Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780007190348
ISBN: 0007190344
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: August 21, 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk:


Philippa Gregory has long been one of the most assured practitioners of historical fiction, but her profile was raised even higher by the film of her novel The Other Boleyn Girl. Gregory admirers, however, were heard to remark of that movie: `Not as good as the book!' And if her new novel, the highly accomplished The Other Queen is ever afforded the Hollywood treatment, there will no doubt be a similar chorus. The reason for this dedication by her readers is not hard to fathom: assiduously researched historical facts are married to consummate storytelling skills - and the effortless ability to rescue historical figures from the dusty pages of the past.



At the centre of this novel is Mary Queen of Scotland, forced to flee into England. Mary, a devout Catholic, is, of course, a living threat to the rule of her cousin Elisabeth, whose Protestant reign is uncertain. We've been here before, of course, in various books and films. But Philippa Gregory's story this time has a different emphasis: Elizabeth's chief advisor, Cecil, formulates a plan in which the destabilising Mary will live under guard with his faithful friend, Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a remarkable woman herself; someone who has forged her own destiny, and is now in her fourth marriage, to the distinguished Earl of Shrewsbury. But soon Bess and Mary find themselves plunged into very different personal crises - with Bess's marriage under considerable strain.



The Other Queen is wonderfully accomplished stuff, evoking a much-pored-over era with a totally fresh eye.
--Barry Forshaw






Rating: - The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory is one of only a handful of writers I will buy in hardback as I just can't wait for the paperback to come out but I was in for a disappointment with The Other Queen. I found it very slow and it didn't engage me at all. Dotting between the various characters was repetitive and unlike other Philippa Gregory novels where I haven't been able to put them down, I read this one over a period of several weeks on and off, for me it just didn't seem to get going. She is a brilliant writer ... Read More

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Rating: - Engaging
The Other Queen is a very interesting book and gives another remarkable perspective on the life of Mary Queen of Scots. I've only recently become interested in the life of this iconic Tudor figure after reading the modern day thriller Full Story Inside followed by an excellent biography My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots. There are actually an awful lot of books out there about Mary but as a fictional account The Other Queen is both very compelling and factual. The story is told from ... Read More

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Rating: - Great Tudor novel
Synopsis:
[QUOTE]A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, fights to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth's trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick Mary is Queen of Scotland but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn't ... Read More

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Rating: - Wonderful tale!
This book will capture you, transport you and hold you in the Elizabethan world, just as much as any of Philippa Gregory's other books took you into the past.
The author's research is as evident as ever, and this story of Mary, Queen of Scots is one that is NOT familiar to us, after all, history is only ever written by the victors, the tale is weaved together with that of her 'jailor' , Bess of Hardwick, the 'First Lady' of Chatsworth. This in itself I found fascinating, a woman who had risen from ... Read More

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Rating: - I don't longer remember the storyline
I was over the moon when I discovered the latest book of Philippa Gregory... and I got very let down. Not that it is a really bad book it is just very empty and a month later I can not recall what it was about. The only thing I really liked about this book was the way Gregory rotate the characters and chapters.

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