duchess of Suffolk. A letter telling of her life: a life intertwined with her friend and cousin Catalina of Aragon, the youngest child of Isabel of Castile. It is a letter to help her daughter understand the choices she has made in her life, beginning from the time she keeps her vow to Catalina to share her life of exile in England.

'Friendship, betrayal, hatred, forgiveness: love wins out in the end.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Duty of Daughters Wendy J. Dunn , Australia : Poesy Quill , 2019 22784540 2019 single work novel historical fiction

'Dońa Beatriz Galindo. Respected scholar. Tutor to royalty. Friend and advisor to Queen Isabel of Castile.

'Beatriz is an uneasy witness to the Holy War of Queen Isabel and her husband, Ferdinand, King of Aragon. A holy war seeing the Moors pushed out of territories ruled by them for centuries.

'The road for women is a hard one. Beatriz must tutor the queen's youngest child, Catalina, and equip her for a very different future life. She must teach her how to survive exile, an existence outside the protection of her mother. She must prepare Catalina to be England's queen.

'A tale of mothers and daughters, power, intrigue, death, love, and redemption, in the end, Falling Pomegranate Seeds sings a song of friendship and life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Falling Pomegranate Seeds Wendy J. Dunn , Australia : Poesy Quill , 2019 22784512 2019 series - author novel
1 y separately published work icon The Light in the Labyrinth Wendy J. Dunn , Keene : Metropolis Ink , 2014 7933708 2014 single work novel young adult historical fiction

'IN THE WINTER OF 1535, fourteen-year-old Kate Carey wants to escape her family home. She thinks her life will be so much better with Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife and the aunt she idolises. Little does Kate know that by going to attend Anne Boleyn she will discover love and a secret that will shake the very foundations of her identity. An attendant to Anne Boleyn, Kate is also swept up in events that see her witness her aunt's darkest days. By the time winter ends, Kate will be changed forever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Does the Shoe Fit? Roger Burke , Wendy J. Dunn , Perry Gamsby , Nerina Jones , Daniel Zalec , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Bukker Tillibul , no. 4 2010;
1 y separately published work icon Dear Heart, How Like You This? Wendy J. Dunn , Keene : Metropolis Ink , 2002 Z1830873 2002 single work novel historical fiction

'A king who would not be denied. A woman who would be queen. And a gentle poet forced to watch helplessly as his one true love slipped out of his arms forever. These are the elements in Wendy J. Dunn's poignant novel, "Dear Heart, How Like You This?"

'"Dear Heart" tells the story of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. The novel is written in first person, from the point of view of Anne's cousin, Sir Thomas Wyatt. Tom has secretly loved Anne his entire life, but has always been told he is not highly born enough to pursue her. He carefully masks his feelings, especially after Anne catches the eye of the king, and remains at Anne's side as one of her staunchest friends and supporters. Then the unthinkable happens. After marrying Anne, the king tires of her and falsely accuses her of adultery. Imprisoned himself on the whim of the king's arrogant brother-in-law, Tom watches helplessly as his true love and his closest friends go on trial for their lives...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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