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Patricia Bracewell
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Anyone who tries to write historical fiction about Anglo-Saxon royalty runs into a problem: that would be the names. Many Anglo-Saxon royal names look and sound strange to us today, even if we simplify the spelling. For example: Æthelred, Ecbert, …
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Shadow on the Crown
— published 2013 — 7 editions |
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| I’ve become something of a curmudgeon and have outgrown my love of romantic tales, but there is a world of historical romance lovers out there and I think they will find much to like in this novel. It is not available in the U.S., and I was lucky eno...more | |
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"Thank you, Amanda. I'm working on The Perilous Tide, the second book in my trilogy about the 11th century queen of England, Emma of Normandy. The firs...more
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SHADOW ON THE CROWN Book Launch
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| I haven’t read any of the previous books in Robert Low’s ‘Oathsworn’ series, and so I had no idea what to expect. Although I think that starting with the first book would have helped a bit with keeping the characters straight, Low does a fine job of...more | |
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Historical Fictio...: Authors: Tell us about your latest book! | 63 | 219 | Jul 18, 2012 02:07pm | |
| Historical Fictio...: Carole's HFU Degree - BA in History | 1 | 13 | Dec 30, 2012 06:30am | |
| 2013 Reading Chal...: Lisa's Corner for 2013 | 6 | 42 | Jan 04, 2013 06:52pm | |
| European Royalty: Mar 15 - May 15: Nominating | 6 | 61 | Jan 09, 2013 07:18am | |
| Historical Fictio...: What 2013 releases are you looking forward to reading? | 18 | 184 | Jan 10, 2013 04:37pm | |
| European Royalty: * Books We Have Read as a Group | 50 | 496 | Mar 16, 2013 09:37am | |
| European Royalty: Mar 15 - May 15: Shadow on the Crown | 3 | 69 | Mar 28, 2013 03:03pm | |
| 2013 Reading Chal...: Lisa's 50 Books in 2013 | 26 | 92 | Apr 21, 2013 12:43pm | |
| Page Counts: Lindsey's 2013 Goal: 20,000 Pages | 11 | 8 | May 08, 2013 10:42am | |
| Historical Fictio...: Cayleigh - HFU BA - History | 7 | 123 | May 13, 2013 03:44pm |
“We've got two lives -- one we're given and the other one we make.”
― Mary Chapin Carpenter
― Mary Chapin Carpenter
Historical Fiction Panel - July 18, 2012
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