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Praise for 'The Constant Princess': 'One of Gregory's great strengths as a novelist is her ability to take familiar historical figures and flesh them into living breathing human beings. "The Constant Princess" is a worthy successor to her previous novels about the Tudors and deserves to be a bestseller.' Daily Express 'Gregory's research is impeccable which makes her imaginative fiction all the more convincing.' Daily Mail 'Gregory is great at conjuring a Tudor film-set of gorgeous gowns and golden-plattered dining.' Telegraph 'The contemporary mistress of historical crime. Her novels are filled with strong, determined women who take their fate into their own hands!Gregory brings to life the sights, smells and textures of 16th-century England.' Kate Mosse, Financial Times 'The Constant Princess': 'If romantic historical novels are your cup of tea, The Constant Princess will not disappoint. Gregory vividly reconstructs life in the Spanish royal household, and contributes to the sense of Katherine's foreignness.' The Times 'Sweeping historical romance!..her tale almost reads like fiction rather than real history, at least in Gregory's very capable hands.' The Mirror 'Philippa Gregory is bang on form again as mistress of the Tudor chronicle, bringing to life all the intrigue of the era with great finesse.' Daily Express 'Full of gorgeous scenery, emotional moments and passionate sex' Sunday Telegraph 'The Virgin's Lover': 'A book to lose yourself in...a simmering mixture of intrigue, lust and betrayal at the court of Elizabeth I, it breathes new life into the suspected love affair between the young queen and Robert Dudley.' Daily Mail 'Convincing and entertaining'. Daily Telegraph 'Historical fiction at its best.' Choice 'An enjoyable read, and Gregory's energetic writing carries one along.' Sunday Telegraph 'A fascinating new take on a story we thought we knew.' Eve 'Highly readable, highly enjoyable.' Manchester City Life 'History has a sexy makeover in an erotic account of Elizabeth l's relationship with the married and tantalisingly unavailable Robert Dudley.' Glamour, Books of the Year 'Gripping and often moving.' Image 'Packed with court intrigue and sumptuous detail.' Dublin Evening Herald 'Gregory's success lies in restoring humanity to her historical figures.' Daily Mail 'Gregory vivdly portrays court life - all the political intrigue, divided loyalties, love and betrayal.' Woman and Home 'Gregory is one of the best chroniclers of the ups and downs of the turbulent Tudors...This superbly plotted drama unfolds like an exquisitely embroidered Tudor ruff.' Sainsbury's Magazine 'Queen of the historical novel.' Mail on Sunday 'Gregory creates an intriguing tale with many an unexpected twist.' Glasgow Herald 'The Other Boleyn Girl': 'It is a credit to Gregory that she is able to sustain interest in an epic-length tale when the ending is one of the most well-known moments in English history. The very believable dialogue and detail take you all the way into the claustrophobic privy chambers of the royal palaces!Gregory has launched herself into a popular period and produced something with that most underrated of virtues: readability.' The Times 'This is an intelligent variation on a familiar tale [with] witty use of metaphor.' Time Literary Supplement 'This compulsively readable novel is a wonderful account of the tudor court!This is the finest historical novel of this year.' Daily Mail 'The Queen's Fool': With her excellent eye for detail, [Gregory] moves The Queen's Fool along at a great pace.' Marie Claire Australia 'Totally absorbing!this is a triumphant piece of storytelling, not least because Gregory manages to make familiar events fresh and unloved people fascinating.' Gay Times 'Gregory offers a subtle examination of the tension between profound personal faith and the dangers of imposing that faith on others.' Jewish Quarterly 'It combines history and invention in gripping and memorable style.' Red 'Gregory weaves a brilliant and complex fictional web around historical fact. Hugely enjoyable.' Sainsbury's Magazine 'Historical fiction at its most masterly. Meticulously researched and realised and with an engaging and totally convincing heroine, "The Queen's Fool" invites readers to rethink their opinions of both 'Bloody' Mary and the 'Virgin' Queen. Superbly plotted, exquisitely written with the enviable capacity to simultaneously thrill and provoke thought, this novel is even more 'unputdownable' than "The Other Boleyn Girl."' Historical Novels Review 'Gregory serves up some more deliciously sombre moments from a factious Tudor court.' Independent 'Gregory's dramatic, plot-driven novel is thoroughly readable.' Sunday Herald

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From the bestselling author of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII, and the one woman who destroyed two of his queens. The year is 1539 and the court of Henry VIII is increasingly fearful at the moods of the ageing sick king. With only a baby in the cradle for an heir, Henry has to take another wife and the dangerous prize of the crown of England is won by Anne of Cleves. She has her own good reasons for agreeing to marry a man old enough to be her father, in a country where to her both language and habits are foreign. Although fascinated by the glamour of her new surroundings, she senses a trap closing around her. Katherine is confident that she can follow in the steps of her cousin Anne Boleyn to dazzle her way to the throne but her kinswoman Jane Boleyn, haunted by the past, knows that Anne's path led to Tower Green and to an adulterer's death. The story of these three young women, trying to make their own way through the most volatile court in Europe at a time of religious upheaval and political uncertainty, is Philippa Gregory's most compelling novel yet.

