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I'm a voracious reader of Renaissance and Tudor era books regardless if they are fact or fiction or, perhaps my favorite, historical fiction. I always read the reviews prior to purchasing a book if I do not have previous knowledge or a recommendation. I was so very close to not buying this book based on a reoccurring theme I found in the reviews. I wrestled with purchasing this book. The opposing forces were the negative reviews about the strong sexual content in the book versus my love of the genre, Anne Boleyn, and the interesting concept of a story about her life prior to the rather well known rest of the story. After all, Anne Boleyn has been a literary figure in countless books and here was a fresh and captivating twist on an intriguing figure. What to do?

I’m not averse to sexuality in a book as long as it has a nexus to the story. I’m not a prude but I’m not overly fond of the use of sex as the whole story line or just for shock value, fluff, or space fillers. There are plenty of “ADULT” type books out there if that is your interest but that wasn’t my goal. I interpreted the less than flattering reviews regarding the use of sex in this book in the later category and that concerned me. Yet, there were reviews which spoke extremely highly of the book and didn’t mention the sex at all. A conundrum. I decided I would purchase the book to see for myself as I had a guess of why there might be some descriptive sex scenes that would merit that much comment involved. I’m so glad, no make that fortunate, that I trusted my instincts and purchased the book. And my guess on the reasoning behind the inclusion of the sexual parts was spot on!

I will do my best not to reveal any spoilers in my critique, yet some general information is unavoidable but readily present in already existing reviews.

This book has been grossly negatively misrepresented in my opinion. It is the story of Anne Boleyn’s formidable years. The time when her personality, morals, values and thought processes were forming. It paints gorgeously written landscapes of multiple foreign courts, famous monarchs and people, interesting and plausible dialogue and much more.

The dialogue is that of the period. Word usage etc. (Some language, in regards to the relatively small amount of sexual content, in relation to the rest of the content in the book, may be surprising to some but you must keep in mind the verbiage of the time period. This book is written as the people of the period spoke. This is less politically correct now than our society uses however; that was their descriptors at the time. For instance, describing the male genital regions as another word for a rooster. While our society finds it a very vulgar word, it was the common usage then. This doesn’t mean the book is fraught with horrible sexual depictions, it means the author is historically accurate. Something I prize in historical fiction.)

Moving on, the author provides a wonderful back story, of historical accuracy, in which she weaves fictional verbal interactions. It is in these interactions we see Anne’s moral compass and fiber being molded. Perhaps glimpses into her reasons for her later behavior. I feel it is paramount to keep that in mind during the reading of this story. In so many of her experiences, relationships, mentors we see the mental molding of the woman she is to become. And with that thought process we see in depth glimpses into the (historically true) lasciviousness of the court of France under King Louis. He was well known for his lax moral fiber, his devil may care attitude, and his practical joking ways about matters that many wouldn’t joke about, even now days. As well as his abuse of kingly rights (though they weren’t seen that way then by many.) These glimpses are part of what forms Anne presently and for the decisions she would make later in life that lead her to become one of the most intriguing historical figures ever. The fact that she was a woman further punctuates this infamy and is, most likely, a large reason why she is so well known. She made decisions and took actions that were the prerogative of men, not women, and for quite some time, got away with it..though not without a price tag as we all know. This further inflamed her legacy, memory, perceptions, and judgments about her.

This book expands on her rearing, learning, her role models, and how their tutelage formed her. This book examines the positive and the NEGATIVE things she was exposed to at the French court. This is a key point. The French court was a cornucopia of diverse (and to be frank, sometimes downright perverse) actions, ideas and good and bad concepts beyond the time. While not all of these were out in the open for all to see, they were none the less there and the story here is what Anne took away from these positive and negative experiences in shaping her as a child, girl, and then a woman. We see the effects of her sister Mary’s life, what it did to Mary, and how it shaped Anne’s belief system on sex, marriage, reputation, womanly comportment, women’s roles in society at large as well as to their family and spouses. It causes her to question things that many women wouldn’t normally question during that time. (Let alone for centuries to come.)

It really is a beautiful book about a truly intelligent woman who was born before her time. The author titillates us with ideas that Anne capitalized on her youth, experiences, intellect, and many other facets to do her best with what little control she had and molding it to her benefit. And it is an undisputed fact that women were mere tools in this world and here was a creature who did all she could to buck that system later in life. Did you ever wonder why? Oh, she must have been born evil? I disagree. We know the ultimate price she paid in the end however; the idea of what made her challenge the hand she was dealt is not only intriguing as a concept but is written exquisitely and plausibly considering the very high regard, esteem, and opinion Anne Boleyn was held in prior to returning to the English court.

As for the scenes relating to a sexual nature. There are a few, but if I had to percentage out the book…I would say there is 5% sexually related material and it is in the context of the way the French court was and how it shaped her decisions as well as the natural maturing process all humans go through. Most instances are not meant to be erotic in nature. In fact, most are degrading. It is meant to show the degradation the women experience and their helplessness and the resulting effect it has on their life/reputation. Some of it is graphically described but again, not in a pornographic context, though a few areas are rather descriptive, again historically accurate for King Louis. It is explaining the practices and expectations of the time and era. If you can please keep that in mind. It is a depiction of the specific era and court life. That portion though pales in comparison to the impressive writing and depiction of all the other facets of the court and era. Stunning and heartfelt. Many areas moved me.

