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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) |
Philippa Gregory
Paperback | Pages: 661 pages Rating: 4.06 | 445004 Users | 16559 Reviews
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| 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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This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780743227445Two 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.
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Ratings: 4.06 From 445004 Users | 16559 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl was my last read of 2017 and also the biggest surprise. This book has been sitting on my shelf for years; so long that the spine is actually completely faded from sun damage. For whatever reason I just assumed this would be a three star read, which is something I like to avoid at all costs. I watched the movie on a plane ten years ago and even though I liked it I thought, well, there's no way the book is actually any good. Obviously I'm an idiot because it turned out to beI picked this one up at work because I want to see the movie (hello, Scarlett Johansen and Natalie Portman? Yes please), and because I know I'll have thousands of people asking me about it, like with Atonement, which I never read. In short, this book sucks. It's the worst kind of historical fiction - light on the history, and not fun or well written to make up for it. The characters are one dimensional, the writing is trite and full of cliches. Complete trash, but I'm not putting it on my
Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ There is no room for mistakes at court. I have owned this book since Jesus was a toddler but never got around to reading it mainly because every time I even come close to the puppy squisher bookshelf, this guy gets a little antsy . . . . I have a vague recollection of being envious of ScarJos magnificent boobage in the film version . . . followed immediately by what I do best once I decide to watch a movie: fall asleep. Anyway, I
Disclaimer: Don't confuse this book with a biography of Mary Boleyn. It's fiction all the way. It's a good read when you remember that this is fiction and not a blow-by-blow account of historical events. And because it is fiction, Gregory is able to play a little fast and loose with historical fact. Mary was most likely the oldest Boleyn child, not the youngest as presented here. She had also served the French kings court, just as Anne did, but was sent home in disgrace after tales of her
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
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9), Philippa GregoryThe Other Boleyn Girl (2001) is a historical novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn) of whom little is known.In 1521 England, Queen Catherine of Aragon's failure to provide King Henry VIII a male heir has strained their marriage. Thomas Boleyn and his brother-in-law Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk, plan to install
I will review this festering mound of shhh....surely quality literature, although I doubt I have anything to say about it that hasn't already been said. "Historical controvery" aside- I mean, *whatever,* Gregory totally went to the Dan Brown place, and as someone who's interested in history, I don't entirely appreciate it, but I think we intelligent people all know that this is fiction, despite what Gregory seems to be saying in the "Author's Q & A" thingy at the back of my copy.This is the
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