Henry

"A lush, contemporary reimagining of the fates and fortunes of the six wives of Henry VIII. It spans the 1960s to present day, moving from a changing New Orleans to New York dance studios and Park Avenue penthouses, from the swamps of Mississippi to a drafty English castle used as the set for a Bachelor-style reality TV show. Six women's lives are profoundly changed by powerful, charismatic real estate tycoon Henry, and this kaleidoscopic narrative speaks to the larger story of the roles women play--as wives, lovers, daughters and mothers--especially when they are pulled in by the intoxicating gravitational force of a 'Henry'. It looks at modern women's lives under patriarchy, both in the domestic sphere as well as institutionally. These women navigate love, ambition, desire and power within the patriarchal framework of romantic relationships, Catholicism, and the entertainment industry"-- Provided by publisher.