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Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has s...
Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has surpassed her self with this epic tale of lust, jealousy and betrayal. The Other Boleyn Girl charts the lives of both Boleyns--each in their turn "the other Boleyn Girl"--and their fiercely ambitious, conniving family who used the girls as pawns to advance their own positions at the court of Henry VIII. At 13, Mary is little more than a child when she is presented to Henry, ordered by her scheming family to serve her King and country by opening her legs whenever commanded, or doing anything else the great monarch desires. And while his loins are satisfied, life at court is sweet for the unofficial Queen and her pushy coterie. Inevitably though, the King's eyes soon begin to wander and Mary is overlooked, helpless to do anything but aid her family's plot to advance their fortunes, replace her with Anne and give Henry the greatest gift of all: a son and heir.
So good a job has Ms Gregory done at portraying the Boleyns and Howards as selfish, scheming, treacherous manipulators however, that it becomes increasingly hard to feel empathy for any of them. While Mary is merely hapless, Anne is the most ruthless of them all, so that instead of feeling cheated by knowing the outcome of her story, it only serves to help digest her unpalatable rise. Such a gruesome destiny was never more deserved. Ms Gregory has worked hard at researching her historical references. Daily life at court is described in fascinating detail--from the relentless leisure pursuits, masques and banquets laid on for the easily bored King to the complex hierarchies and machinations of the courtiers. However, the fall of Queen Katherine of Aragon and her only child, the Princess Mary, and the politics of the competing European courts and the break with Rome are seen only as a backdrop to the bawdy goings-on of the Boleyns and their fateful race for the crown. --Carey Green
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菲利帕·格里高利 作者
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菲利帕•格里高利(Philippa Gregory)
英国著名的历史小说家,被誉为“英国皇室历史小说女王”。
她在爱丁堡大学获得了十八世纪文学博士学位,后在英国达勒姆大学、提兹塞德大学任教。
在她研究和钟爱的众多历史时期中,尤其偏爱都铎王朝及16世纪的历史,出版了一系列以都铎王朝为背景的历史小说,其中《另一个波琳家的女孩》获得了广泛的成功。
该书在2002年出版后,赢得了当年的派克浪漫小说奖。
The Other Boleyn Girl的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 64 条 )
彼岸双生,惟愿殊途同归
《另一个波琳家的女孩》赠书活动之人物对碰:你是谁?
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“如果你身临一个凶险的沼泽地,试试敲打自己的人格,你会—— 选择成为适者生存的毒蛇? 还是依然做一枝娇柔的玫瑰?” 双生花,双生子, 于一体中分裂,要么极致天真要么极致邪恶。 菲利帕•格里高利所著的小说《另一个波琳家的女孩》中同样有一对姊妹花: A.安妮(女... (展开)菲利帕·格里高利给想写畅销小说的女性作家的写作示范课。
宫廷,江湖,还是我们身在其中的浊世
生活中不存在童话式的爱情
今年會上映成電影呢!!!
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看了兩本Philippa Gregory的書,這位作者果然不錯。我另外也買了的Constant Princess(Katherine OF Aragon)和Virgin's Lover (是Elizabeth I女皇的風流事)。 The Other Boleyn Girl是寫下影響力巨大的Anne Boleyn,她打底美麗妹妹Mary Boleyn的吸引力,再打倒King Henry VIII... (展开)现世若有威廉•斯坦福
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0 有用 Leonora 2009-05-28 06:38:47
凑合吧,纯属消遣
0 有用 SimpleSP 2010-12-26 04:01:57
电影都看了!必须读
0 有用 SimpleSP 2010-12-26 04:01:57
电影都看了!必须读
0 有用 Leonora 2009-05-28 06:38:47
凑合吧,纯属消遣