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The Lady Elizabeth

By: Alison Weir
Narrated by: Judith Boyd
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The towering capricious figure of Henry VIII dominates Elizabeth's childhood, but others play powerful roles: Mary, first a loving sister, then as queen a lethal threat; Edward, the rigid and sad little King; Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral, whose ambitions, both political and sexual, are unbridled.

Finally, there is the ever-present ghost—the enigmatic, seductive figure of her mother Anne Boleyn, executed by Henry, whose story Elizabeth must unravel. Elizabeth learns early that the adult world contains many threats that have to be negotiated if she is to keep her heart and her head.

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I really enjoyed this "listen" - and I thoroughly recommend it.

Sparkling.

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Alison Weir piggybacked a little on the success of Philippa Gregory's very successful books on the Tudors. It is a shame that Weir's books have not had the same success because they are better written and more true to the historical facts.

As another reviewer pointed out, the first few hours of the book are quite childish. Elizabeth is just a toddler, although a precocious one, during these chapters and so her outlook is of course juvenile. As soon as she grows up a little and is about 5 or 6 the book improves enormously and the characters become much more real and alive. The personalities of Henry VIII, Princess Mary, Katharine Parr, Kat Ashley and Elizabeth herself are very convincing and fit with the decisions that they make.

The narration is very good, except that the baby voices in the beginning are quite jarring.

Wonderfully Written

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Oh I loved this, Alison Weir does it again. Whether it's fact or fiction, as in this case, she writes equally well.

I chose this on audio download and wasn't disappointed, although I have to admit to being somewhat unsure whether to purchase on audio as I've heard another book narrated by Judith Boyd and didn't quite take to her. But in this novel she does a good job and I enjoyed it immensely.

Completely brings to life Elizabeth I, through childhood into adulthood to the time she becomes Queen. Portrays her in a compassionate light it evokes emotions, passion, suffering, such a difficult period in time to be alive, especially for a female. Fast paced, perhaps slows a little to the end, the characters come to life with an authentic feel to it. The religious aspect, as it often does, saddened me, the atrocities carried out in it's name, but was well played out in the novel, leaving me disliking Elizabeth's sister Mary nearly as much as I disliked her father Henry VIII!

If this had been the written book I would have described as a real page turner, certainly I couldn't wait for any spare minute to get my headphones on and listen, becoming complete engrossed and listening way into the night.

Very entertaining, I highly recommend this.

superb novel

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The narrators voices were consistent & had you believe you were a 'fly on the wall' in an very difficult time between Mary Tudor & Elizabeth I, caused by Henry VIII 'setting aside' their respective mother. I've listened to this book twice already & will do so again

Great book on a developing Tudor family feud

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I have really enjoyed every minute of this Audiobook. I downloaded it as part of The Best of British promotion along with another Alison Weir book but am yet to listen to the other book....although I can't wait!

I have been in hospital for nearly a year and audiobooks has been my saviour as the majority of the time I have not been able to read.

The person that they chose to read the book was the perfect narrator as she has a lovely warm, calming voice perfect for listening to.

The way that the book is written is lovely and Ms Weir does transport you back in time to a place where you can hear and feel skirts rustle and billow and corsets that are tight and sexy. Dinners are served with all courses at once (you can almost smell the food and hear the noise of all the people eating, drinking and dancing). I swear I could smell the herbs and flowers strewn all over the floor along with the straw and feel the flirtatiousness, shyness and sexual tension when the young people were dancing together.

Basically, as my title says, I think this audiobook is practically perfect in every way.

Practically Perfect in Every Way

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