The Other Boleyn Girl 在线电子书 图书标签: PhilippaGregory 英国 HenryVIII Fiction
发表于2024-12-23
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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 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 Ms Gregory has worked hard at researching her historical references.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
Audience who has a good memory would be impressed by the opening scene of Wolf Hall when Duke of Norfolk (Uncle Howard of the Boleyns) and Duke of Suffolk came to Cardinal Wolsey asking for the great Seal of England and henceforth the story starts with the ...
评分把MARY BOLEYN 简直写成了圣母玛利亚。。。不如电视剧集Tudor 好看,当床头读物还可以吧。
评分把MARY BOLEYN 简直写成了圣母玛利亚。。。不如电视剧集Tudor 好看,当床头读物还可以吧。
评分电影已经看过了,影片中所讲的故事和原本小说是截然不同的两个版本。只能说对电影很是失望。 Mary与她的兄妹相比却是是最幸福的人,因为他找到了自己的真爱,并没有在权力上迷失自己。 同样也是同情George的,为了自己的家族与亲人,最后连自己的命也折了进去,从来...
评分Audience who has a good memory would be impressed by the opening scene of Wolf Hall when Duke of Norfolk (Uncle Howard of the Boleyns) and Duke of Suffolk came to Cardinal Wolsey asking for the great Seal of England and henceforth the story starts with the ...
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