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Plain Jane: A Novel of Jane Seymour (Tudor Women Series) |  | Author: Laurien Gardner
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 140365
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 042522094X
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780425220948
ASIN: 042522094X
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Continuing the story of Henry VIIIs wivesfrom the author of The Spanish Bride and A Lady Raised High.
With a face better suited to a nuns habit than a wedding dress, Jane Seymour has no suitors and few hopes. Then, her prospects brighten when she is granted a position at court as maid of honor to Queen Catherine. There, Jane watches as King Henry VIII ignores his aging wife, showering favor on the beautiful Anne Boleyn, the woman he would make his new queen.
But soon he tires of Anne and his wandering eye falls on Jane. Though she has feelings of affection for Henry, she cannot let herself be swept away by his attentions if she is to win not only his heart, but also the greatest prize of allthe Crown.
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 Plain Jane February 9, 2010
The best book written about Jane Seymour. An excellent read. You will not be dissappointed.
A great read! January 30, 2010
M. E. Kosek (NC, USA)
This book provides background information on Jane Seymour. Info on Jane Seymour is sketchy, so I so not know how historically accurate the book is. However, it was very enjoyable.
Excellent November 15, 2009
pamela green (Orlando, FL USA)
This was another excellent book about the Tudor wives of Henry VIII. It was easy to read and really made me feel like I was there. I hope the author writes about the other wives. I read the others in the series for Queen Catherine of Argon and Anne Boylen. I would recommend this book for everyone
Plain Jane is a smart Jane June 12, 2009
Lana M. (Tucson, AZ USA)
I like the format and find it very easy and smooth reading. It helps me to understand the way people survived in the period. Although Jane had little control of some areas of her life, her moral values swept through. I recommend this book as a quick read and thought provoking.
Plain Jane - The Quiet Wife of Henry VIII May 16, 2009
H. Rieseck (USA)
Queen Jane Seymour is one of the lesser known Queens of King Henry VIII and most certainly one of the least written about. Plain Jane by Laurien Gardner is the first book that I have read about Queen Jane and it did not disappoint.
The story begins at Wolf Hall, the family home of the Seymour's and we are introduced to Jane as a child. Her parents do not think that there are any prospects for Jane to find a husband and expect they will send her to a nunnery, because she is so plain. When the unlikely invitation is extended for Jane to join the court of Queen Catherine a chain of events are set off ultimately bringing her to the role of Queen.
This novel brings the reader through the reigns of Queen Catherine, Queen Anne, and then Queen Jane. What I found interesting is that these events are seen from the perspective of Jane where as most other books show these events from Anne's or Catherine's perspective. Much of the early portion of Jane's life is fictionalized, as not much is know about her before becoming Queen.
Overall, I found this author to be a very engaging writer. I would say that the writer's style is somewhat similar to Philippa Gregory. The characters are very well developed and the story flows convincingly through the years. I would recommend this to any one who want to know more of the story about Queen Jane Seymour.
4 out of 5 stars.
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