HENRY
By Caroline Wray
HENRY is Wolf Hall meets The Bachelor meets Cleopatra and Frankenstein told with the immersive, page-turning scope of Demon Copperhead. Stylized and kaleidoscopic and oh-so-very alive, it has the swagger of the musical Six and a verve all of its own.
What does it mean to love – and leave – a Henry? How can we become the main character in our own lives when we’re cast opposite the anointed star?
Walk with six extraordinary women, in two braided timelines, as they annotate one man’s life from first love to deathbed. The women orbit one another, a constellation of feminine power, connected not only through Henry himself but also by their quests to live fully realized lives.
Set between New Orleans, New York, Mississippi and an English country castle (home to a reality TV dating show), HENRY is a rich work of social observation, historical reinvention, and electrifying storytelling.
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