num_pages: 532
description: New official film tie-in edtion of this magnificent tale of rivalry and jealousy set in the volatile court of King Henry VIII. The Boleyn family is keen to rise through the ranks of society, and what better way than to place their most beautiful young woman at court? But Mary becomes the king's mistress at a time of change. He needs his personal pleasures, but he also needs an heir. The unthinkable happens and the course of English history is irrevocably altered. For the women at the heart of the storm, they have only one weapon; and when it's no longer enough to be the mistress, Mary must groom her younger sister in the ways of pleasing the king. Now this bestselling novel is brought to life as a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman as the Boleyn sisters and Eric Bana as Henry VIII. The cast also features Kristin Scott Thomas and Mark Rylance. Directed by highly acclaimed Justin Chadwick (BAFTA and Emmy nominated for 'Bleak House') with screenplay by Peter Morgan (Oscar nominated for 'The Queen'; BAFTA winner for 'The Last King of Scotland').
language: English
title: The Other Boleyn Girl
titlecomplete: The Other Boleyn Girl
characters: Elizabeth I of England, Catherine of Aragon, Mary Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Mary I of England, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Henry VIII of England
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Romance, Adult, Chick Lit, Tudor Period, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
ratings_count: 491933
places: England, Westminster Palace, London, England
series: The Tudor Court, The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Goodreads Choice Award
category: Fiction
publisher: HarperCollins