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Book Review
Nov. 7th, 2009 05:59 pmPlain Jane
by Laurien Gardner
This novel is about Jane Seymour, who seldom the main subject of historical fiction despite having been one of Henry VIII's wives and the successor of Anne Boleyn. Gardner portrays Jane as a very intelligent, kind, and sensible woman who is very much aware of her lack of physical beauty. The difference between Jane (plain, perceptive, modest, quiet, smart) and Anne Boleyn (beautiful, clever, alluring, proud, ambitious) is very much at the thematic center of the novel. At times, I though Gardner was a little heavy-handed with the unnoticed ugly duckling triumphs through true character side of the story.
by Laurien Gardner
This novel is about Jane Seymour, who seldom the main subject of historical fiction despite having been one of Henry VIII's wives and the successor of Anne Boleyn. Gardner portrays Jane as a very intelligent, kind, and sensible woman who is very much aware of her lack of physical beauty. The difference between Jane (plain, perceptive, modest, quiet, smart) and Anne Boleyn (beautiful, clever, alluring, proud, ambitious) is very much at the thematic center of the novel. At times, I though Gardner was a little heavy-handed with the unnoticed ugly duckling triumphs through true character side of the story.
