Sarah Kennedy’s Novel, City of Ladies, Is One of Four Historical Fiction Titles Honored!
Knoxville, TN – Virginia writer Sarah Kennedy’s second novel, CITY OF LADIES, was one of four titles honored last Friday with a ForeWord Magazine INDIEFAB Award in Historical Fiction. CITY OF LADIES received an Honorable Mention.
CITY OF LADIES is the second title in Kennedy’s The Cross and the Crown series, which is published by Knox Robinson Publishing. In her series, Kennedy fills an absence in the historical record by imagining what might have happened to the nuns after Henry VIII took over the church. Each title can be read as a stand-alone.
Historical Novels Review called CITY OF LADIES “A true page-turner” and San Francisco Book Review said “Sarah Kennedy brilliantly crafts her characters to drive a narrative that will have you guessing to the very end.” Foreword Reviews said, “It is not necessary to read the first novel in the series to enjoy this book, but those finding this their first introduction to Catherine will surely search out the first novel to spend more time with this feisty woman in her richly detailed world.”
The paperback edition of CITY OF LADIES will be released on September 15, 2015. The third title in Kennedy’s series, THE KING’S SISTERS, will be published on September 29, 2015.
Sarah Kennedy holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance Literature from Purdue University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College. The author of seven books of poems as well as The Altarpiece, book one in The Cross and the Crown series, she has received individual artist grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, as well as an award for scholarship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. She teaches at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. Her website is http://sarahkennedybooks.com/.
Book one in the Cross and the Crown Series
Foreword Magazine, Inc is a media company featuring a FOLIO: award winning quarterly print magazine, Foreword Reviews, and a website devoted to independently published books. In the magazine, they feature reviews of the best 170 new titles from independent publishers, university presses, and noteworthy self-published authors. Their website features daily updates: reviews along with in-depth coverage and analysis of independent publishing from a team of more than 100 reviewers, journalists, and bloggers. The print magazine is available at most Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million newsstands or by subscription. You can also connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, Google , and Pinterest. They are headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, USA.
Knox Robinson Publishing has offices in the United States and United Kingdom. To learn more about Knox Robinson, please visit
More posts from Kathleen Kelly
