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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780007147298
ISBN: 0007147295
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: May 04, 2004
Publisher: Harper
Sales Rank: 630529
Studio: Harper
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A stunning novel set in the Tudor court, as the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth is played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion. The savage rivalry of the daughters of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth, mirrors that of their mothers, Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Each will fight by any available means for the crown and future of the kingdom. Elizabeth's bitter struggle to claim the throne she believes is hers by right, and the man she desires almost more than her crown, is watched by her 'fool': a girl who has been forced to leave her homeland of Spain, as a Jew fleeing the Inquisition. In a court where truth is wittily denied and lies are mere games, it is the fool who can speak plainly: in these dangerous times, a woman must choose between ambition and love. Elizabeth will not make the same mistakes as her mother.
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some think that living in interesting times is a curse rather than a blessing and for the narrator of this novel, Hannah Green, the times were far too interesting. As the story opens Hannah is about ten years old but she had already seen her mother burned at the stake by the Inquisition, fled with her father from Spain, through Portugal and France to England smuggled from one community of secret Jews to the next. When Hannah inadvertently reveals her gift of Sight she is placed in the Royal Court ... Read More
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This is one of the most fascinating eras of history for me and I truly enjoy reading Ms. Gregory's accounts of what happened between her long-dead characters. A must-read for any lover of Tudor England.
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It took me several starts to get into this book-- I used to love this kind of novel when I was a teenager and would sit curled up in the stacks at my school library, reading during study hall. I'd mark my place at the end of each study hall and put the book back on the shelf to resume reading the next school day. (My high school, at the time, only allowed students to check out 1 novel at a time, figuring no one would read more than that at once. They just didn't understand the ways of serial readers, ... Read More
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At first I wasn't sure where this was going, but then I couldn't put it down. I had read "The Other Boleyn Girl", so some of the references were familiar. I'm sure it's not all literal truth, but I feel like I have learned more about English history and it makes me want to know more.
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Wonderfully thought out and written is shows the history while being a great novel. You will read this again and again.
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