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The Virgin's Lover
- The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, Book 3
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
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The Lady of the Rivers
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she met his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and saw her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. They share the mystery of the tarot card of the wheel of fortune before Joan is taken to a horrific death. Jacquetta understands the danger for a woman who dares to dream. Jacquetta is married to the Duke of Bedford, English regent of France, and he introduces her to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting!
- By CassandraG on 2019-04-17
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Boleyn Inheritance
- Boleyn, Book 2
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
The last Boleyn is Jane, Lady Rochford - widow of the disgraced George Boleyn. Caught in the intrigues of the Tudor court, she maneuvers for personal position as her family, in turn, tries to manipulate her. The king has married again; his bride is the deceptively astute Anne of Cleves. Her wits are tested as she senses a trap closing around her, with the Howards ready to take advantage of her fall.
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Other Queen
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato, Dogmara Dominczyk, Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
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 need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth's chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick.
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Constant Princess
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Samantha Bond
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
As a little girl Katherine of Aragon was betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Henry VII of England, and was raised in the palace of the Alhambra, knowing that she would be queen of England. In 1501, the teenage Spanish princess arrives in her new kingdom, but the future is turned upside down with the death of her handsome young husband - only six months after the wedding. Transformed from beloved bride to superfluous widow, Katherine endures hardship and loneliness as the Tudor court slowly squeezes her out of royal circles.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Keep volume controls handy
- By Hayley on 2018-07-16
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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Tidelands
- The Fairmile Series, Book 1
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
On Midsummer’s Eve, Alinor waits in the church graveyard, hoping to encounter the ghost of her missing husband and thus confirm his death. Until she can, she is neither maiden nor wife nor widow, living in a perilous limbo. Instead she meets James, a young man on the run. She shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marshy landscape of the Tidelands, not knowing she is leading a spy and an enemy into her life. England is in the grip of a bloody civil war that reaches into the most remote parts of the kingdom.
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1 out of 5 stars
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WORST Philippa Gregory Novel I’ve Read..And I’ve read them ALL
- By MoonShyne on 2019-08-25
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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Wideacre
- Wideacre, Book 1
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 26 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
Philippa Gregory's first story in the best-selling Wideacre trilogy. A compelling tale of passion and intrigue set in the 18th century. From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover. Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But as a woman of the 18th century, she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women, she sets out to corrupt others.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Amazing storytelling but just so vulgar
- By MoonShyne on 2019-08-17
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Lady of the Rivers
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she met his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and saw her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. They share the mystery of the tarot card of the wheel of fortune before Joan is taken to a horrific death. Jacquetta understands the danger for a woman who dares to dream. Jacquetta is married to the Duke of Bedford, English regent of France, and he introduces her to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting!
- By CassandraG on 2019-04-17
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Boleyn Inheritance
- Boleyn, Book 2
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
The last Boleyn is Jane, Lady Rochford - widow of the disgraced George Boleyn. Caught in the intrigues of the Tudor court, she maneuvers for personal position as her family, in turn, tries to manipulate her. The king has married again; his bride is the deceptively astute Anne of Cleves. Her wits are tested as she senses a trap closing around her, with the Howards ready to take advantage of her fall.
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Other Queen
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato, Dogmara Dominczyk, Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
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 need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth's chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick.
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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The Constant Princess
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Samantha Bond
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
As a little girl Katherine of Aragon was betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Henry VII of England, and was raised in the palace of the Alhambra, knowing that she would be queen of England. In 1501, the teenage Spanish princess arrives in her new kingdom, but the future is turned upside down with the death of her handsome young husband - only six months after the wedding. Transformed from beloved bride to superfluous widow, Katherine endures hardship and loneliness as the Tudor court slowly squeezes her out of royal circles.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Keep volume controls handy
- By Hayley on 2018-07-16
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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Tidelands
- The Fairmile Series, Book 1
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
On Midsummer’s Eve, Alinor waits in the church graveyard, hoping to encounter the ghost of her missing husband and thus confirm his death. Until she can, she is neither maiden nor wife nor widow, living in a perilous limbo. Instead she meets James, a young man on the run. She shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marshy landscape of the Tidelands, not knowing she is leading a spy and an enemy into her life. England is in the grip of a bloody civil war that reaches into the most remote parts of the kingdom.
