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The Boleyn Inheritance was no different. I enjoyed this book very much. It seems every time I pick up a Philippa Gregory book, I cannot put it down. Once Anne is in England she finds herself alone and barely able to speak the language, with a husband who will not consummate the marriage and who dislikes her from the start. Philippa Gregory had me on the edge of my seat. The story is set between 1539 and 1542 after Jane Seymour dies and King Henry VIII decides to marry once again. Jane's own testimony helped send her late husband and his infamous sister Anne Boleyn to the chopping block.
There was drama, romance and plenty of interesting characters to keep me hooked. Since reading The Constant Princess, I have been hooked on her books and find myself totally absorbed in her storytelling. The Boleyn Inheritance has been the perfect read on a cold winters night. He marries a German princess, Anne of Cleves, but after a bad first encounter with her, he quickly begins to hate her. The story is told from the points of view of Queen Anne, Katherine Howard who is a lady in waiting, and Jane Boleyn, who is George Boleyn's widow. I was completely hooked on the last few chapters and was up until late into the night reading.
Although as history teacher I knew what Katherine Howard's fate was, I still found myself in tears when she met her death. The former, while good, tended to drag a bit in my opinion. During my vacation I have read both "The Constant Princess" and "The Boelyn Inheritance". You really felt sorry for this girl whose only fault was wanting to be able to act her age and love the man of her choice. On the other hand, I could not put "The Boelyn Inheritance" down. Gregory does a great job of making you feel invested in these people. On the other hand, it was great to see Anne of Cleves create a new life for herself away from her brother and King Henry. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of good historical fiction.
It took me a month to read this book because I couldn't focus on it for that long because at times I found myself well.bored. After reading The Other Boleyn Girl and absolutly LOVING it I immediatly rushed out to the bookstore and bought this book expecting the same, or an even better experience. I was a bit dissapionted with The Boleyn Inheritance. Now while the imagery and description is absolutly beautiful the plot is just eh. The plot moves along slow with a few jumps every now and then but it was hard for me to get through. I really had to force myself to finish it. I will continue reading Phillipa's books because I still do consider her tp be the best historical fiction writer out there,I mean you can tell that she does her research. But as far as recommending this book to other people well.I just can't bring myself to do it.
Loved this book and the service I received. Would definitely purchase again from this seller.
If you haven't read that novel first you should or else The Boleyn Inheritance won't be as interesting because there are many reminiscences of Anne and George Boleyn by Jane Boleyn in this sequel. After reading The Other Boleyn Girl, I yearned for a sequel. The Boleyn Inheritance quenched my desire to know what took place in King Henry the VIII's court after the ending of The Other Boleyn Girl in an entertaining way. By the end of the sequel you're given answers to doubts or questions you may have had after reading the previous novel. I thought Gregory did a fine job "showing" her readers that George's wife was a psychotic, vindictive, and delusional woman.
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