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Sharon Kay Penman

Born

in New York, The United States

August 13, 1945

Died

January 22, 2021

Website

http://www.sharonkaypenman.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Penman received her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, she majored in history, and also received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Rutgers University School of Law, and later worked as a tax lawyer.

The Sunne in Splendour, a novel about Richard III of England is one of the most popular books on the Historical Novel Society's list of best historical novels. In 1996, following the success of When Christ and His Saints Slept (which dealt with the Anarchy and the early career of King Henry II of England), Penman ventured into the historical whodunnit with four mysteries set in the court of Eleanor of Aquitaine during the reign of Richard I. The mysteries did not enjoy the same success as her "straight" historical novels, ...more

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I only regret that I have but one life to give…

A guest post by Samantha Wilcoxson I was blessed to meet Sharon Kay Penman at a bookstore event for the launch of King’s Ransom. My nerves sizzled as I waited for my turn with the new brick of a novel and my UK version of The Sunne in Splendor, which I brought to have signed. … Continue reading I only regret that I have but one life to give… →

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Sharon Kay Penman’s books

Average rating: 4.22 · 136,329 ratings · 9,555 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 23,215 ratings — published 1985 — 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
	The Sunne in Splendour 4.40 avg rating — 21,290 ratings — published 1982 — 26 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
	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 15,893 ratings — published 1994 — 24 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
	Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 9,781 ratings — published 1988 — 20 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 Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.46 avg rating — 8,956 ratings — published 1991 — 19 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
	Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 4.30 avg rating — 8,498 ratings — published 2002 — 18 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
	Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 7,397 ratings — published 2008 — 16 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 Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,750 ratings — published 1996 — 30 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
	Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.12 avg rating — 6,708 ratings — published 2011 — 16 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
	A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) 4.35 avg rating — 3,393 ratings — published 2014 — 16 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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Series by Sharon Kay Penman

Welsh Princes (3 books)
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4.35 avg rating — 41,952 ratings

Plantagenets (5 books)
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4.27 avg rating — 41,889 ratings

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine (3 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 31,788 ratings

Justin de Quincy (4 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 16,638 ratings

Richard the Lionheart (2 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 10,101 ratings

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Quotes by Sharon Kay Penman (?)

“I inhale hope with every breath I take.”
― Sharon Kay Penman, When Christ and His Saints Slept

tags: hope

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“…she remembered watching a summer sunset from this very spot. Not so long ago; just a lifetime.”
― Sharon Kay Penman, When Christ and His Saints Slept

tags: sunset

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“I should like to freeze in time all those I do love...Rather like flowers pressed between the pages of a book!”
― Sharon Kay Penman

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Polls

August BoTM Nominations ~ Historical Fiction ~ 1st Poll

Top 5 books move onto Final poll!

The Night Tiger

by Yangsze Choo

7 votes, 18.4%

The Dovekeepers

by Alice Hoffman

5 votes, 13.2%

The Lost Girls of Paris

by Pam Jenoff

5 votes, 13.2%

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris

5 votes, 13.2%

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

by Mark T. Sullivan

5 votes, 13.2%

The Forgiving Kind

by Donna Everhart

3 votes, 7.9%

Circling the Sun

by Paula McLain

3 votes, 7.9%

Becoming Mrs. Lewis

by Patti Callahan

3 votes, 7.9%

The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell

by William Klaber

2 votes, 5.3%

Here Be Dragons

by Sharon Kay Penman

0 votes, 0.0%

38 total votes

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