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Falling Pomegranate Seeds Duology:

The Katherine of Aragon Story

(Omnibus Edition)

By Wendy J. Dunn

In the Falling Pomegranate Seeds Duology, readers are transported to the rich historical tapestry of 15th and 16th-century Europe, where the lives of remarkable women unfold against the backdrop of political upheaval and personal struggles.

In the first book, beginning in 1490 Castile, Doña Beatriz Galindo, a passionate and respected scholar, serves as an advisor to Queen Isabel of Castile. Beatriz yearns for a life beyond the constraints imposed on women, desiring to control her own destiny. As she witnesses the Holy War led by Queen Isabel and her husband, King Ferdinand of Aragon, Beatriz dedicates herself to guiding Queen Isabel's youngest child, Catalina of Aragon, on her own path. Beatriz's role as a tutor and advisor becomes instrumental in shaping Catalina's future as she prepares to become England's queen.

Fast forward to the winter of 1539 in the second book, where María de Salinas, a dear friend and cousin of Catalina (now known as Katherine of Aragon), pens a heartfelt letter to her daughter, the Duchess of Suffolk. Unable to make the journey from her London home due to illness, María shares her life story, intricately woven with her experiences alongside Catalina. Their friendship has endured through exile and tumultuous times. María seeks to shed light for her daughter on the choices she has made in a story exploring themes of friendship, betrayal, hatred, and forgiveness.

Through María's narrative, the eternal question Will love ultimately triumph?

Publication Date: February 28th, 2025
Publisher: Poesy Quill
Pages: 1030
Genre: Historical Fiction / Tudor Fiction

Praise for Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters (Book #1):

"...this profoundly moving story helps us appreciate today's more enlightened world. The Duty of Daughters is historical fiction at its best!"
~ Readers’ Favorite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Excerpt

“But will not our husbands be our heads, Mother?” Infanta María darted a look at Beatriz. “Yesterday, Latina discussed with us the words of Aristotle.” The young infanta’s face frowned in concentration. “Juana – do you remember?”

“‘Men’s courage is shown in commanding and women’s in obeying,’” Juana answered.

Thoughtfully, the queen picked up the spindle again, her long fingers pulling at the woollen thread from the distaff, keeping the thread taut and even. She glanced aside at Juana. “‘And the male is naturally more fit to command than the female, excepting where there is a miscarriage of nature.’” The queen laughed with grimness. “I have heard it all before, and too many times. Aristotle also said, ‘The male is by nature superior and the female inferior; one rules and the other is ruled.’ I confess something to you, my hijas. I think often of the words of our ancestor, Alfonso the Wise. He said, ‘Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.’”

From The Duty of Daughters

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Wendy J. Dunn

Wendy J. Dunn is an award-winning Australian writer fascinated by Tudor history – so much so she was not surprised to discover a family connection to the Tudors, not long after the publication of her first Anne Boleyn novel, which narrated the Anne Boleyn story through the eyes of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the elder.

Her family tree reveals the intriguing fact that one of her ancestral families – possibly over three generations – had purchased land from both the Boleyn and Wyatt families to build up their own holdings.

It seems very likely Wendy’s ancestors knew the Wyatts and Boleyns personally.

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