Books with author J. R. Hutchinson

After 35 years in power, Henry VIII was a bloated, hideously obese, black-humoured old man, rarely seen in public. He had striven all his life to ensure the survival of his dynasty by siring legitimate sons, yet his only male heir was eight-year-old Prince Edward. It was increasingly obvious that when Henry died, real power in England would be exercised by a regent. The prospect of that prize spurred the rival court factions into deadly conflict. Robert Hutchinson spent several years in original archival research. He advances a genuinely new theory of Henry's medical history and the cause of his death; he has unearthed some fabulous eyewitness material and papers from death warrants, confessions and even love letters between Katherine Parr and the Lord High Admiral.

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From the Days of Dirt is the brutally honest confession of a natural-born troublemaker, Marcus Hastings. This funny and edgy coming-of-age fictionalized memoir is filled with stories of youthful misadventures, mischief, angst, and love. Set in Maine in the 1990's, it reflects back to a simpler time before social media and smartphones. Marcus' cynical yet oddly refreshing perspective on what it means to feel alive finds humor in just about everything, whether that be setting himself on fire, falling in love, or being thrown in jail. Marcus’ true to life journal entries chronical his crooked, haphazard journey through adolescence. Many of his recollections are timeless and relatable. We all had that crazy friend or that weird neighbor, and if not, now you do.