PINTEREST
BLOGLOVIN
GOODREADS
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Unabridged edition
Published by Harper Collins (26 July 2018)
Listening Length: 22 hours and 31 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
I have something a little different to feature today. I’m delighted to be sharing an audio clip of Chapter 4 of The Other Boleyn Girl, written by Philippa Gregory and read by Bafta award-winning actress, Vanessa Kirby. There are five different clips from the first five chapters. Please see the tour banner below for the other blogs taking part.
My thanks to Alice of Bland PR for the tour invite.
A stunning new unabridged recording, available on audio on 26th July at £18.99. With exclusive afterword from the author revealing the inspiration behind the Tudor series.
The acclaimed international bestseller of the Tudor court, during the years of Henry VIII’s pursuit of Anne Boleyn – and the revolutionary sequence of events that followed.
This chance for us Howards comes once in a century…
1521. Henry VIII rules over a fashionable court alive with pageant and celebration, the lack of a son his only threat. When young Mary Boleyn arrives at court, she becomes his new mistress, an unwitting pawn in the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn and Howard families.
As Henry’s interest begins to wane, the Boleyn’s scheme to put forward Mary’s sister, Anne. Yet Anne Boleyn, newly returned from the French court, won’t agree to be Henry’s mistress – only his wife.
Pitting the king’s desperation for an heir against the advice of his powerful advisors, Wolsey and Cromwell, what follows will change the course of a country’s history.
HarperCollins will publish all 6 of Philippa Gregory’s best-loved Tudor novels over the coming months in audio format, with an all-star cast of narrators. In addition to Vanessa Kirby, the narrators include, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Cathleen McCarron, Georgia Maguire, Yolanda Kettle, Alex Kingston, Richard Armitage and Madeleine Leslay. The Constant Princess is also available from 26th July, read by Karina Fernandez.
Follow the tour
| Author Bio |
Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl, which became a major film starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. Her Cousins’ War novels were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen.
Philippa’s other great interest is the charity that she founded twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for over 200 wells in the primary schools of this poor African country.
Philippa is a former student of Sussex University and a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 of Edinburgh University. In 2016, she was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers’ Association. Her love for history and commitment to historical accuracy are the hallmarks of her writing. Philippa lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire and welcomes visitors to her site www.PhilippaGregory.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
