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[Paula]

I stumbled on Michelle Moran as an author during a recent B&N trip, and picked up

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It looked really interesting, so am wondering if anyone else has read it and what they think?

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Anybody get any great books for Christmas??

[Elysium]

I got for Christmas:
Elizabeth, The Queen by Alison Weir
The Tudor Rose A Novel of Elizabeth of York by Margaret Campbell Barnes
To the Tower Born by Robin Maxwell

and for birthday I got:
The Sisters of Henry VIII The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France by Maria Perry

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Great books Elysium,and Happy Belated Birthday.

[Kate.]

Paula wrote: "So, not sure if this is an over-share or not, but have you ever stood in a bookstore and wondered where your book (if ever written and published) would appear within the bookstore? I mean, would yo..."

Ive read it and really enjoyed it plus her other one The Heretic Queen

[Kate.]

Happy Birthday Elysium

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Got Wolf Hall for Christmas.

[Susan]

The White Tower (nonfiction) by Edward Impey. I haven't had a chance to look through it properly yet, but it appears to be a great resource about the history of the building.White Tower

[Francine]

How is Wolf Hall? I have been waiting for it to come to me from the library for forever!

[Melisende]

Henry I - Judith Green

[BJ Rose]

My wonderful daughter gave me 3 Sharon Kay Penman books for Christmas:



So I'll be able to join the group discussion sooner than I thought - no waiting for a copy to become available. But naturally, of the 3 above, the one that has not yet arrived is TSiS. It's supposed to be here Monday or Tuesday - in the meantime, I'm reading The Camel Club for the Mystery Book Club

[Paula]

BJ Rose wrote: "But naturally, of the 3 above, the one that has not yet arrived is TSiS. It's supposed to be here Monday or Tuesday..."

I know the feeling - my copy isn't supposed to arrive until late next week :( Isn't it always the case that the one you want the most arrives the latest?

[Laura]

BJ Rose wrote: "My wonderful daughter gave me 3 Sharon Kay Penman books for Christmas:

[bookcover:The Sunne in Splendour|119829..."

try to read the whole Welsh trilogy, you won´t regret it, on the contrary. Happy reading.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I just got the first two books in the Welsh trilogy for my birthday. I am looking forward to starting them.

[Paula]

I love it when books arrive early - I got The Sunne in Splendour last night so got to read a few pages. I can tell already it's going to take me a bit to get through the whole thing, but it'll be an enjoyable experience, I'm sure!

[Elysium]

Thanks for the birthday wishes :)
I finished Here Be Dragons yesterday and I loved it. Haven't read her books before.

I bought Four Queens The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe by Nancy Goldstone and The Traitor's Wife by Susan Higginbotham

[BJ Rose]

Paula wrote: "I love it when books arrive early - I got The Sunne in Splendour last night so got to read a few pages. I can tell already it's going to take me a bit to get through the whole thing, but it'll be a..."

Glad for you, Paula - I'm still waiting for mine to arrive

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

I placed an amazon order for a couple of school related books and had to add another to get the super saver shipping (the things I do to save money, such a chore LOL). I added Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Mistress and the parcel just came yesterday. So excited, it looks great!

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Awesome! I've been looking for that one!

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Amazon has it on sale right now (Canada site):

http://www.amazon.ca/Mary-Boleyn-Stor...

[Kate.]

Im a bit out of control this month

The Lady in the Tower
The Children of Henry VIII
The Wars of the Roses
Pope Joan: A Novel
The Heretic's Daughter (not royal but historical)
The Borgia Bride: A Novel (after discussing the future Showtime series)

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Kate - I read The Heretic's Daughter and thought it was pretty good, you'll have to let me know what you think of it.

I also have The Borgia Bride: A Novel and figure I should read it before the series debut on Showtime.

[Kate.]

Another future book discussion Lyn ... LOL
We will be booked up to the end of the year

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

It's beginning to look that way!!

[[deleted user]]

Kate wrote: "Another future book discussion Lyn ... LOL
We will be booked up to the end of the year"

Hi Kate, I'm still reading the book on Arab Historians of the Crusades. Hopefully I'll finish quick and start reading one of the History of Royals! I see you got a few books already to read.

Thanks
Regulo

[Kate.]

Hey Regulo , hope you can join in the discussions. Im starting The Sunne in Splendour in February for our group read. I always have more books on my shelf than i can read.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I have already started Sunne, but stopped and am just getting back to it. Hope you can join us Regulo.

[Kate.]

I cant wait to finish Wolf Hall so i can devour Sunne , its taking so long to finish.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Wolf Hall is next on my list after Sunne.

[Kate.]

Its a good book , just a slower pace one.

