About this title: In this eagerly awaited sequel to "The Other Boleyn Girl," readers return to Tudor England, where the offspring of Henry VIII ascend to the throne amid treason, poisonous rivalries, accusations of heresy, and unrequited love.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Description: Fair. B000OIPNSW **Softcover**--Very slightly popped at bottom right corner due to water exposure; still mild and in good reading condition-has mild shelf wear. No personalizations, writing or marks in the text. Absolutely no spine creasing. Ships Quickly-IN STOCK-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
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Edition: Later Printing (20th and over)
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Book, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743246071ISBN:0743246071
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers show moderate edge wear/ corners creased/ several page tips creased. read more
Description: Very Good. B000OIPNSW **Softcover**--Cover has extremely minor shelf wear at tips of corners. No personalizations, writing or marks in the text. Clean, Tight and Neat. Ships Quickly-IN STOCK-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 2004-02-03
ISBN-13:9780743246071ISBN:0743246071
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743246071ISBN:0743246071
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A124_5/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 512 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743246071ISBN:0743246071
Description: Very Good. BP. Nice paperback. No spine crease. Light wear. Tanned pages. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. All items are carefully and securely packed to insure they arrive in the advertised condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743269827ISBN:0743269829
Description: Very good. 2004; Hardcover; No notes/hiliting; Good dustcover; Clean pages; Lightly edgeworn dustcover; No dog-ears; Strong binding. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743246071ISBN:0743246071
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Very slight shelf and edgewear. No spine creasing. Pages unmarked, bright and tight. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 512 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 0743246071 21895 PB: spine smooth, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a i l. wt2lbpf. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 2004-11-02
ISBN-13:9780743269827ISBN:0743269829
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover in dj. Pages and covers are clean, crisp and unmarked. Dust jacket shows light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
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"This is the story of England in the 1500's - more specifically the story of the Queens of England and their courts. The tale is told from the perspective of a young girl Hannah Green (14 at the start) who becomes the Holy Fool of the Tudors (first King Edward, then Queen Mary). She has the gift of Sight and the Royal Family sees an advantage to such a gift on their throne. Yet the politics of England were particularly dangerous at that time and Hannah has much to hide. She is a converted Jew at a time when Jews were burned as heretics, and having recently fled Spain with her father after her mother was burned she has no wish to be found out. She soon finds herself amidst secrets and plots, torn between various royals, including Lady Elizabeth, Mary's younger half sister. Each believes their way and religion is best. This young girl must rely on her gift and God's grace to pull her through.
There is so much historical fact woven around the fictional story of Hannah that you find yourself transported back in time, learning of Queen Mary's hard reign, the succession of Queen Elizabeth, the treachery of courtiers, and the ever-changing nature of English politics and religious tolerance. It's been a long time since I found a book both this intelligent and this interesting."
"For some reason, I feel like I was reading this book forever! I had a crazy week, and I just feel like I've been toting this book around for about a month. I finally finished it last night and I'm pretty glad to move on. The only other book by Philippa Gregory that I had read was The Other Boleyn Girl, which I enjoyed quite a bit more than this one.
Not to say that this one was terrible. It wasn't. I did enjoy the characters and the point of view. This is the story of Queen Mary (who history remembers as Bloody Mary), told from the point of view of a fool in her court (who also happens to be Jew that was on the run from Spain). 90% of the book is Hannah the Fool bobbing back and forth from Queen Mary to Princess Elizabeth, trying to calm down their neurotic minds and keep everyone happy so that she didn't wind up murdered for treason.
I kept kind of waiting for something to happen, but really the courts moved around, Hannah moved around, her betrothed pursued her, Hannah moved around, the courts moved around, yadda, yadda.
There were a couple of parts that were slightly suspenseful, but the back of the book gave away way too much for it to be truly suspenseful. Don't you hate that?"
"It's 1553, and a teenaged girl with a dangerous secret is caught up in royal intrigue as she tries to serve a scheming lord, an unhappy queen, and the queen's ambitious sister. As Edward VI, only male heir of Henry VIII, lies dying, 14-year-old Hannah Green is helping her father in his London printing and bookshop. Because young girls are not supposed to set print or deliver books, she's dressed in boy's clothing, but that's not Hannah's only secret. She and her father are Spanish Jews who fled the Inquisition after her mother was burned as a heretic. Finding refuge in Protestant England, the Greens observe Christian rituals in public, but privately they still honor the old ways. One day Hannah attracts the attention of a shop customer, handsome Lord Dudley, by innocently revealing that she has the gift of second sight-a particularly useful gift in these uncertain times, when it seems that Protestant Edward will be succeeded by Catholic Mary. Hannah becomes an aide to Lord Dudley, who recommends her to the young king to be his Fool. While serving Edward, she follows Dudley's orders to attend and spy upon the king's older sister Mary, whom she grows to love. When Mary becomes Queen, Hannah attends her at court, but (again at Dudley's request) also makes contact with her sister Elizabeth. Hannah admires the young princess's courage as Elizabeth faces losing her life when Mary starts burning Protestants as heretics. Her loyalties divided, fearful that she and her father are vulnerable in Catholic England, Hannah relies on her wits to survive threats, intrigue, and danger. She must also decide whether she will marry Daniel, a family friend, to whom she is officially betrothed."
"Since I had read the Constant Princess and liked it I decided to try this one out. This one centered on Catharine's daughter, Mary -- which is a good next place to start, except now that I think of it the Other Boleyn should have been next. As before Gregory strikes me strange because I'm not used to historical fiction reading like a romance novel. But I guess that's her "thing".
Anyways, it was fairly clean except for the first 3 pages, as with all her books I believe you're going to run into that stuff. The thing that struck me about this book is how the main character was so determined to like everyone and be liked that she was loyal to no one, it drove me nuts. Also I kept thinking that living in the English court during those days was a lot like being on survivor . . . when you're too strong you're targeted, all of these alliances and secret pacts, etc. I still can't figure out if Hannah would be voted out soon for betrayal or if she would win by being neutral!? That being said I did enjoy her character progression as she came to understood true love and actually became a good person."
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