The Other Boleyn Girl
By Philippa Gregory
- Release Date: 2004-11-09
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family.
When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begins to wane, and soon she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. With her own destiny suddenly unknown, Mary realizes that she must defy her family and take fate into her own hands.
With more than one million copies in print and adapted for the big screen, The Other Boleyn Girl is a riveting historical drama. It brings to light a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe, and survived a treacherous political landscape by following her heart.
Reviews
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5By JMB 88This is my favorite book about the Tudor period.Love this book
5By BrittNicole2012Could not stop reading this!Couldn't put it down!
5By BahamakidIt's rare that I find a book that I just can't stop reading. It grabbed me from the opening scene with great characters, a wonderful plot, scandal, treachery, history and romance. I finished it in just a few days and have been wishing it had been twice as long!From Autumn loves Toosa
5By Autumn loves ToosaThe best book by Phillipia Gregory! Wow! You can't put this one down... She captures the time period & element of a sisters relationship. A strong love a sibling rivalry that exists to some extent within all family down to this day!Loved it
5By YdaliaColonIt was a wonderful novel to read. Captivating and intresting. Loved every moment of it. Could not bring myself to putnit down. Finished in four days!!! It was fabulous.Love it
5By MariaJ24I'm only 16 years old and this is literally the best book I've read so far. I started reading out of pure boredom and curiosity but I will never regret it. Saw the movie and the book is million times better! Loved it!!!Awesome book
5By Eri joti could not put the book down. I felt what people felt and wanted the story to never end. I wish we knew more of what happened to mary boleyn after the execution of her siblings. the story was great.Lovely
5By ReadySetGo5A grand read!Could not put thus down
5By CareerdaggerScandal, history, drama, and sex. Thought this 661 page book would take me a year to finish. I read the whole thing in less than 2 weeks. Can't wait to read another of her books!Always better than the movie
5By Debbie ca to gaThis book proves the theory that books are always better than the movie. I saw the movie first but it doesn't even come close to comparing with this amazingly devious book. You can hardly bare to put this book down until you finish it. Another wonderful book from this amazing author.