description: Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: The love of a kingWhen Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realises just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king and take fate into her own hands.A rich and compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamourous court in Europe and survived by following her heart.
language: English
title: The Other Boleyn Girl
titlecomplete: The Other Boleyn Girl
characters: Jane Seymour, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Henry VIII of England, Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Elizabeth I of England, Mary I of England
genres: Chick Lit, Historical, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction, Tudor Period, Adult, British Literature, Historical Romance, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 491914
places: Westminster Palace, London, England, England
series: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, The Tudor Court
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Goodreads Choice Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Recorded Books