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The Other Bolyn Girl
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The Other Bolyn Girl
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.
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
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.
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
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.wilde wrote:I like this book, but my favorite book by that author (Philippa Gregory) is definitely "Fallen Skies."
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Thank you, I am going to have to add both of those books to my (far too long already also) list.
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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
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)
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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.
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
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.
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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