ITV orders adaptation of Philippa Gregory's The Little House
The Stage (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Philippa Gregory's book The Little House is to be adapted into a two-part ITV drama.
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Philippa Gregory thriller to be televised
Euro Crime (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
From today's Bookseller: Philippa Gregory's contemporary thriller The Little House is to be made into a two-part drama for ITV1. The story focuses on the life of Ruth, a young mother who struggles with postpartum depression and the unresolved feelings she has about the deaths of her parents when she was a child; her career-minded husband Patrick and his parents Elizabeth and Frederick....
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The Other Queen - Philippa Gregory
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
PHILIPPA Gregory has received world-wide acclaim for her historical novels, among them the so-called ‘Tudor Court’ novels such as The Virgin’s Lover, The Boleyn Inheritance and The Other Boleyn Girl which, as many of you will already know, was recently adapted for film. The Other Queen , which continues in similar vein, focuses on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth...
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Dynasties: The Tudors
Unusual Historicals (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the Tudor dynasty has long been a favorite among writers such as Jean Plaidy, Bertrice Small and Philippa Gregory, not to mention the feast for the eyes in numerous films set in this era. As supporting players or leads, the Tudors left their stamp on everything they touched. Henry VII came to power at the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1485. Henry, aligned with the house of Lancaster...
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The Problem with Wolf Hall I mentioned...
::Acquired Taste (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... cold and manipulative schemer we've all seen many times before, and heresy though it is to say it, Philippa Gregory nailed the type better in The Other Boleyn Girl. I was also unconvinced by King Henry: too much bonhomie and not enough of the psychotic. By the end of the book, though, I was desperate to finish it and move on to something else (although the last couple of pages are...
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Mailbox Monday~ Back with a Bang
The Burton Review (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... to be an indulgence for when I really need it and I hope I enjoy it: Alice Hartley's Happiness by Philippa Gregory (August 20, 2009) "Social mores come under bestselling author Philippa Gregory's acute scrutiny in this reissue of a long-unavailable novel of betrayal, revenge and liberation! Alice Hartley can no longer arouse the interest of her pompous husband,...
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In my library: Mackenzie Phillips
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Good writing is addictive — ask Mackenzie Phillips. “I’m a fool for Philippa Gregory,” she tells The Post’s Barbara Hoffman. “I was in Scotland making a film and came across ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ and some other great books by her. I’ve pretty much ...
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Book Moments: More Challenges...
Enchanted by Josephine (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... and so far, it looks like this: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher,Kate Summerscale The White Queen, Philippa Gregory an Elena Vidal book, set in France No Wind of Blame, Georgette Heyer Gwenhwyfar, Mercedes Lackey O’Juliet, RobinMaxwell This next Challenge gives me a bit more time to complete since, like the Plaidy one, it’s a year-long challenge: Women Unbound is a book blog...
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Monday's ITV period drama news
The Medium is Not Enough TV blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Awards Results of the Scottish BAFTAs Film Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Source Code ? Gwyneth Paltrow to star in The Danish Girl Se7en team reunite for The Reincarnation of Peter Proud Theatre Jonathan Pryce to star in The Caretaker when it transfers to West End British TV ITV1 to adapt Philippa Gregory's The Little House Alan Plater to write one-off period drama for ITV1 ITV greenlights WW2 drama Joe...
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Booking Through Thursday~ Blurbs
The Burton Review (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... a tacky purple star sticker (on my cover) on an otherwise pretty cover: "IF YOU LIKE PHILIPPA GREGORY YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK" ~ NORA ROBERTS Not really the best recommendation, because there are actually tons of people who despise P. Gregory. And Nora Roberts? Well I can't say anything about her, I haven't the faintest. Then the descriptive blurb on the cover that...
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Friday Bookish Buzz: Sniffy Buzz
book-a-rama (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... can do this. Yet her comment has gotten her in hot water . Sorry Mom, can't lend you the latest Philippa Gregory novel; don't want a mob coming to the house. Things seem to have been straightened out but I think this shows how confused people are about this new technology. Like I said, I'm sticking with paper and ink for now. *Children lists their favorite characters . *The top 10...
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Books: srs biznizz
The Sweetest Cherry in an Apple Pie (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
... Campbell - Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way 20. Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows 21. Philippa Gregory - The Wise Woman 22. Philippa Gregory - The Other Queen 23. Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Ernest 24. Oscar Wilde - A Woman of No Importance 25. Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray 26. Oscar Wilde - Lady Windermere's Fan 27. Graham Greene - The End...