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88 Reviews 5 star:  (55) 4 star:  (29) 3 star:  (2) 2 star:  (2) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review 4.6 out of 5 stars (88 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   15 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Anne of Cleves was a wonderful narrator, 10 Jun 2008 By  Me read - See all my reviews The Boleyn Inheritance was my second Philippa Gregory book and I enjoyed it even more than the first (The Other Boleyn Girl). I loved seeing how things panned out, depending on which side of the fence the narrator was on, and I really felt like I knew the characters and their motivation by the end. The end just came too soon for me. I'd have liked it to carry on and on, especially Anne's part. Anne's and Katherine's chapters were more entertaining than Jane's but that's probably because Jane's chapters/thoughts/narration were primarily about her own self inflicted torment and delusions over her husband's and Anne Boleyn's betrayal. Her narrative had a definite air of madness about it as the story progressed. By the end she was a broken woman and I don't doubt she was as mad as box of frogs. I don't pity her though.....well, not much anyway. I love that I feel I know these women a little better now (albeit in a fictional way) and will look out for other fictional works which cover the Tudors. King Henry was vividly repulsive in the pages, to the point where I swear I could smell the supporating wound on his leg every time I opened the pages. At best he was delusional, at worst he was a maniac and I wonder how anyone could bear to be around him. All in all it's a great read, I just hope I can find a worthy bedtime read to replace it, now it's finished. That's the worst part of a good book.....it's over too soon. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   78 of 86 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent research + convincing characterisation = great novel!, 27 Aug 2006 By  Flimo (England) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Boleyn Inheritance (Hardcover) I am a big fan of Philipa Gregory's novels and am also very interested in Tudor history, so I am naturally biased towards enjoying a book that brings to life those times so vividly. This novel, like many of Gregory's, is different to the majority of historical fiction floating around. Her research is extensive and her creative license is therefore built upon a real historian's detective work. The book focuses on Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Boleyn and the chapters are divided between their three voices as the story unfolds. This is where the genius of the book lies. Elsewhere, the two Queens are normally dealt with in a more perfunctory way than even Henry VIII himself did. Gregory however skilfully gives them a realistic and sustained voice as women. Katherine Howard is characterised so well that the first time I reached one of 'her chapters' I smiled and fully, finally, recognised an authentic voice for her after years of reading Tudor history. The strength of characterisation and the choice to give a voice to women usually passed over in this story as brief 'middle' wives before Henry finally expired whilst married to Katherine Parr is what makes this novel so potent. I read it in two days. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   46 of 52 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it - Gregory is back on form, couldn't put it down!, 2 Sep 2006 By  L. Bretherton "dempie" (Tiverton, Devon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Boleyn Inheritance (Hardcover) Loved this book, it was a real page-turner. I enjoyed PG's early novels, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. However, I really hated "The virgin's lover" and didn't bother with the Katherine of Aragon one. But this book is great, the idea of having three female voices (Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, widow of Anne Boleyn's brother George/Katherine Howard/Anne of Cleves) works really well, and keeps the narrative flowing at a cracking pace. The change of tone between the narrators helps to emphasise the sheer horror of living in the Tudor court at that time, when Henry VIII was irritable and unpredictable. The characterisation of Katherine Howard is particularly good (teenage girl, a bit dim, and don't we know it.. "Let me see, what do I have now..."). But then the mounting sense of horror as she realises how she has laid herself bare to the ultimate punishment, it's quite horrible! The day to day detail is very well laid out too, and obviously the historical research has been put in to make sure it is reasonably true to history. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it will keep you engrossed for 2-3 days! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 88 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars The Boleyn Inheritance This was the first Philippa Gregory book I have read and I could not put it down. I was not sure what the book would be like, but after a few pages I soon became involved with... Read more Published 7 days ago by A. Shiels 5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely gripping I've been reading Philippa Gregory's Tudor Court novels and this one had me on the edge of the sofa. Read more Published 29 days ago by Rascal 4.0 out of 5 stars Boleyn Inheritance Interesting book, not quite as gripping as the first. Written from the view point of 3 contrasting women. Book arrived promptly and in good condition, as ever with Amazon. Published 1 month ago by Rosemary Hafeez 4.0 out of 5 stars Evocatively written. Brings history to life. This is my first Philippa Gregory readand I was more than pleasantly surprised. As a teenager I read my mother's Norah Lofts avidly and this reminded me very much of her books,... Read more Published 1 month ago by R. Griffiths 4.0 out of 5 stars Vivid picture of life in the tudor court As a fan of Phillipa Gregory I was inevitably going to read this book at some point and I think it may be my favourite one! Read more Published 1 month ago by Jala sufian 5.0 out of 5 stars The Axeman Cometh!!! The timing for my reading of this book was perfect as The Tudors, Season 3, is presently being aired on TV and it covers the same period in history as The Boleyn Inheritance does... Read more Published 1 month ago by Nancy Martin 4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read Another great book by Gregory, well done. Full of plotting, backstabing, secrets and all the rest, just like the Other Boleyn Girl. Read more Published 2 months ago by K. Phull 5.0 out of 5 stars really brings history alive This is an exciting read of a chunk of Tudor history that has been often dramatised on television and film. Read more Published 2 months ago by martin swanzy 5.0 out of 5 stars Boleyn Inheritance Review Book purchased as a continuing reading of the works of Philippa Gregory. Delivery was very speedy and the service is to be commended. Published 3 months ago by T. W. Williams 4.0 out of 5 stars Great read Not quite as good as 'The Other Boleyn Girl' but, nevertheless an intriguing and enjoyable read. Ms. Read more Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Judith Lugg Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 88 customer reviews...

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