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Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory
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Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. Now she is looking at the family that preceded the Tudors: the... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Walk Home.
Learn more about Philippa Gregory
My life in 8 words: "Diverse, entertaining, joyful, complex, busy, fulfilled, interesting, loving, integrated"
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    1. The Changeling Trailer, Philippa Gregory's first YA title
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    2. Philippa Gregory reads from THE RED QUEEN (part 1)
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    3. Philippa Gregory: Jasper's future -- from THE RED QUEEN
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    4. Philippa Gregory reads from THE RED QUEEN (part 4)
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    5. Philippa Gregory reads from The Red Queen (part 2)
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    6. Part 2: Philippa Gregory on Margaret Beaufort - The Red Q...
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    7. Part 3: Philippa Gregory on Margaret Beaufort - The Red Q...
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    8. Philippa Gregory Reads from The Red Queen
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    9. The Standard of Woodville
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    10. Philippa Gregory reads from THE RED QUEEN (part 3)
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    11. The Duke of Bedford
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    12. Margaret of Anjou
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    13. The Women of the Cousins' War
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    14. Philippa Gregory on THE LADY OF THE RIVERS
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    15. Reading One from The Lady of the Rivers introduction
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Philippa Gregory Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Walk Home. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. I love walking, gardening, farming, reading, skiing, holidaying, being with my children, talking to my husband. I like doing so many other things it is amazing I get any work done at all. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Loyalty, authenticity and a loving heart Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. How I think. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Right now, Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV's chosen wife and Queen of England Learn more about Philippa Gregory

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Suite101.com, May 8, 2012
...without the comfort of her mother or her home. The Constant Princess - The Structure of the Narrative Philippa Gregory has chosen to combine perspectives in this book, using both the third person and the first person to great effect. The third person...
Guardian.co.uk, May 4, 2012
...What Machiavellian plottings and betrayals. Will we never tire of the imprisonments, torturings, entrail-windings, and burnings at the stake? Philippa Gregory has very successfully tackled the Boleyn girls, Mary the Mistress and Anne the Aggravating....
Bookseller, May 4, 2012
...in a major seven-figure deal, the publisher has said. S&S has recently signed Darren Shan and adult novelist Philippa Gregory to its list. In the US, Cassandra Clare is S&S biggest author across both the childrens and adults lists, and Ingrid Selberg...
Southern Daily Echo, April 28, 2012
...did the trick today was witchcraft. My better half has been reading The White Queen, a novel by Philippa Gregory about Elizabeth Woodville who seduced and married King Edward IV of the House of York. Her mother was Jacquetta of Luxembourg and allegedly a...
FemaleFirst.co.uk, April 26, 2012
...I admire all writers its a damn hard task if its done well. Helen Dunmore, Jodi Picoult and Philippa Gregory are my favouite contempory women writers at the moment and I like Jane Austen and Evelyn Waugh if I had to pick classical authors. However, this...
Telegraph, April 23, 2012
...talks to Philippa Gregory about her first Young Adult novel, The Changeling...
Strongsville Patch, April 21, 2012
...them is falling apart. The Sister Queens By Sophie Perinot.   March 2012, 498 pages.   Lovers of Philippa Gregory will want to check out this debut novel about royal sisters who are separated by royal marriages, but never truly parted.  ...
Culture Map, April 20, 2012
...The Tudors, which lavished attention on the ambitious and unstable Anne Boleyn deftly performed by Natalie Dormer. Or, Philippa Gregory’s popular historical novel The Other Boleyn Girl, later adapted to the screen to feature Scarlett Johansson and...
Examiner.com, April 19, 2012
...The fourth installment in the insanely popular Tudor series, ‘The Queen’s Fool,’ is a wonderfully rich and captivating read.The novel begins by introducing Hannah an adolescent Jewish girl who in the winter of 1553 is......
Examiner.com, April 11, 2012
...fellow historical fiction authors you'd like to go on a history themed tour of the world with? Philippa Gregory and Sharon Kay Penman. 6. Who was more dashing and interesting, King Henry VIII of England or King Louis XIV of France? Henry VIII got pretty...
Yahoo!Xtra, April 10, 2012
...Oscar-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) retains all the scandal and subterfuge of Philippa Gregory's bestseller, while director Justin Chadwick masterfully pulls together Morgan's words as tight as a corset...
Yahoo!Xtra, April 10, 2012
...Oscar-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) retains all the scandal and subterfuge of Philippa Gregory's bestseller, while director Justin Chadwick masterfully pulls together Morgan's words as tight as a corset...
Hollywood Previews, April 9, 2012
...Hollywood Previews Rating: 0 Average: No votes yet Synopsis Release Date: Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history....
Twin Falls Times-News, April 8, 2012
...Dugoni, “Big Jack” by J.D. Robb, “Mobbed” by Carol Higgins Clark. Historical: “The Other Boleyn Girl” by Philippa Gregory, “Enchantments” by Kathryn Harrison, “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller. Supernatural/fantasy: “The...