Philippa Gregory
Paperback | Pages: 661 pages Rating: 4.06 | 445004 Users | 16559 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Other Boleyn Girl |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #9, The Tudor Court #3 |
| Characters: | Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Mary Boleyn, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Henry VIII of England, Mary I of England, Elizabeth I of England |
| Setting: | Westminster Palace, London, England,1521(United Kingdom) England |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award (2002), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009) |
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This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780743227445 Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: The love of a king When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realises just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king and take fate into her own hands. A rich and compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamourous court in Europe and survived by following her heart.Details Of Books The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #9)
| Title | : | The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #9) |
| Author | : | Philippa Gregory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Touchstone Edition 2003 |
| Pages | : | Pages: 661 pages |
| Published | : | May 21st 2003 by Washington Square Press (first published April 21st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. LGBT. GLBT. Queer. Horror. Dark |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 445004 Users | 16559 ReviewsAssess Of Books The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #9)
I love anything that has to do with English History and really am kinda fascinated by Henry VIII. After reading so many good things on here and elsewhere about this book I was looking forward to it. At about 100 pages into it I thought I really was enjoying it. Too bad the book didn't end at page 200. Because I hated this book with a passion. I don't even know where to start with it. First you have the writing style which is written by Mary Boylen's POV. Which is fine. But every character inThe book is in outward appearances the same length as "The Constant Princess" and "The Boleyn Inheritance", but is actually a longer work, as is revealed when one realises that the font size is considerably smaller than the two aforementioned novels. The up side of this is that at least "The Other Boleyn Girl" has more of a story than the wafer thin plot of the other two. This is not however enough to make it into a good book. The writing itself is of low quality, many scenes are redundant, drag
I finally finished this book! Just in time to go see the movie, which was nothing like it. And neither was much like actual history. But I suppose that's not very important, is it?This book is full of scandal and intrigue, sex and debauchery, scheming, betrayal, and maybe a little bit of love. Much like any good soap opera. This is a fairly entertaining read if you like such things. I had a hard time staying interested, and read several other books while I was trying to finish this one. I did
This was the november pick for Vaginal Fantasy Book club and I LOVED it! I have always been fond of the Tudors, as a kid I always fancied myself somewhat of an Anne Boleyn lover, she was my favorite of the poor wives, so this delving into her history, and her sister's especially, was super fascinating. It isn't a standard smutty romance, and you end up sympathizing a lot with how women were treated, how Henry the 8th behaved and WHY he did what he did. I have done some research (ie read
Utter rubbish. It is poorly written, particularly the embarrassing dialogue e.g. "she was hot for the King".The author selects a particularly fascinating period of history, but those events just weren't interesting enough apparently, so she makes up various events purely for their titillation value.There is much better historical fiction out there.
An enjoyable read but I am afraid Wolf Hall has ruined me for historical fiction set in this period. I kept waiting for Cromwell to walk in and organise everything! There has been a lot of criticism about this book being light on historical fact but since it is fiction I did not mind that. I wondered if it limited itself by telling it through the character of Mary. She was not a very politically aware or even especially intelligent person and seeing the story unfold though her eyes alone made it
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