The beheading game : a novel / Rebecca Lehmann.
"The Beheading Game begins in the hours after Anne Boleyn's beheading, when she wakes to find herself unceremoniously laid to rest in a makeshift coffin, her head wrapped in linen at her knees. Discarded by King Henry VIII for being unable to give him a male heir and reviled by Cromwell for being too smart for her own good, she was ultimately executed based on trumped-up charges of adultery, incest, and high treason. Anne escapes the Tower of London, sews her head back on, then sets out on a quest to kill Henry VIII before he can marry her own lady-in-waiting Jane Seymour. The stakes are high--if Jane gives birth to a rival heir, Anne's daughter, Elizabeth, will lose her claim to the throne. Traveling the streets of London in the guise of a commoner, with the help of a prostitute who becomes a trusted friend (and perhaps something more), Anne soon realizes how little she knew about life in the real world. A fantastical journey through the wilds of England and Tudor history, filled with danger and magic and steeped in Arthurian legend, The Beheading Game is a prescient reminder that "mouthy" women have always been punished. Now, thanks to debut novelist Rebecca Lehmann, nearly five hundred years after Anne Boleyn's death, one of history's most maligned women finally has the chance to tell her story"-- Provided by publisher.
"When Anne Boleyn wakes up the day after her beheading, she sews her head back on and sets out to seek revenge-in a queer-feminist retelling of one of history's most egregiously wronged women"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798217086481
- ISBN: 9798217086504
- ISBN: 9798217089772
- Physical Description: 306 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-303).
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- Subject:
- Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536 > Fiction.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 > Fiction.
Beheading > Fiction.
Queens > Fiction.
Revenge > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Alternative histories (Fiction)
Historical fiction.
Queer fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Available copies
- 29 of 41 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 6 current holds with 41 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC LEHMANN (Text) | 36015002700793 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
