false 16180 24 Returning to the scene of <i>The Other Boleyn Girl</i>, historical powerhouse Gregory again brings the women of Henry VIII's court vividly to life. Among the cast, who alternately narrate: Henry's fourth wife, Bavarian-born Anne of Cleves; his fifth wife, English teenager Katherine Howard; and Lady Rochford (Jane Boleyn), the jealous spouse whose testimony helped send her husband... and sister-in-law Anne Boleyn to their execution. Attended by Lady Rochford, 24-year-old Anne of Cleves endures a disastrous first encounter with the twice-her-age king -- an occasion where Henry takes notice of Katherine Howard. Gregory beautifully explains Anne of Cleves's decision to stay in England after her divorce, and offers contemporary descriptions of Lady Rochford's madness. While Gregory renders Lady Rochford with great emotion, and Anne of Cleves with sympathy, her most captivating portrayal is Katherine, the clever yet naïve 16th-century adolescent counting her gowns and trinkets. Male characters are not nearly as endearing. Gregory's accounts of events are accurate enough to be persuasive, her characterizations modern enough to be convincing. Rich in intrigue and irony, this is a tale where readers will already know who was divorced, beheaded or survived, but will savor Gregory's sharp staging of how and why. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) 816515 book 5 12 2006 The Boleyn Inheritance total:12263|5:2441|4:5162|3:3761|2:793|1:106| 12263 45828 16702 1803 3 12 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 19:49:38 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 20:02:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 8 false false Fri Sep 07 08:42:58 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 08:49:52 -0700 2007 Here's my usual spiel about Philippa Gregory-- she chooses great stories to tell, she does great ...more...]]> 3 6 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 19:58:25 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 28 20:08:58 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 12 12:47:34 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 26 20:20:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 03 22:19:43 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 22:29:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 02 16:38:46 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 18 11:29:34 -0700 2008
NO.

Here's why:

1. It makes me acutely aware that if I enjoyed this series of Phillipa Gregory books in my youth, that when I get crumbly (read: old), I'll probably end up enjoying Harlequin Romance novels.

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I real...more...]]> 4 1 false true Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 10:37:46 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 12:17:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 17:49:15 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 21:58:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 09 18:52:26 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 12:41:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 16 19:25:14 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 14 09:00:52 -0700 2008 "So, he is dead at last. The man who failed the promise of his youth, the king who turned tyrant, the scholar who went mad, the beloved boy who became a monster. How many did the king kill? We can start to count now that death has stilled his murderous will. Thousands. No one will ever know. Up...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 20:28:47 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 08:43:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 23 16:33:34 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 00:52:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:30:07 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:33:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 19:54:21 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 19:58:03 -0700 2007
Here's the review I posted on Amazon.ca:

A Great Sequel to The Other Boleyn Girl!

Philippa Gregory does her magic again, in this sequel to The Other Boleyn Girl. Her writing makes history come alive as she entrances her ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 06:02:18 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 16:10:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Mar 31 01:41:10 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 02:11:47 -0700 2009
First, I should note that this book contains a lot of paragraphs of the following structure:

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