The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)
 

The Queen's Fool: A Novel

by Philippa Gregory

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love.
It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of "Sight," the ability to... (read more)

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taylbee
  • Rated 5 stars

This is the third Philippa Gregory book that I have read now, and every one has been great. I didn't love this one as completely as I loved The Other Boleyn Girl, but it is still very much worth reading.

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Billy
  • Rated 2 stars

Eh, haven't been able to finish this one. It's quite different than her other books, IMO. Not bad, but not great. I think I'm just burned out on her. I plan to return to this book later and try to finish it.

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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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  • magsimprov

    magsimprov said:

    Interesting picture of court life in a time when your religion could get you burned at the stake or beheaded from the perspective of "the fool."

    posted Sunday, June 15 2008
  • magsimprov

    magsimprov said:

    I enjoyed this book. The other Bolyn read previously set the tone and time but this was more fun. Thank God I was not alive in that time- I'm sure I would have been one of those burned at the stake! But I would not have been alone!!!!

    posted Thursday, June 12 2008
  • Heather G

    heather g said:

    I've another novel set in this time period and it was very historical but not entertaining. I can honestly say I enjoyed this book.

    posted Monday, January 7 2008
  • Maria Joanne

    maria joanne said:

    I really did enjoy this book once I silenced my inner historians screams over historical inaccuracies

    posted Thursday, December 20 2007
  • virginiabluis

    virginiabluis said:

    I have read a number of Philippa Gregory books and enjoyed this the most of any.

    posted Tuesday, October 23 2007
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