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thank you Holly I just didn't want to waste my time nor money on a 'romantic' novel written in my eyes for the teenage market. I shall try and obtain a library copy of The Sunne in Splendour'
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Margaret
No problem! I've enjoyed some of Philippa Gregory's novels in the past, but they're not far from being "bodice rippers" (though admittedly superior to your average historical romance out there). But yeah, if you're looking for more serious historical fiction, she's not the writer to turn to :]
If you like Eleanor of Aquitaine, there is a series by Mark Richard Beaulieu that has a sophisticated mix of character, exacting medieval research, church and state politics, and personal aspiration in the roles of her life. (Present author not withstanding, the books address the recent schmaltziness in Gregory and Weir)
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thank you Holly I just didn't want to waste my time nor money on a 'romantic' novel written in my eyes for the teenage market. I shall try and obtain a library copy of The Sunne in Splendour'Regards
Margaret
No problem! I've enjoyed some of Philippa Gregory's novels in the past, but they're not far from being "bodice rippers" (though admittedly superior to your average historical romance out there). But yeah, if you're looking for more serious historical fiction, she's not the writer to turn to :]
If you like Eleanor of Aquitaine, there is a series by Mark Richard Beaulieu that has a sophisticated mix of character, exacting medieval research, church and state politics, and personal aspiration in the roles of her life. (Present author not withstanding, the books address the recent schmaltziness in Gregory and Weir)
