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  • Ero rimasta favorevolmente colpita da The Other Boleyn Girl, comprato in aeroporto di ritorno da un viaggio in Scozia.
    The Other Boleyn Girl non è un capolavoro, ma è un libro storico scorrevole e verosimile, nonostante alcune inesattezze storiche, che rende psicologicamente credi ... Continue

    Ero rimasta favorevolmente colpita da The Other Boleyn Girl, comprato in aeroporto di ritorno da un viaggio in Scozia.
    The Other Boleyn Girl non è un capolavoro, ma è un libro storico scorrevole e verosimile, nonostante alcune inesattezze storiche, che rende psicologicamente credibili di personaggi di Anne e Mary Boleyn.

    In questo nuovo libro della Gregory i personaggi sono piatti e noiosi, non c'è la minima evoluzione. Si può dare la colpa al fatto che dei personaggi storici di Anna di Cleves e di Catherine Howard (rispettivamente quarta e quinta moglie di Enrico VIII) si sappia relativamente poco, certo.

    Fatto sta che ho scorso i primi capitoli con interesse, dopodiché l'ho finito per noia.

    Meriterebbe una mezza stellina in più, ma visto che non si può gliene dò una sola.

    Scarsamente sufficiente.

    

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  • In The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory once again returns to a period in history that she writes about so knowledgably. The court of Henry VIII, this time covering the period 1539 to 1542 with a postscript ending in 1547.
    The story is narrated by the three protagonists Anne of Cleves, Kathe ... Continue

    In The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory once again returns to a period in history that she writes about so knowledgably. The court of Henry VIII, this time covering the period 1539 to 1542 with a postscript ending in 1547.
    The story is narrated by the three protagonists Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Rochford concentrating on the lives of these young women trying to survive life at court during a time of political and religious uncertainty.
    It is an intense time as these women though powerful live in fear of Henry and his favourite way of solving his problems ‘the gallows’
    Written from the three different perspectives of these three very different women I found that I was once again enjoying historical facts interwoven with fiction in the style that Philippa Gregory does so well.
    Even if you have not read the previous novels in the series this one still stands well alone. So whether you are new to her novels or a firm fan this intense drama should bring the historical period to life.

    

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  • I enjoyed this book as it told the story of the somewhat less known wives of Henry VIII - Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. The switching view point in the narration allows the reader to get closer to both women as well as to Jane Boleyn, the third player in this intricate story of plotting and b ... Continue

    I enjoyed this book as it told the story of the somewhat less known wives of Henry VIII - Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. The switching view point in the narration allows the reader to get closer to both women as well as to Jane Boleyn, the third player in this intricate story of plotting and betrayals.

    

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  • "The bad times have come to King Henry's court once more, and everyone is afraid, everyone is under suspicion. It is like living in a nightmare... An enemy might work up an indiscretion into a crime; a friend might trade a confidence for a guarantee of safety. We are a court of cowards and tale bear ... Continue

    "The bad times have come to King Henry's court once more, and everyone is afraid, everyone is under suspicion. It is like living in a nightmare... An enemy might work up an indiscretion into a crime; a friend might trade a confidence for a guarantee of safety. We are a court of cowards and tale bearers."

    The Boleyn Inheritance is my favorite of Gregory's Tudor series. This one is more personal, showing the fears and helplessness of Jane Boleyn, Katherine Howard, and Anne of Cleves. The characters have more depth and Henry VIII and the Duke of Norfolk are excellent villains.

    

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  • The Boleyn Inheritance

  • This book had quite a different tone than The Other Boleyn Girl but it worked just as well. I enjoyed this glimpse into the surmised lives of 2 more of Henry's wives and to see Jane Boleyn from her own point-of-view.

    

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  • The year is 1539. As per author's note: "Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard are the two wives of Henry VIII that we know least; as is so often the case, we think we know them well. In this fictional account of the real facts I have tried to get past the convention that one wife was ugly and the oth ... Continue

    The year is 1539. As per author's note: "Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard are the two wives of Henry VIII that we know least; as is so often the case, we think we know them well. In this fictional account of the real facts I have tried to get past the convention that one wife was ugly and the other stupid, to consider the lives and circumstances of these two very young women who were, so briefly, the most important women of England, successive wives to a man on the brink of madness." The book is written in three voices (Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Boleyn (Lady Rochford)) in an attempt to bring to life these three very contrasting young women in their attempts to survive and profit in these dangerous times. I thought this was a gripping and excellent read. Likewise, the author's website offers a wealth of useful background information and is well worth visiting: http://www.philippagregory.com

    On another note, the book is also overlapping with one of my recent reads, "Sovereign" by C.J. Sansom, with a view to the royal progress to York but only just touches upon this. The personal element of the main characters' developments take precedence in the storyline.

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    If you want to establish the time line of Philippa Gregory's Tudor novels they would go: The Constant Princess (Katherine of Aragon); The Other Boleyn Girl (Anne Boleyn); The Boleyn Inheritance (Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard); The Queens Fool (Mary Tudor and Elizabeth 1) and The Virgin’s Lover (Elizabeth 1). And, to be published in 2008, The Other Queen (Mary Queen of Scots).

    

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