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Sep 28, 2012 09:37AM
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I guess I just wanted to say hello! I just joined group, so I am excited to see what everyone is reading!
I just joined the group and would like to say hello. My favourite historical fiction is The Wars of the Roses or anything really to do with the Plantagenets... though particularly the House of York.
Thank you! I can't wait to see what everyone's reading!
Thank you! I can't wait to see what everyone's reading!
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That sounds cool! If you don't mind, that would be great, thanks!
That's just awesome! Caroline, your favorite part of history is right before mine. I absolutely love the Tudor era!
Hi all. I'm from NYC but love all things UK, especially it's history! I'm "in" Wales right now at the time of the Plantagenets, reading the Brothers of Gwynedd by Edith Pargeter. You may know her as Ellis Peters who wrote the many Brother Cadfael novels. It's my second time around with this one (I do that a lot)! It's 4 books in one, so if you enjoy a rich, long saga this one is for you!
Hello. I just joined! I'm really excited to get to know more books to read. I love the Tudor dynasty.
I am from USA and fairly new to Goodreads. I was looking for a Historical Fiction group and found this one. I have read numerous historical fiction books and just started the book "God is an Englishman".
Hi! I'm new to the group as well. I read almost anything except creepy stuff but do enjoy historical fiction. I'm in the US but like to read about other cultures. Also looking forward to what people are recommending as a good read.
Hi, Everyone!I'm Brijit. Almost everything I read or write involves history. I love everything from antiquities to antiques to old houses, and will read or write about anything from ancient Egypt, to Pompeii, to 19th Century America, to the Roaring 20's. I recently read The Reservoir, by John Milliken Thompson, which was wonderful because it was based on a real murder trial in Virginia in 1885. I also read The Chaperone, by Laura Moriarty-- which was just wonderful! The story was narrated by the chaperone who attended the real silent film actress, Louise Brooks, to NYC when she was a 15 year old girl. Although Moriarty did a briliant job fleshing out Brooks, it was her fictional character, the chaperone, who was the protagonist and the real star who shined. Lovely, lovely book. However the best book I've read lately was Daughters of the Witching Hill, by Mary Sharratt. Exceptional! Sharratt told the story from the perspective of an impoverished cunning woman who was a healer in her community in spite of the dangers related to her work and beliefs-- before and during the time of King James, the great witch hunter. The author really breathed life into these people, who really did live during this time, giving them voice.
What's everyone else reading? Are there any other writers in this group?
Hi everyone, I'm a new member, and also a debut author. My first novel, Ship of Haunts, is a time crossing story about Titanic and child migration. I've been told it's a complex read (!) but hard to put down and I tried to stay true to the facts of the ship and child migration when writing it. It took over 2 years! See: http://tinyurl.com/c75brte (US) or http://tinyurl.com/d584gsv (UK)
I love reading all sorts of books, including crime novels and general fiction but I particularly love reading historical biography or anything with a factual historical element. Both Frances Osborne's biographies are excellent (I haven't read the novel).
Your book sounds interesting, Ellie-- I'll have to check it out. :)
