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A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780515140897
ISBN: 0515140899
Label: Jove
Manufacturer: Jove
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
Publisher: Jove
Studio: Jove
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Editorial Review:
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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Pretty good
This is not the best book that I have read about Anne Boleyn. However, I did enjoy the fact that it did not make her out to be a monster like other books do.
Rating:  - Good historical fiction
The story is told from a young maid who serves in Anne Boleyn's court before and during Anne's marriage to King Henry XIV and ends at Anne's beheading. The story is very interesting and moves along at a good pace. I like historical fiction, in fact it is probably my favorite genre, and this also has a bit or romance in it as well. I saw the "hook up" coming a mile away (I'm skilled at noticing these things by now I guess), but it was engaging and a good read. It seems like the author has two more ... Read More
Rating: - Pretty good
I read this book to learn more about Anne Boleyn. I am aware that it is FICTION. After reading THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, I thought this book was excellent. Unlike BOLEYN GIRL, Lady Raised High portrays Anne Boleyn as a gentle kind person who gets angry and have bad days instead of portraying her as a complete arrogant idiot. The only thing I regret is that it starts with Anne & Henry already together and doesn't tell alot of what she might have been thinking.
Rating:  - An Excellent Novel for Hopeless Romantics who also like Historical Fiction
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and the love story found within it. "A Lady Raised High" utilizes the character of Frances, a lesser nobleman's daughter who was taken in and brought to court by Anne Boleyn after she showed Anne a fierce loyalty during a time when no one else would. The novel tells the events of the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn as they were experienced by Frances, who herself had a love story of her own with her husband Sir John Carlisle, a gentlemen of the King's privy chamber whom ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting view of Anne Boleyn, but the way of telling it is insipid.
I'm one of those stubborn folk who when they start a series of books, unless it is perfectly dreadful, will grit their teeth and stay with it until it ends. Sometimes the effort is worth it, and I'll be rewarded with a book that is enjoyable and I get to escape for a few hours and learn something new. Other times, far too many times, I get disappointed and wished that I could get those wasted hours back.
A recent historical series of novels, based around the six wives of King Henry VIII ... Read More
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