AUDIO

Three Sisters, Three Queens

by Philippa Gregory
17 CDS. 21:15 hrs. S. & S. Audio. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781508211563. $49.99. F
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Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England (Henry VIII's first wife); Margaret, Queen of Scotland (Henry's older sister); and Mary, Queen of France (his younger sister), are sisters and enemies. Stories of Tudor England always include passion, intrigue, and murder, and Gregory tells this one mostly from the perspective of Queen Margaret and brings the Tudor period to life with Henry as a secondary (although important) character. Bianca Amato is an excellent narrator; her perfect British accent keeps the listener spellbound until the end. Her narration maintains the tension of the queens' stories and portrays their lives as opulent but limited because they were female.
VERDICT This lengthy audiobook is highly recommended for public libraries with a demand for Gregory's novels or other historical fiction.
Reviewed by Michele Lauer-Bader, formerly with Half Hollow Hills Community Lib., Dix Hills, NY , Mar 17, 2017
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