[[deleted user]]

Lyn M wrote: "I have already started Sunne, but stopped and am just getting back to it. Hope you can join us Regulo. "

Hi Lyn, Kate, Thanks for the update on the next February readings on The "Sunne in Splendour." Sounds like an interesting reading. I need to pick up the book at either Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Borders here in the California/USA. Looking forward to the group discussion soon , after I finish reading Arab Historian of the Crusades about another 100 pages.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I got The Children of Henry VIII for Christmas - I have more books I want to read than time to read!

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Join the club Susanna.

[Elysium]

I bought
The Sunne In Splendour: A Novel of Richard III by Sharon Kay Penman
The House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty by Robert Hutchinson

[Carla]

Paula wrote: "I stumbled on Michelle Moran as an author during a recent B&N trip, and picked up

.

It looked really interesting, so am wondering if anyone else has read it and what..."

I read it when it first came out and really liked it. It follows two contrasting sisters, a bit like The Other Boleyn Girl in that respect. My review is here: http://www.carlanayland.org/reviews/n...
if interested.

[Jenny]

Paula wrote: "I stumbled on Michelle Moran as an author during a recent B&N trip, and picked up

.

It looked really interesting, so am wondering if anyone else has read it and what..."

I read it and liked it. It was a nice change of scenery to read about ancient Egypt. That's a time period that's always fascinated me and she really brought it to life in this book.

So funny Carla, I thought of TOBG, too when I was reading Nefertiti.

[Allie]

I just bought Antonia Fraser's "Six wives of Henry VIII" and Colleen McCullough's "First Man in Rome". I found both of them for $2 each!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Great find!

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Lyn M wrote: "Kate - I read The Heretic's Daughter and thought it was pretty good, you'll have to let me know what you think of it.

I also have The Borgia Bride: A Novel and figure..."

I'm reading The Borgia Bride right now and really enjoying it :)

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Glad to hear you are liking it Jennifer. I am trying to slog through a boatload of library books that all came in at the same time, and 7 of which are due some time this month. How do I get myself into these things!

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

How is the mountain of books coming along Lyn?

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I have whittled it down from 18 to 11, YAY, and am hoping to get a couple more done before I have to pick up some more! How about you, what are you working on currently?

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Congrats! Still not getting much reading done these days... haven't picked up Cleo since I put her down... sort of sad... I'm currently reading The Borgia Bride. Add that one to your pile... I think you'll love it :)

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I actually have that one, so I am planning to read it soon. I'm glad you are liking it. BTW - DUH - I had already asked you, and you answered the same thing, surprise, surprise. Can you tell it's been a long week? Thanks for not pointing out to me how brain dead I am, lol.

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

What an awesome book-find day I had!!

1. Blood Ties: The Continuing Tale of the French Executioner C.C. Humphreys (I have the first one already - The French Executioner)

2. Cranberry Queen Kathleen DeMarco

3. Child of the Morning Pauline Gedge

Posie Graeme-Evans (have the first one of the trilogy already - The Innocent)
4. The Exiled: A Novel
5. The Uncrowned Queen: A Novel

Sharon Kay Penman
6. The Sunne in Splendour
7. The Reckoning
8. The Queen's Man Justin de Quincey #1
9. Cruel as the Grave Justin de Quincey #2

Jean Plaidy
10. Royal Road to Fotheringhay Stuart Saga #1 (Mary Stuart #1)
11. The Captive Queen of Scots Stuart Saga #2 (Mary Stuart #2)
12. The Wandering Prince Stuart Saga #4 (Charles II #1)
13. A Health Unto His Majesty Stuart Saga #5 (Charles #2)
14. Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord Stuart Saga #6 (Charles II #3)

15. Murder Most Royal Tudor Saga #5
16. The Sixth Wife Tudor Saga #7

17. Revolutionary Road Richard Yates

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Wow, Jennifer, you certainly had a great book day. Where did you get them all? I have the three Posie Graeme-Evans and some of the SK Penmans. What a lucky girl you are. BTW - I owe you a letter, will send one soon.

[Elaine]

Jennifer wrote: "What an awesome book-find day I had!!

1. Blood Ties: The Continuing Tale of the French Executioner C.C. Humphreys (I have the first one already - [book:The French Executioner|97667..."

I actually have Child of the Morning on hand, but I haven't started it yet.

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Lyn M wrote: "Wow, Jennifer, you certainly had a great book day. Where did you get them all? I have the three Posie Graeme-Evans and some of the SK Penmans. What a lucky girl you are. BTW - I owe you a lette..."

I was estatic :)
I got them at my favorite secondhand bookstore, which sadly may go out of business soon ... maybe not if I keep having shopping sprees like that one though ;)

Please do... lots of catching up to do!

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Elaine wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "What an awesome book-find day I had!!

1. Blood Ties: The Continuing Tale of the French Executioner C.C. Humphreys (I have the first one already - [book:The French Ex..."

It looks really good doesn't it?

[Elaine]

Yeah, but of course I got it shipped to me via amazon.com, so I didn't expect it to be so long or such tiny font :)