false 6566835 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 16180 26 816515 book 5 12 2006 The Boleyn Inheritance total:12779|5:2536|4:5344|3:3956|2:830|1:113| 12779 47697 17402 1830 9987 3.76 111417 16644 5395976 79606 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 11408 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 3 12 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...]]> 5836550 305910 384619 074327251X 9780743272513 179 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632890m/384619.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632890s/384619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/384619.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.77 954 Three women who share one fate: the Boleyn Inheritance

ANNE OF CLEVES: She runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a court ruled by the terror of a vengeful king who despises her. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witness.

KATHERINE HOWARD: She is in love -- but not with the diseased old man who made her queen and beds her night after night. Her Boleyn Inheritance: the threat of the axe.

JANE ROCHFORD: She is the Boleyn girl whose testimony sent her husband and sister-in-law to their deaths. Throughout Europe, her name is a byword for malice, jealousy, and twisted lust. Her Boleyn Inheritance: a fortune and a title, in exchange for her soul.

The Boleyn Inheritance is a novel drawn tight as a lute string about three women whose positions brought them wealth, admiration, and power as well as deceit, betrayal, and terror. Once again, Philippa Gregory is at her intelligent, page-turning best.]]> 2006 2 8 false Fri Sep 07 08:42:58 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:23:32 -0800 2009 Here's my usual spiel about Philippa Gregory-- she chooses great stories to tell, she does great ...more...]]> 9690805 63195 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 3 6 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...]]> 24342912 1040930 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 3 4 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...]]> 23660074 86421 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 5 2 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...]]> 16854059 957747 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 4 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.

2. I...more...]]> 8881832 336192 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 09:02:47 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 09 17:00:46 -0800 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl, unable to slake my thirst for more of Henry VIII and his court. I was skeptical, as all should be when embarking on a sequel of any sort, but was pleasantly surprised. Divided between three narrators, the evil and half-mad Jane Boley...more...]]> 1521120 103544 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 2 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 29 13:47:59 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 13:22:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42162062 1519823 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 2 false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:15:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 07:49:19 -0800 2009
I real...more...]]> 41497624 1836340 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 1 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...]]> 23007890 1188419 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 1 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...]]> 19835067 294695 384619 074327251X 9780743272513 179 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632890m/384619.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632890s/384619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/384619.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 Three women who share one fate: the Boleyn Inheritance

ANNE OF CLEVES: She runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a court ruled by the terror of a vengeful king who despises her. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witness.

KATHERINE HOWARD: She is in love -- but not with the diseased old man who made her queen and beds her night after night. Her Boleyn Inheritance: the threat of the axe.

JANE ROCHFORD: She is the Boleyn girl whose testimony sent her husband and sister-in-law to their deaths. Throughout Europe, her name is a byword for malice, jealousy, and twisted lust. Her Boleyn Inheritance: a fortune and a title, in exchange for her soul.

The Boleyn Inheritance is a novel drawn tight as a lute string about three women whose positions brought them wealth, admiration, and power as well as deceit, betrayal, and terror. Once again, Philippa Gregory is at her intelligent, page-turning best.]]> 2006 4 1 false Wed Apr 09 18:52:26 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 12:41:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4670943 285860 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 1 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...]]> 4619582 44266 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 1 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...]]> 20825802 1110169 384619 074327251X 9780743272513 179 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632890m/384619.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632890s/384619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/384619.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 Three women who share one fate: the Boleyn Inheritance

ANNE OF CLEVES: She runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a court ruled by the terror of a vengeful king who despises her. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witness.

KATHERINE HOWARD: She is in love -- but not with the diseased old man who made her queen and beds her night after night. Her Boleyn Inheritance: the threat of the axe.

JANE ROCHFORD: She is the Boleyn girl whose testimony sent her husband and sister-in-law to their deaths. Throughout Europe, her name is a byword for malice, jealousy, and twisted lust. Her Boleyn Inheritance: a fortune and a title, in exchange for her soul.

The Boleyn Inheritance is a novel drawn tight as a lute string about three women whose positions brought them wealth, admiration, and power as well as deceit, betrayal, and terror. Once again, Philippa Gregory is at her intelligent, page-turning best.]]> 2006 4 1 false Wed Apr 23 16:33:34 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 00:52:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 47791425 1803764 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 4 1 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...]]> 5810562 271544 239238 0007190336 9780007190331 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173026099m/239238.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173026099s/239238.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239238.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.68 171
Gregory's tale of greed and revenge takes place against the short, unhappy tenures of Henry's fourth and fifth wives. Jockeying for position close to the throne, three powerful, ambitious women collide. The author skillfully allows each character to tell her side of the story in her own words. The first voice we hear belongs to 30-year-old Jane Boleyn, widowed sister-in-law to Anne. Jane's husband George was implicated in his sister's alleged infidelities and went with her to the scaffold in 1533; his calculating wife moved to save her inheritance rather than her husband and six years later is still scheming. Next up is Anne of Cleves, soon to be Queen Number Four, a provincial, German-speaking Protestant princess chosen by Henry's advisor, Thomas Cromwell, as a politically suitable alliance to keep Spain and France at bay. Badgered and bullied all her life by her brother and mother, 24-year-old Anne wants nothing more than to escape Cleves and have a meaningful life. The third voice belongs to Katherine Howard, a pretty, 15-year-old cousin of the dead Anne Boleyn and an incorrigible flirt who is brought to court as a lady-in-waiting by her conniving, powerful uncle, the Duke of Norfolk. Also summoned to court to attend the new queen, Jane begins plotting behind the scenes with Norfolk to assure Anne of Cleve's hasty fall and Katherine's quick ascent in Henry's favor. Gregory's knowledge of the period, combined with her novelistic skill, allows her to view this grim tale through the eyes of the three women: wily, experienced Jane; na™ve, sensible Anne; and vain, greedy young Kitty. Their first-person accounts are convincing and shockingly self-serving.]]> 2006 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 19:54:21 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:18:30 -0800 2009
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...]]> 1915172 125509 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 2 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 06:02:18 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:24:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 51007493 121445 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 0 1 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:

“Could this book really be so overwritten? I couldn’t believe that this book was ...more...]]> 44637655 1160025 16180 0743272501 9780743272506 1563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849m/16180.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180.The_Boleyn_Inheritance 3.73 12779 The Other Boleyn Girl, 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. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2006 5 0 false Wed Jan 28 09:01:36 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 09:10:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6566835