The Concubine: A Novel
by Norah Lofts
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Author: Norah LoftsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-10
ISBN: 1416590900
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Touchstone
Book Reviews of The Concubine: A Novel
Book Review: A Good, Solid Read....
Summary: 3 Stars
I decided to read this after very much enjoying one of Lofts' other novels, The King's Pleasure, which was a fantastic look at Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII. Catherine was a deeply compelling woman of rare character and fortitude, and reading about her was very inspiring. This book, The Concubine, is, in contrast, about Anne Boleyn, a woman of....well, we don't know. Interesting woman, certainly, but not someone we can sympathize with or hold close to our hearts or minds. There is really nothing here which tells us why King Henry was (obsessively) taken with Anne. In addition, in this rendering of this oft-told story, Henry becomes disappointed and disillusioned with her the very night he first goes to her bed....and then fundamentally becomes hateful as soon as the princess Elizabeth is born, not the son the king so longs for. In any case, an enjoyable read, well-written, but not quite what I hoped for in terms of some of the character development.
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