The Boleyn Inheritance

I love this era. Cannot get enough of the Boleyns and Tudors and kings and queens stories. They keep me coming back for more. Enjoy all I can get of this type.

Love the history of the Bolyns, King Henry's wives, etc. Can't get enough.

Once again Philippa Gregory has written an amazing book. What a interesting sequel to the Boleyn saga and continuing story of the women in Henry VIII's life. It is so amazing how the women of the time were so manipulated by the "power hungry men" of the time. Plus the format of being preformed by three different women was extremely entertaining.

The book was not as good as I had hoped it would be; it's not in the same league as "The Other Boleyn Girl" or "The White Queen," but the narration was outstanding.

I thought this book as an audio was boring, but it could have been because I had already read it. As an audio it seemed to move so slowly. Again, having read the book, and so many on this subject matter, that could have had something to do with hit.

Loved this book! It keeps you on edge and the narrator is sufficient. Too many books have narrators that ruin the story. You feel that you are living in King Henry's time and I don't know about you, but I have sisters!

Interesting story! The different voices associated with the different characters helped immensely to keep you the listener straight on who whas whom! What a difficult time it must have been to be a royal and a wife of the King. Women were used unmercifully as pawns by men. We have come a long way since then!

There are several women in this story to keep straight, but fortunately, each woman has her own voice thanks to different readers speaking with regional accents. I really enjoyed getting an insight into life in Henry XIII's later years, as seen through the eyes of his women.

Not a bad story, but I hope readers/listeners realize this is a work of fiction based loosely on fact. It did help me learn more about history - I had to go to the internet to figure out what was true and what was made up!

Good "listen". Interesting storyline that moved well - easy to follow. This version was pretty choppy, would have been much better as an unabridged version.

A good book - but I'm awfully glad I got the abridged version. I had hoped to get a little more of a history lesson - beyond the maddeningly sorry plight of women. The narrators were wonderful.

With every listen..I could not help being overwhelmed with how women were pawns and could not help themselves. Marvelous, Marvelous well put together. Gave you a real glimpse into history. I was rooting for Anne of Cleaves the whole book. Excellent write! Excellent book to listen too. Superb narrators!! I felt like i was at a live theater.

This was an easy, light book to listen to. The narration was well done by 3 talented women who captured the tone/ feeling of their characters quite well. It's not as good as The Other Boleyn Girl, but an entertaining read nonetheless.

This book is about Catherine Howard, not Catherine Parr

I have liked all of Phillipa Gregory's books, and this is the first I have listen to as an audiobook. The story was well written, and I found the readers to be fantastic. I have not listened to a book with more than two readers, and was afraid it would be distracting. However, I found the different narrators gave life to their characters. I enjoyed this book so much that I researched Henry and his wives.

This was a delightful book. The readers were an additional plus. They made it come to life. I highly recommend it.

I enjoy historical novels and am interested in the history of other countries, particularly England. Although I knew a limited amount about King Henry VIII it was interesting to hear it from the perspective of his surviving 4th wife. I found that the different voices of the women was a nice change to the audio book, and I was particularly fond of the voice of Catherine, his ill-fated 5th wife. The voice perfectly portrayed the silly, self-centered girl that became his fifth wife - she made me laugh out loud several times. A good read.

This is one of those times that the narration adds depth and richness to an already good book. In particular, the actress reading Kathryn Howard (not Katherine Parr as the description states) gave an absolutely exquisite performance.

I've read most of Philippa Gregory's books (if only history class had been this interesting, I might know when WWI began!) and have liked them all. I wondered whether there would be any advantage to hearing one on audio - and there was. I was pleasantly surprised at the difference it made, especially in this diary-style book, to be able to hear the different voices tell their stories. The book was definitely enhanced by being able to hear 14-year-old Kathryn talk about her new gowns, contrasted with the weary voice of Jane Boleyn relating yet another season at court.