The OtherBoleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory, 664 pages
“When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an
innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry
VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and
her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much
she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to
wane, and soon she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her
sister, Anne. With her own destiny suddenly unknown, Mary realizes that she
must defy her family and take fate into her own hands.” Even though I knew the inevitable
outcome of the book, I really wanted it to be different for Mary’s sake. This was a wonderful fictional account of
what Mary might have been feeling and thinking during her own time with the
king, as well as her sister’s rise and fall.
People who like historical fiction will love this book.
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