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The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:56 pm
by jendorf44
I had not read any historical fiction and am absolutely in love with the book. I think I may try some other books from this genre and time period.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:02 pm
by caseyjo
I read this a couple years ago, and found it to be both tawdry and fun. The Tudors are clearly pretty crazy. If you're looking for more good historical fiction, I really liked
Abundance, which is a novel about Marie Antoinette.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:37 pm
by wilde
I like this book, but my favorite book by that author (Philippa Gregory) is definitely "Fallen Skies."
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:50 am
by caseyjo
wilde wrote:I like this book, but my favorite book by that author (Philippa Gregory) is definitely "Fallen Skies."
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That looks really interesting! Thanks for recommending it, I've just put that on my (far too long already) to read list.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:58 am
by jendorf44
Thank you, I am going to have to add both of those books to my (far too long already also) list.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:31 am
by farmgirlshelley
I loved the movie so I will have to check the book out too. I love this anything in this time period!
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:03 pm
by millamonkey
Try 'Restoration' by Rose Tremain, one of my favourite authors. A different time period in British history but it captivates, too. (She also wrote music and silence which is also a really good read)
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:01 pm
by Khogg
I read this book and this is the book that got me hooked on historical fiction! I loved it! Another good book is the one after this, The Bolyn Inheritance, it keeps the story going through the rest of Henry's wives. I didn't like it nearly as much as The Other Bolyn Girl but it was still extremly good.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:15 pm
by kcdaisley
Jean Plaidy also wrote quite a few novels set in this period - Katherine of Aragon (Anne Boleyn's direct rival as Henry VIII's first wife) and the other five wives. They're wonderful (if sad) reading.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 6:50 pm
by anthem1
This is definitely one of my all-time favorite pieces of historical fiction. I discovered historical fiction by Jean Plaidy, but my personal favorite author in this genre is Margaret George. (During some research, I discovered Jean Plaidy is a pen name for Victoria Holt whom writes gothic romance.) George wrote a book about Henry VIII, but I haven't read that one. I loved her novels Cleopatra and Mary, Queen of Scots. They are excellent and I totally recommend them