What to read after Poldark?

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

I can't offer a personal endorsement of this book since I haven't read it, but the setting is similar in time period and country.
Legacy (The Legacy Chronicles) (Volume 1) by Linda Govik

"Emily Bradley, an orphan born in a brothel in a small English town in 1784, flees after her first forced encounter with a client, Lord Charles Stanford. Five years later, he tracks her down and forces her into marriage in order to manipulate her and their son to secure his vast legacy. Emily must deny everything she is and loves, her art and her new country life, to keep the truth from his aristocratic family or face Lord Charles’ murderous temper. When she’s offered a commission to paint a portrait at the Royal French Court of Joséphine Bonaparte herself, Emily sees a chance to break free from her miserable life – but it means forming an alliance with the enemy of England, potentially exposing all her secrets, and possibly losing her son. Emily is forced into the hardest choice of her life: where her fate and her son’s future, hang in the balance."

http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-The-Chro...

[Elisa]

Thanks!

[Martha]

I've wondered the same thing. Here's a Goodread's list. Some of the suggestions are series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/simila...

[Elisa]

Very helpful Martha, thanks. I have read the first one on that list: God is an Englishman, which I loved.

[Ann, Owner (Absent)]

If you still want to stay lost in the world of Poldark, you could peruse the hundreds of fan fiction stories out there.
As I mentioned in another post, obviously they are someone else's interpretation of the words and they may have taken it to an alternate universe by not sticking to the books and deviating after a certain one, but there are hundreds out there.

Poldark fanfics This is the first one I pulled up from a google search.

[Elisa]

Hope they didn't put an Aidan Turner twist on it and make them all vampires.

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

Here's another author to look into: Pamela Sherwood. I really appreciate the commentary on her blog of the 2015 TV series and the comparison/contrast she makes to the books. She has a doctorate in English literature and used to teach, specializing in the Romantic and Victorian periods, but now writes historical novels full time.

[Martha]

There's also Phillipa Carr's Daughter of England series: https://www.goodreads.com/search?page...

I'll look into Pamela Sherwood's titles. Thanks!

[Barbara]

For those looking for something to read after Poldark I have just finished the Angry Tide(and this has been the year of Poldark and Outlander) and i am thoroughly enjoying the historical romance series set in eighteenth century America by Sarah Donati.
The first book, which I am racing through is Into the Wilderness https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
This series draws many comparisons to Diana Gabaldon's novels as it is set in a similar time period and geography.
I think it stands up well to comparison.
After this first novel in the series I plan to revisit Poldark with the next in the series The Stranger from the Sea.

[Martha]

I love the Historical Fiction Series site. I have been perusing the Historical Family Fiction series section there. http://1mpages.com/HistoricalFiction....

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

message: by Victoria Oct 20, 2015 01:18PM
if you want to stay in Cornwall, I would suggest "SUMMER IN FEBRUARY" by Jonathan Smith. Set in the artist colony of Lamorna shortly before WW1. Based on actual events and people, it is a good read and THEN see the film...

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

Goodreads Listopia books set in Cornwall:

Best Books Set in Cornwall

Books set in Cornwall

Books Set in Cornwall - Non Fiction


Cornwall ... in a book's title or as its setting or topic.

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

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by Victoria Oct 20, 2015 01:18PM
Elisa...if you want to stay in Cornwall, I would suggest "SUMMER IN FEBRUARY" by Jonathan Smith. Set in the artist colony of Lamorna shortly before WW1. Based on actual events and people, it is a good read and THEN see the film...

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

I always have to have something new to read before bed, so when I finish the last book my bedtime reading will move on. However, I plan to do quite a bit of review and research when I'm not in bed. I'm doing a little timeline thingie--anyone is welcome to make recommendations for events to include--post them in the appropriate book folders. But if you haven't read all the books--it's full of SPOILERS!
Do NOT click on this link if you don't want SPOILERS!
http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/ent...

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

The Tourist Map of Literature
Type in an author and get a "map" of other authors that you may like http://www.literature-map.com/

[Sarah-Vita]

I found a list today of suggested books! :)

9 Books To Read If You Loved 'Ross Poldark'

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

message : by Barbara 5/12/2016
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I really enjoyed The Williamsburg series, by Elswyth Thane. They are 7 books following A family in Williamsburg, VA during the Revolutionary War until the early 1950s. Entertaining & easy to read.
The first book is "Dawn's Early Light".
Pamela Belle wrote a 4 book series of an English family during the English Civil War & how they live & cope with the enemy taking over their castle. The first novel is "Wintercombe".

[Brenda]

Tanya wrote: "I always have to have something new to read before bed, so when I finish the last book my bedtime reading will move on. However, I plan to do quite a bit of review and research when I'm not in bed...."

Tanya, the timeline is fantastic! Thank you! Can you remind me of when Hugh Armitage first appears - is it in The Four Swans?

