-There is much to enjoy in a sumptuous novel that slips between present day and 1557.- Sunday Mirror-My name is Mary Seymour and I am the daughter of one queen and the niece of another.-Browsing antiques shops in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait - supposedly of Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better- The woman is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 as an unwanted orphan and presumed dead after going missing as a child.The painting is more than just a beautiful object from Alison-s past - it holds the key to her future, unlocking the mystery surrounding Mary-s disappearance, and the enigma of Alison-s son.But Alison-s quest soon takes a dark and foreboding turn, as a meeting place called the Phantom Tree harbours secrets in its shadows-*************************************************************Readers love Nicola Cornick:-Alluring and hypnotising- I was hooked from page one.--A haunting and mesmerising sto
