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The Other Bolyn Girl
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
I still haven't read The Other Bolyn Girl, though people keep encouraging me to since I teach Tudor literature. Maybe it should go on the summer reading list. One of the historical fiction writers I enjoy is Tracy Chevalier. She's best known for her Girl With a Pearl Earring, but she's written some other interesting ones as well. The most recent one I read, called The Lady and the Unicorn was based on the production of the famous Medieval Unicorn Tapestries, now in the Cluny in France and I had the unique opportunity to read it just before seeing the tapestries themselves (which are gorgeous!). She always does solid historical research as well as spinning an entertaining story.
Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
I don't know how solid the research is, but I really enjoyed The Other Boleyn girl. It's full of sex, intrigue, betrayal... I guess the usual stuff for a book about historical royals. I've read several other books by Philippa Gregory as well, and I liked them all. They're good summer guilty pleasure books.
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
From what I've heard, it's not very historically accurate.. but it is an entertaining read. I recommend "Fallen Skies" by the same author.
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Re: The Other Bolyn Girl
May I recommend to you; Lozania Prole:anthem1 wrote:
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
http://www.fictiondb.com/author/lozania-prole~6024.htm
Ursula Bloom; actually.....I became enthralled by Historical fiction....via this author....about 30 years ago.
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