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

Brenda wrote: "Tanya, the timeline is fantastic! Thank you! Can you remind me of when Hugh Armitage first appears - is it in The Four Swans?"

Why thank you! :-) The timeline is still a work in progress, I was about halfway through the series when I started it and have gradually gone back to fill in details, etc.

Yes, Hugh Armitage first appears in The Four Swans.

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

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message : by Tricia 5/13/2016
A favorite author of mine is Sally Cabot Gunning. There is "The Widow's War" and "Bound" just to name a couple. I have not read Gunning's mystery series, but for the early period I like to read she has a good selection and I've read them all. She is coming out with a new one in September I'm looking forward to. Barbara, I will definitely check out your suggestions. Thank you!

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

PBS has provided information on their website:
"We asked book clubs from around the country to send us their suggestions of what to read after the 12 Poldark novels by Winston Graham (beginning with Ross Poldark and ending with Bella Poldark, now published by Macmillan). Here are some of their recommendations."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/p...

[Tanya, Moderator/Hostess]

America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray. This is an historic fiction told from the perspective of Thomas Jefferson's daughter. It begins near the end of the American Revolution (1781) and includes Jefferson's activities in France leading up to the French Revolution. The complete book spans 1781-1830.

[Evelyn]

I stumbled across A Place in His Heart by Rebecca demartino... A loose historical story written by the descendant of the Hortons who were one of the first families to come from England and colonise New York island. The story was wishy washy and annoyed me to no end, but I ended up reading a fair bit of actual history about the family after reading this book and was facinated by the hardships endured by the families that moved to the new colonies and how their family legacy still survives until this day.

[QNPoohBear]

Jane Austen of course

Anything by Georgette Heyer for the level of historical detail, especially An Infamous Army which features the most detailed description of Waterloo.

Amelia Peabody Omnibus
Family saga with romance, adventure and mystery in Victorian through 1920s Egypt

The Lady and the Highwayman
for the reformers among you

coming to cable TV this year is Belgravia. An early Victorian soap operaish story.

The Complete Glamourist Histories:
Regency era lightly magical saga.

Lark Rise to Candleford
rambling memories of growing up in an English hamlet at the end of the 19th-century before the Industrial Revolution changed the area.

North and South for the socially conscious after reading Jane Austen.

Best gentle English village authors (no soap operas) of the 20th century are
D.E. Stevenson
Angela Thirkell
Miss Read

American historical sagas
Jubilee Trail
Celia Garth

American historical fiction - many works by Jennifer Chiaverini

[Parker]

I'd recommend the PBS series of Lark Rise to Candleford before I'd recommend the book.

The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
My Name is Resolute ny Nancy Turner (American mostly)

[Sonia]

I have read all the Poldark novels, best series ever. I also love Miss Read have read most of her village books

[Anne]

It's hard to find anything to read after spending 12 books' worth of wonderful reading time with the Poldark series, I agree.

I also second the Outlander series, which draws the reader in, the same way as the Poldark books.

Some other ideas:

The Trees The Fields and the Town, by Conrad Richter. An authentic and interesting series of 3 novels about the early
development of the United States.

News of the World by Paulette Jiles. A touching story set in post-Civil War Texas.

Gone with the Wind - one of a kind, by Margaret MItchell.

The Sackett series, starting with Sackett's Land, by Louis L'Amour.

Innocent Traitor, by Alison Weir. British history novel.

and a nonfiction book that has a story as fascinating as any great novel: Wild Swans by Chang Jung, about a family's story during the 20th century in China.

Looking forward to seeing others' recommendations!

[Elizabeth]

I've recently discovered the works of Rosamunde Pilcher and have definitely been reminded of Poldark. They're very different as they were written rather recently, but Cornwall is a key setting for her work, and family dynamics play a strong role. I'm thoroughly enjoying The Shell Seekers right now.

[Sonia]

I have read all of Rosamunde Pilcher books, even "The World of Rosamunde Pilcher" a book about her life in Cornwall and Scotland.

[Sonia]

I have read Shell Seekers 3 times, her best book of all.

[Brenda]

Anne wrote: The Trees The Fields and the Town, by Conrad Richter. An authentic and interesting series of 3 novels about the early
development of the United States.

I agree! The Trees, The Fields, The Town, by Conrad Richter, also called The Awakening Land trilogy is beautifully written, haunting, and has wonderful characters. I have read them several times over the course of my lifetime.

(Sorry I don't know how to change the italics.)

[Brenda]

I just finished reading The Clergyman's Wife, by Molly Greeley, and loved it. It's a spinoff of Pride & Prejudice, about Elizabeth's friend Charlotte, who married Mr. Collins, the obsequious clergyman. It's really lovely and I highly recommend it to Jane Austen fans and those of us who love historical fiction.