Do not let the reviews regarding the sexual content dissuade you from experiencing this beautiful, well written, amazing book. They are vastly overstated IMO and people didn’t realize or recognize the significance they have in the big picture or time period/French Court of Louis. (Unless you absolutely can’t handle any intercourse at all written about in any book.) I can’t praise this book enough. This is a must read for lovers of the period and Anne Boleyn. Even as historical fiction it has much fact in it, and a ring of plausibility and truth. I can seriously see how her formative years could equal to the picture the author painted for us. I will be re-reading this book because I enjoyed the scenes and the fabulous story line and attention detail so much. The contrasting female personas are amazing and the ideas are remarkable when contrasted with the different aspects of Anne’s later life and choices. You can almost see the influences of each opposite spectrum in her diverse actions. This book truly left me not only wanting more but questioning the Anne I thought I had a true grasp of. The what-if’s left my mind questioning and exploring long after the last page was read. Please give this book a chance and consider what the author was trying to communicate and make you think about and see. Glorious book, glorious writing! I can’t praise or suggest it enough. The only way it could have ben improved upon is if there was more. I was entranced with the visions laid out for me. I hope you enjoy them just as much. Happy reading to Anne lovers!


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Mademoiselle Boleyn Robin Maxwell Books Reviews

I’ve read several of Ms. Maxwell’s books, so I expected this to be well written and researched. However, I loved the dive into the life of Anne Boleyn when she was a child at the court of France. This is a subject I’ve not yet seen tackled, and it was done with all the detail and lush detail I love to see in Tudor era historic fiction. I enjoyed it, and loved the fact that it viewed Anne from a direction not often seen in books about the Boleyns.
I read this entry in the large selection of historical fiction pertaining to Anne Boleyn because I so thoughly enjoyed the author's earlier work, The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn. This one did not disappoint and expands on Anne's early life at the French court of Francois I which is so often skipped over in other novels about her life, but which doubtless had great influence on the woman she was to become. Maxwell has a very sympathetic - yet not uncritical - attitude toward her young heroine, which is a welcome change from the Anne too often depicted as a shrewish harridan, avid for power and self-absorbed in the extreme, in other works. I found the portrayals of the persons met at the French court to be quite well drawn, the renderings of actual historical events both believeable and imaginative. Easy on the melodrama, unstrained with artificial "period" speech, faithful in the main to historical fact, there is very much to like in this well-written, well-crafted diary-style story of the young Anne's education in the realms of politics, human nature, sex and power, before she became the leading player in the tragic drama of her own future downfall on her return to England and her destiny with Henry VIII.
First of all, if you are (as I was) looking for a novel about Anne Boleyn’s life as one of the wives of Henry VIII, this ain’t it. This covers Boleyn’s life leading up to her entrance into Henry’s court. As the title suggests (which I didn’t figure out until I got to the end) the novel tells of her life in the French court of Francois I. Secondly, the adult language used in this novel all I’ll say to that is we’re all adults, aren’t we? But those two points aside, I enjoyed this novel very much and am glad that Maxwell chose instead to focus on a party of Boleyn’s life that doesn’t usually get much attention but should have because it’s really quite fascinating. You’re a lover of historical fiction, especially if your interest lays in the Tudor period, this is a worthwhile addition to your library.
I'm a voracious reader of Renaissance and Tudor era books regardless if they are fact or fiction or, perhaps my favorite, historical fiction. I always read the reviews prior to purchasing a book if I do not have previous knowledge or a recommendation. I was so very close to not buying this book based on a reoccurring theme I found in the reviews. I wrestled with purchasing this book. The opposing forces were the negative reviews about the strong sexual content in the book versus my love of the genre, Anne Boleyn, and the interesting concept of a story about her life prior to the rather well known rest of the story. After all, Anne Boleyn has been a literary figure in countless books and here was a fresh and captivating twist on an intriguing figure. What to do?

I’m not averse to sexuality in a book as long as it has a nexus to the story. I’m not a prude but I’m not overly fond of the use of sex as the whole story line or just for shock value, fluff, or space fillers. There are plenty of “ADULT” type books out there if that is your interest but that wasn’t my goal. I interpreted the less than flattering reviews regarding the use of sex in this book in the later category and that concerned me. Yet, there were reviews which spoke extremely highly of the book and didn’t mention the sex at all. A conundrum. I decided I would purchase the book to see for myself as I had a guess of why there might be some descriptive sex scenes that would merit that much comment involved. I’m so glad, no make that fortunate, that I trusted my instincts and purchased the book. And my guess on the reasoning behind the inclusion of the sexual parts was spot on!

I will do my best not to reveal any spoilers in my critique, yet some general information is unavoidable but readily present in already existing reviews.

