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A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn

by Laurien Gardner

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Young Anne Boleyn entranced the most powerful man of his time, King Henry VIII. But she would not yield to him unless he offered her marriage and the Crown.

To win her, Henry would challenge the powers of Heaven--and create upheaval on Earth.

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"After 2005's heavy-handed The Spanish Bride: A Novel of Catherine of Aragon, Gardner's second entry in her wives of Henry VIII eyewitness series takes a more lighthearted look at the tragic Anne Boleyn. Queen Anne's rise and fall is recounted by her maid Frances Pierce, a country girl brought to court after her impulsive leap to protect the king's paramour from a flung handful of mud. As Frances stumbles her way through the life of a royal servant, encountering court intrigue and political upheaval, she becomes Anne's closest confidante, thanks largely to her sincere devotion and nave lack of ambition. Seeing the world through Frances's rose-colored spectacles, Gardner remains sympathetic to this controversial queen and tells her tale lovingly all the way to its sad end. Readers looking for a lower-calorie Philippa Gregory will be pleased. With nothing particularly revelatory in the historical backdrop, the novel is free to concentrate on characterization and romance, with agreeable results." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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The second in a series featuring the women of Tudor England, this novel tells the story of the woman who entranced the most powerful man of his time--King Henry VIII--and entered into a marriage that would change England forever. Original.
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Sheila, May 29, 2006 (view all comments by Sheila)
While I found the first installment in this new series about Henry VIII of England's wives, THE SPANISH BRIDE, absorbing and compelling, I have to admit that the same cannot be said of the second installment in the series, A LADY RAISED HIGH. Although well written and with some really good historical detail, A LADY RAISED HIGH failed to really satisfy mainly because the main protagonist of the piece, Frances Pierce, failed to truly engage. Estrella de Montoya, the chief protagonist of THE SPANISH BRIDE was a much more intelligent and clear minded and level headed character (and thus more interesting to me anyway) than Frances who seemed completely oblivious to everything that was going on around her. And her blind adulation and failure to comprehend fully what was going on really tried my patience for much of the book! All in all, A LADY RAISED HIGH was a well written book -- nothing earth-shatteringly new was added or revealed in this story of Anne Boleyn's rise and fall, but it was a well executed and vividly rendered re-telling anyway. Laurien Gardner handled her subject matter and the historical bits very well. Unfortunately for my reading pleasure, however, I found the character of Frances far too frustrating for be engaging. But perhaps someone not as finicky as I would enjoy it far more than I did.

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ISBN:
9780515140897
Subtitle:
A Novel of Anne Boleyn
Author:
Gardner, Laurien
Publisher:
Jove
Subject:
Queens
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Historical
Publication Date:
20060228
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
6.80x4.26x.81 in. .32 lbs.
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "After 2005's heavy-handed The Spanish Bride: A Novel of Catherine of Aragon, Gardner's second entry in her wives of Henry VIII eyewitness series takes a more lighthearted look at the tragic Anne Boleyn. Queen Anne's rise and fall is recounted by her maid Frances Pierce, a country girl brought to court after her impulsive leap to protect the king's paramour from a flung handful of mud. As Frances stumbles her way through the life of a royal servant, encountering court intrigue and political upheaval, she becomes Anne's closest confidante, thanks largely to her sincere devotion and nave lack of ambition. Seeing the world through Frances's rose-colored spectacles, Gardner remains sympathetic to this controversial queen and tells her tale lovingly all the way to its sad end. Readers looking for a lower-calorie Philippa Gregory will be pleased. With nothing particularly revelatory in the historical backdrop, the novel is free to concentrate on characterization and romance, with agreeable results." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , The second in a series featuring the women of Tudor England, this novel tells the story of the woman who entranced the most powerful man of his time--King Henry VIII--and entered into a marriage that would change England forever. Original.
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