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Title: Decent enough fiction -- don't mistake it for history
Review: This is a light read -- two dimensional characters and a heavy dose of anachronism -- and it's easy to get sucked into believing this is "as it was." But this is NOT an accurate portrayal of Anne Boleyn. In fact, I couldn't help but feel a little depressed at how such an educated, passionate, courageous, ahead-of-her-time woman was treated in this novel. Gregory's portrait is of little more than a pathological sadist bent on achieving her goals at all costs. Talk about subtle characterization -- the author practically slaps you in the face every other page with the sibling rivalry theme! Anyone wishing to learn the truth about Anne after should check out Eric Ive's biography -- and in the meantime take this for what it is: Fiction.
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