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Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a king.

A rich and compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe and survived by following her heart.When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, 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 she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king and take her fate into her own hands.

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EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!!

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Okay, so while you may not use this novel as a reference while writing a paper on English history, if you need a book that will keep you enthralled you have most certainly found it. The Boelyn family wants nothing more than to elevate themselves within the English social hierarchy. As players in the court of Henry VIII from a very young age, siblings Anne, George and Mary know how to play the game well. When young Mary catches the eye of the King while at court, the family, under the guidance of their ruthless uncle, meet to determine how to best use Mary to further the family's social agenda. What follows is a thrilling tale of love, murder, betrayal and sibling rivalry. Descriptions of the English court and the actions within will keep readers immersed and interested. The horrific exploitation of women and children and the social acceptance of it all is both riveting and nauseating. An excellent piece of historical fiction, not to be missed. DYB

Little accurate, less historical	Customer Rating:
"This book has little historical fact other than there was a Henry VIII and and Anne Boleyn. They didn't even get the Boleyn children in the right order. It worries me that so many people will have such an inaccurate opinion of history because of this novel that pretends to be historical"

Historical Fiction, Entertaining

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This was an interesting novel about a time period that I enjoy to read about. It is fluffier than some other great authors who have touched on the period. The story was nicely woven with artistic license and entertaining. There were parts that droned on... and parts that surprisingly wrapped up quickly. It was a good read, but your expectations of the author and historical time period may sway you to LOVE the novel or ABHOR the style. Keep in mind that it is historical fiction and it is a good read. And if this is the first you've read of the era... keep reading. I really enjoyed Eleanor of Aquitaine by Weir- a more serious style.

An enjoyable read

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Last week I finished reading The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I really enjoyed it. Historical fiction is not a genre I often read, and I picked up this novel for my Kindle on a whim. I'm very glad I did - the characters are well-rounded and realistic (especially Mary, who we watch progress from a naive child to mature woman of the court), the volatile tempers of Henry and Anne are beautifully described, and I found myself drawn in to the entire court setting and all of its various players. As for length, I'd have to say it could have lost maybe 100 or so pages without hurting the story. I thought the middle chapters paled in comparison to the first and last third. Still, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys courtly intrigues and politics.

boring...	Customer Rating:
Yes the inaccuracies bothered me, but besides that this book was so incredibly boring. I began reading it and quit at about chapter two, then i decided to give it another try, but it was so boring I just gave up. Was it ever going to get good or even interesting? I just could not force myself to stick with it long enough to find out.