This book has been grossly negatively misrepresented in my opinion. It is the story of Anne Boleyn’s formidable years. The time when her personality, morals, values and thought processes were forming. It paints gorgeously written landscapes of multiple foreign courts, famous monarchs and people, interesting and plausible dialogue and much more.

The dialogue is that of the period. Word usage etc. (Some language, in regards to the relatively small amount of sexual content, in relation to the rest of the content in the book, may be surprising to some but you must keep in mind the verbiage of the time period. This book is written as the people of the period spoke. This is less politically correct now than our society uses however; that was their descriptors at the time. For instance, describing the male genital regions as another word for a rooster. While our society finds it a very vulgar word, it was the common usage then. This doesn’t mean the book is fraught with horrible sexual depictions, it means the author is historically accurate. Something I prize in historical fiction.)

Moving on, the author provides a wonderful back story, of historical accuracy, in which she weaves fictional verbal interactions. It is in these interactions we see Anne’s moral compass and fiber being molded. Perhaps glimpses into her reasons for her later behavior. I feel it is paramount to keep that in mind during the reading of this story. In so many of her experiences, relationships, mentors we see the mental molding of the woman she is to become. And with that thought process we see in depth glimpses into the (historically true) lasciviousness of the court of France under King Louis. He was well known for his lax moral fiber, his devil may care attitude, and his practical joking ways about matters that many wouldn’t joke about, even now days. As well as his abuse of kingly rights (though they weren’t seen that way then by many.) These glimpses are part of what forms Anne presently and for the decisions she would make later in life that lead her to become one of the most intriguing historical figures ever. The fact that she was a woman further punctuates this infamy and is, most likely, a large reason why she is so well known. She made decisions and took actions that were the prerogative of men, not women, and for quite some time, got away with it..though not without a price tag as we all know. This further inflamed her legacy, memory, perceptions, and judgments about her.

This book expands on her rearing, learning, her role models, and how their tutelage formed her. This book examines the positive and the NEGATIVE things she was exposed to at the French court. This is a key point. The French court was a cornucopia of diverse (and to be frank, sometimes downright perverse) actions, ideas and good and bad concepts beyond the time. While not all of these were out in the open for all to see, they were none the less there and the story here is what Anne took away from these positive and negative experiences in shaping her as a child, girl, and then a woman. We see the effects of her sister Mary’s life, what it did to Mary, and how it shaped Anne’s belief system on sex, marriage, reputation, womanly comportment, women’s roles in society at large as well as to their family and spouses. It causes her to question things that many women wouldn’t normally question during that time. (Let alone for centuries to come.)

It really is a beautiful book about a truly intelligent woman who was born before her time. The author titillates us with ideas that Anne capitalized on her youth, experiences, intellect, and many other facets to do her best with what little control she had and molding it to her benefit. And it is an undisputed fact that women were mere tools in this world and here was a creature who did all she could to buck that system later in life. Did you ever wonder why? Oh, she must have been born evil? I disagree. We know the ultimate price she paid in the end however; the idea of what made her challenge the hand she was dealt is not only intriguing as a concept but is written exquisitely and plausibly considering the very high regard, esteem, and opinion Anne Boleyn was held in prior to returning to the English court.

As for the scenes relating to a sexual nature. There are a few, but if I had to percentage out the book…I would say there is 5% sexually related material and it is in the context of the way the French court was and how it shaped her decisions as well as the natural maturing process all humans go through. Most instances are not meant to be erotic in nature. In fact, most are degrading. It is meant to show the degradation the women experience and their helplessness and the resulting effect it has on their life/reputation. Some of it is graphically described but again, not in a pornographic context, though a few areas are rather descriptive, again historically accurate for King Louis. It is explaining the practices and expectations of the time and era. If you can please keep that in mind. It is a depiction of the specific era and court life. That portion though pales in comparison to the impressive writing and depiction of all the other facets of the court and era. Stunning and heartfelt. Many areas moved me.

Do not let the reviews regarding the sexual content dissuade you from experiencing this beautiful, well written, amazing book. They are vastly overstated IMO and people didn’t realize or recognize the significance they have in the big picture or time period/French Court of Louis. (Unless you absolutely can’t handle any intercourse at all written about in any book.) I can’t praise this book enough. This is a must read for lovers of the period and Anne Boleyn. Even as historical fiction it has much fact in it, and a ring of plausibility and truth. I can seriously see how her formative years could equal to the picture the author painted for us. I will be re-reading this book because I enjoyed the scenes and the fabulous story line and attention detail so much. The contrasting female personas are amazing and the ideas are remarkable when contrasted with the different aspects of Anne’s later life and choices. You can almost see the influences of each opposite spectrum in her diverse actions. This book truly left me not only wanting more but questioning the Anne I thought I had a true grasp of. The what-if’s left my mind questioning and exploring long after the last page was read. Please give this book a chance and consider what the author was trying to communicate and make you think about and see. Glorious book, glorious writing! I can’t praise or suggest it enough. The only way it could have ben improved upon is if there was more. I was entranced with the visions laid out for me. I hope you enjoy them just as much. Happy reading to Anne lovers!