I've been sitting here staring at the screen, unsure what to write. I really liked this book and found it very fascinating. I wish that I hadn't read a few pages. A couple of the conversations between the Boleyn siblings were really distasteful and I didn't like that. I liked learning about that time period and I loved Mary Boleyn's character. It is a work of fiction so it's hard to know what is true and what is false. There are some great reviews on Amazon so check em' out!Synopsis:
From Library Journal
Before Henry VIII ever considered making Anne Boleyn his wife, her older sister, Mary, was his mistress. Historical novelist Gregory (Virgin Earth) uses the perspective of this "other Boleyn girl" to reveal the rivalries and intrigues swirling through England. The sisters and their brother George were raised with one goal: to advance the Howard family's interests, especially against the Seymours. So when Mary catches the king's fancy, her family orders her to abandon the husband they had chosen. She bears Henry two children, including a son, but Anne's desire to be queen drives her with ruthless intensity, alienating family and foes. As Henry grows more desperate for a legitimate son and Anne strives to replace Catherine as queen, the social fabric weakens. Mary abandons court life to live with a new husband and her children in the countryside, but love and duty bring her back to Anne time and again. We share Mary's helplessness as Anne loses favor, and everyone abandons her amid accusations of adultery, incest, and witchcraft. Even the Boleyn parents won't intervene for their children. Gregory captures not only the dalliances of court but the panorama of political and religious clashes throughout Europe. She controls a complicated narrative and dozens of characters without faltering, in a novel sure to please public library fans of historical fiction. Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State Univ., Mankato
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I felt the same way when I read this book! I love reading about the "history" of this time period but didn't like some of the content. I read it after reading "The Queen's Fool" which was much cleaner from my memory.
Do you have copy writer for so good articles? If so please give me contacts, because this really rocks! :)
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