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Lara Byrne

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Historical Fiction

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My fiction re-imagines the great political dramas that marked the history of the Holy Roman Empire in the middle ages, blending fact and fiction, romance, politics, and mystery to cast in a fresh light the women who changed Europe at the turn of the first millennium.

My debut novel Lotharingia collected the Gold Medal for World Historical Fiction in the HFC Book of the Year 2021 Contest, was shortlisted for the 2020 Page Turner Awards, and is a 2022 Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice. It reached the Amazon Best Seller no. 1 spot in multiple categories in the UK, Canada, and Australia.

Since childhood, I have devoured every tome of medieval history I could lay my hands on. After spending too long in a corporate career, I have taken redun ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 146 ratings · 21 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lotharingia: Charlemagne's Heir (Comitissa of Tuscany #1) 4.03 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Canossa (Comitissa of Tuscany #2) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Eleventh-century Rome

Spring is finally here, The Road to Canossa will be released next week, and I really fancy a holiday! A few chapters of Lotharingia and The Road to Canossa are set in Rome, a city I would love to revisit, especially in springtime. What I love about Rome, apart from the all pervading-beauty, is its complexity: the layers of history so visible in its buildings, a Roman stone wall topped up by a medi

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Lara Byrne liked Lauralee's review of Lotharingia: Charlemagne's Heir (Comitissa of Tuscany #1): "Matilda of Tuscany was one of the most powerful women in Italy during the eleventh century. She was a warrior of the pope who fought against Henry IV, the Holy Roman emperor. She was one of the three women to be buried in St. Peter’s Basilica. This n" Read more of this review »
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Thoroughly enjoyable! Well-researched, intelligent, original, and humorous. It achieves a rare balance between an action-packed plot and skillful character development. The whirlwind travels to look for an ancient sword from Sweden to Italy, from Spai ...more
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A YA adult story perfect for adults too. Clever, humorous, and beautifully written, with a truly distinctive voice. The characters are very convincing, quirky, unique human beings. If you love the fast-paced travels of James Bond and the treasure hun ...more
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Lara Byrne and 1 other person liked Sara's review of The Twelfth Ring (Noah Larsson #1): "What Enid Blyton did for us Sam Clarke does for Millennial kids It is not an overstatement. If you can recall building thrilling expectations whilst navigating through the pages of the Famous Five novels, envying their adventures on British isles or i" Read more of this review »
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