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1 out of 5 stars
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WORST Philippa Gregory Novel I’ve Read..And I’ve read them ALL
- By MoonShyne on 2019-08-25
Written by: Philippa Gregory
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Wideacre
- Wideacre, Book 1
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 26 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
Philippa Gregory's first story in the best-selling Wideacre trilogy. A compelling tale of passion and intrigue set in the 18th century. From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover. Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But as a woman of the 18th century, she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women, she sets out to corrupt others.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Amazing storytelling but just so vulgar
- By MoonShyne on 2019-08-17
Written by: Philippa Gregory
Publisher's Summary
From number-one New York Times best-selling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA Today) comes a riveting and scandalous love triangle between a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition far exceeds his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them.
In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen, yet one woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows Elizabeth’s ambitious leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be.
Elizabeth’s excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is rampant and foreign war a certainty. Her faithful advisors warn her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country, but the one man Elizabeth desires is her childhood friend, the ambitious Robert Dudley. As the young couple falls back in love, a question hangs in the air: Can he really set aside his wife and marry the queen? When Amy is found dead, Elizabeth and Dudley are suddenly plunged into a struggle for survival.
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- Deb
- 2022-11-15
Excellent Story
Philippa Gregory never disappoints, she is a fabulous story teller with so much wonderful history, it’s entertaining and a learning experience reading or listening to her audiobooks! Thank you for a huge fan
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- David Turnbull
- 2022-08-24
This is fiction after all!
I devoured this book. it is based on known facts, but does not hold itself out to be a non fiction. Remember that in your reviews.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-03-19
Not one likable portrayal
Elizabeth is portrayed as a passive- aggressive airhead who depended entirely on male advisors for guidance. If that’s the case I doubt she would have ruled as long and successfully as she did. Amy Dudley is characterized as a simpering ‘maiden in distress’, and Robert Dudley as the ultimate puppet master with a degree of power that seems somewhat exaggerated. I wonder if Elizabeth was truly as gullible as this characterization would lead one to believe? I found it hard listening to page after page of stereotypical female indecision and helplessness. Surely, Elizabeth was stronger than her portrayal in this novel?
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- jodagrant
- 2019-06-22
Phillipa Gregory at her best
I am very fond of historical fiction and Gregory is one of my favourite authors. I felt this book is among her best as the story is told with an alternative explanation of events. It also expresses the point of view of a person history treats as a minor figure.
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- Ronald P Carzoli Jr
- 2019-07-03
Not my favorite
I am a big fan of Philippe Gregory‘s work. However, I enjoy the historical fiction and this was more of a love story with less history in it.
6 people found this helpful
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- m.nguyen
- 2020-06-15
Why doesn’t Bianca Amata narrate all of the books?
I like this narrators voice, but she basically whispered half of it so you could not hear unless you turned it up. So when the dialog was being read, it was too loud. And when the other text was read, it was barely audible.
5 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- M. T. Thomas
- 2020-05-28
Great Story, Poor Audio Quality
As usual, Philippa Gregory tells a great tale, but I almost returned the book because of the audio. in order to convey drama, the reader lowered her voice to the point where she was at times inaudible. I will avoid this reader but never this author.
5 people found this helpful
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- SN
- 2020-06-17
Distracting narrator
The narrator is extremely distracting and detracts from the story. She’s so quiet with non-dialogue that you frequently miss what she’s saying. Her inflections are also odd and don’t always match what’s going on.
4 people found this helpful
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- Catherine S.
- 2020-07-31
Disappointed
I usually love Philippa Gregory's books. This one, not so much. Needed more interaction between the queen and her supposed lover. Also not sure if it was written like this, but you're listening to a discussion between Elizabeth and someone and without any pause the next sentence is a conversation in a totally different scene, different characters. Constantly rewinding to figure out what happened and try and figure out who is now speaking. Almost finished and still waiting for the climax or a wow chapter.
2 people found this helpful
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- Elizabeth
- 2020-06-23
Not the best
Too much sex. I like historical novels without the sex. Queen Elizabeth is depicted as being a simpering, petty and foolish girl. I did not like that representation of her.
1 person found this helpful
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- lanelle blailock
- 2019-06-21
Loved
Philippe Gregory always has good books. Love to listen to any of them. She just gets better with each one.
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- Ramona Bagley
- 2019-06-13
really good
I really enjoy Learning history this way. I know there is some literary license but close enough
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- David O
- 2023-02-21
Great story line
Great narration. Story lie starts fast and gets better and better. I highly recommend it
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- L. Adams
- 2023-02-14
Another medical book that humanizes the past
I don’t think it’s Phillips Gregory’s fault— but with the exception of Lord Cecil, all of these characters are irritating