This week I went to a meeting at which I heard the author, Anne Easter Smith, speak about her writing. Anne writes historical fiction about early England.

At her website, Anne states: "I spent my childhood in England, Germany and Egypt as the daughter of a British Army colonel." Although she is now a permanent resident of the U.S., she says "my love for English history remains." As she speaks about her writing, that love of English history comes through.

To learn more about her writing and to see an interesting video of Anne speaking about her writing and her research methods, go to her website at the following webpage:
http://www.anneeastersmith.com/default.h...
Also see:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/123...

Anne Easter Smith has written the following books:

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[bc:Daughter of York A Novel|2015307|Daughter of York A Novel|Anne Easter Smith|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51az6nloErL._SL75_.jpg|2019577]Daughter of York A Novel

The King's Grace A Novel

About her books, Ann says:
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"In my novels, I strive to serve those readers who are looking for accuracy in historical fact and yet also engage those who are looking for a good story with strong characters, a little romance and lots of period detail."
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BTW, Anne is just as nice as she looks in her picture and on the video. I enjoyed meeting her and hearing her informative talk.

I am currently listening to an audio version of _A Rose for the Crown_. Through her characters, Anne draws you in to the period atmosphere of old England.

Oh, that was wonderful Joy, I have the first two in my TBR stack.

I hope you'll enjoy them, Pontalba. I'm enjoying the audio of _A Rose for the Crown_. The audio book is read by Rosalyn Landor who does an excellent job of presenting the story, the characters, and the mood of the novel. I find her voice quality and English accent very appealing.

Thanks for your info..sounds like good reading. I just finished reading, "Away," by Amy Bloom..I am wondering if any of you out there have read it. Interesting..She introduces characters and then after a while tells you what happened to them as they are no longer important to the story..nina

Nina wrote: "Thanks for your info..sounds like good reading. I just finished reading, "Away," by Amy Bloom..I am wondering if any of you out there have read it. Interesting..She introduces characters and then ..."

Haven't read that one, Nina. I'll post a link to it below:
Away by Amy Bloom