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Our book discussion groups are taking a break during December, so I wanted to share one of the best books I've read in a long time.

Written by British historical novelist, Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl is told by Lady Mary Carey, mistress to King Henry VIII and sister to Anne Boleyn. The reader meets two women used to advance their family's interests, regardless of the personal cost to each one. After bearing the King two children and being widowed, Mary realizes that she prefers a simpler life to the one she lives at King Henry's glittering court. Anne, as lovely as Lady Mary, is determined and ambitious. Her goal is to best her sister - win the King's love and become Queen of England at any cost to herself and others.

Mary puts aside her own desires to help her family and her sister advance to the greatest seat in England. Knowing that she is nothing but a pawn to her family's ambition and fearing that she will be nothing without her family, Mary is trapped by her blood ties and society's customs until she finds the courage to pursue love and a hope for happiness.
The tale is historically accurate, and the characters are fascinating. Click on the title to visit Philippa Gregory's website for more information about this book and others.