The Red Book Club

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January's book is The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. We'll discuss the story at Debbie's on Sunday, the 29th, at 7pm.

"Philippa Gregory's characters are intricate and persuasive, the story masterfully told, the plots, counter-plots and political intrigue unending. No less complicated than modern day political affairs, the degree of scheming is truly Machiavellian. Engaging and thought-provoking, Gregory's beautifully imagined novel overflows with greed and ambition, teeming with ignoble characters who bet everything on the whims of a puerile King. The adventure is magnificent." more

Born in Kenya in 1954, Philippa Gregory moved to England with her family at the age of two and was educated in Bristol. A rebel at school, she attempted to organise fellow pupils into a Union and an anti-uniform strike. She was distracted from her studies and barely scraped A levels at all.

Needing to earn a living, she trained as a journalist and worked her apprenticeship at The News, Portsmouth before realising that she ought to be at University. more