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| Title | : | The Wise Woman |
| Author | : | Philippa Gregory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 640 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published 1992) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. European Literature. British Literature. Fantasy. English History. Tudor Period |
Philippa Gregory
Paperback | Pages: 640 pages Rating: 3.32 | 8229 Users | 681 Reviews
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Alys joins a nunnery to escape the poverty of her life on the moor with her foster mother, Morach, the local wise woman with whom she lives as an outcast, but she soon finds herself thrown back into the world when Henry VIII's wreckers destroy her sanctuary. Summoned to the castle as the old lord's scribe, she falls obsessively in love with his son Hugo, who is married to Catherine. Driven to desperation by her desire, she summons the most dangerous powers Morach has taught her, but soon the passionate triangle of Alys, Hugo, and Catherine begins to explode, launching them into uncharted sexual waters. The magic Alys has conjured now has a life of its own -- a life that is horrifyingly and disastrously out of control.Is she a witch? Since heresy means the stake, and witchcraft the rope, Alys is in mortal danger, treading a perilous path between her faith and her own female power.
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| Original Title: | The Wise Woman |
| ISBN: | 0006514642 (ISBN13: 9780006514640) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.32 From 8229 Users | 681 ReviewsComment On Appertaining To Books The Wise Woman
Very nicely written, intriguing book. I love absolutely every book written by Phillipa Gregory. She writes from the woman perspective and she seems to be a medium and a very good psychologist to be able to transfer so many feelings in her writings. Is like she was there and is telling the true story. Amazing!I was disappointed in this book after The Other Boleyn Girl. The main character was utterly unsympathetic, as were most of the other characters. As a result, it was hard to get invested in any of their outcomes. In addition, it lacked the complicated politics of Gregory's other work, but carried on some of the same themes in a thin echo of what I know that she can do.
I can't decide whether I really like the book or it was a waste of my time....***Spoiler alert***Personally, I don't find Alys, the supposed protagonist, sympathetic or likable. She is motivated by self-preservation, greed, and pure selfishness. I wanted to know what made her this way, but all I got was that she was probably starved for affection when she was a toddler but when she joined the nunnery, she was loved by the head mistress. There was a lot of affection and expectation. So, it still
I had to keep flipping to see what kind of ending she would come up with, and it was bad. This book reads like a second draft. Heavy dialogue, weak characterization, and a plot that could have been so so so much more intricate, sensible, and just, better. I am a huge PG fan. I thought this book would be as great as some of the others. I'm surprised she published this AFTER Wideacre. Really the book reads like it was hastily thrown together and sent out. I think it could have been actually
This book was awful. I usually like to get through books, but there really is nothing positive to say about this, so I just gave up. I've heard that she is a good author, so maybe I will try a different one, but at this point, I'm in no rush to do that either.
What the hell kind of stupid ending was that?!OK, I was ... somewhat enthralled with the historical fiction and the witchcraft angle; I've never before read Gregory but she's gotten glowing reviews from people whose opinion I respect. I knew there was going to be an issue with this book almost from the first page... but I am also one of those people who are loathe to cast aside a book before it's finished. I disliked the main character (can't call her a "heroine," can I?) from the very
Better than her Queen books. Not as good as the Virgin Earth and Earthy Joys. The "Wise Woman" is anything but. In fact she's a despicable young thing who lives in a convent for the love of it's good food and shelter. She escapes when it is burned and pillaged and believes her Mother Superior is dead. She ends up in at a castle,and becomes whore to the local nobleman, using her witch skills to enslave him.She eventually betrays the old healer/witch who reared her before and after the convent. It
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