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The Other Boleyn Girl

Boleyn, Book 1

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The Other Boleyn Girl

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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This chance for us Howards comes once in a century…

1521. Henry VIII rules over a fashionable court alive with pageant and celebration, the lack of a son his only threat. When young Mary Boleyn arrives at court, she becomes his new mistress, an unwitting pawn in the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn and Howard families.

As Henry’s interest begins to wane, the Boleyns scheme to put forward Mary’s sister, Anne. Yet Anne Boleyn, newly returned from the French court, won’t agree to be Henry’s mistress – only his wife.

Pitting the king’s desperation for an heir against the advice of his powerful advisors, Wolsey and Cromwell, what follows will change the course of a country’s history.

©2001 Philippa Gregory (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Historical Fiction Fiction
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I have read a lot of Philippa Gregory's books now but this is a favourite. A compelling read with an excellent narrator

My favourite book from Philippa Gregory

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Incredibly interesting story - gutted by what happened! Of course I already knew what would happen (it’s a famous story!) but the details and the way in which is was told made it seem fresh and painful in a way I didn’t expect.

Gutted

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really enjoyed my first audible book. made boring car trip by myself easier. now to find out how much fact is mixed in with the fiction.

First ever Audible book

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This was soooo disappointing. This is an abridged version and omits a number of really powerful scenes (I’ve read the hard copy enough times to know when something is missing!).
And the narrator has a horrid high voice that means that in order to vary it between characters, Anne has to be a high pitched idiotic sounding fluff head...the very opposite of the story’s message.
Waste of money.

ABRIDGED! Half the book is missing...

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Narration was not too bad but as I listened I realised the story has been severely cut short, not worth the download. Audible kindly refunded my credit upon request but I will not be ordering from Harperaudio again

ABRIDGED!

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