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The Wise Woman (Paperback)

by Philippa Gregory (Author)
2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm); Reprint edition (Dec 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 067179275X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671792756
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,488,547 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly disappointing, 14 Feb 2005
This review is from: The Wise Woman (Paperback)
I have read other Phillipa Gregory novels and really enjoyed them, especially The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. Sadly this book was a real let down. The historical detail is interesting but the characters are dislikable and behave in a bizarre fashion most of the time. The main character, Alys and the male lead Hugo, frankly deserve each other as they are self obsessed and self destructive. The book is full of explicit sex scenes far more so than the other novels by this author which I have read. I was not shocked by this but felt they added little to the narrative and proved a poor compensation for unadequate character development.

I do like the work of Phillipa Gregory but would not recommend this particular novel. If you want a good story read The Other Boleyn Girl, The Respectable Trade or The Queen's Fool and give this one a miss.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book but not a historical novel, 19 Dec 2006
By J. Bell "jackiebell7" (North Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wise Woman (Paperback)
I have read many of Philippa Gregorys book, but they have all been historical novels, so i looked forward to reading this one as it isn't. I thought the book was great and didnt want to put it down. You start off feeling sorry for Alys, but i have to say by the middle I thought she was very conniving. The ending is quite abrupt, but i actually liked it, as Alys let her true feelings come out. I have only just read all the other reviews and am surprised that it has so many bad ones. It is not like 'The Other Boleyn Girl' or 'The Queens Fool', but not all her books can be like that. And I thought introducing the white magic/herbalism was great as they did do that then. I think the wax dolls and sexual encounters were just tricks of the mind and herb Alys used. I would recommend this book to people but dont expect a historical novel, as it isn't one. I loved it.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not her best., 4 April 2006
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This review is from: The Wise Woman (Paperback)
I've read 'The Other Boleyn Girl' and 'The Virgin Queen' and loved both of them so this book was a little disappointing. Alys is so unsympathetic right from the start that you can have little interest in her fate. Characters bizarrely rise from the dead or turn into animals, and the sex scenes are gratuitous, grubby and turn your stomach. Philippa Gregory is a superb writer, but this isn't my favoutite.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Foolish fiction
I usually love Phillippa Gregory's historical novels. They're accurate (as far as I know), keep my interest and zip along at a lively rate. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Hippolyta

1.0 out of 5 stars I really like Philippa Gregory but would not recommend this!
Having read a lot of Philippa Gregory's other books - both the historical ones and the non-historical - and enjoyed them, I bought this just because it was one of hers that I... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mr. Mark R. Jelley

4.0 out of 5 stars Disturbingly dark - excellent!
I'm a huge fan of P.G. and I bought this book eagerly expecting it to be like her previous books, I was wrong. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A Reader

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
I have just finished reading this book and have to say that I disagree entirely with the negative reviews. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Peaches813

4.0 out of 5 stars Alys - a human being!
If I'd reviewed this book shortly after I'd read it, it would have got 2 stars, as I had very mixed feelings about it!

But a bit of time and thought ... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marie

1.0 out of 5 stars shouldn't ever have been published!
I have read and enjoyed several of Phillipa Gregory's books, in particular, The Other Boleyn Girl and Virgin Earth.
But this one really is dreadful! Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. Mcdowall

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wise Woman
This is such an exciting and fascinating even if at times frightening book, I could not put it down and felt I was really in the story. Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. Bleach

4.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing on different levels
This is the first Philippa Gregory novel I've read, and although I wouldn't class it as a great novel, it hasn't put me off the author and I shall read her other books. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Grace Ashton

1.0 out of 5 stars So disappointing
I have never written a review for Amazon before but I was so so disappointed with this book that I was prompted in to writing this. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Emily Jane Bronte

2.0 out of 5 stars Admittedly a 'page turner'
"The Wise Woman" is a far cry from some of Philippa's other, first rate historical novels, but indeed can hold one's interest. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Elizabeth G. Melillo

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