Hi there

[LambChop]

After many months of lurking and enjoying the various discussions on the site, I have decided to come out of hiding and introduce myself.

My name is Lisa, I'm 38 and live in Warrington, UK with my fiancé, Roger. I am also step-mum to Jack (9 years old) who is a keen footballer and loves playing on his XBox 360.

I've been an avid reader for most of my life and always have a book to hand no matter where I go. I can't resist buying books even though I have a backlog waiting in the bookcase to be read. From reading the discussions around the forum, I have discovered yet more books that I would like to buy and read. Think I'll have to get a bigger bookcase :D

As well as enjoying historical fiction, I enjoy reading crime, thriller and adventure. I've recently read The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick (loved it) and have just started reading The Scarlet Lion. I have a particular fondness for anything medieval and would welcome book recommendations to add to my ever growing reading list.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and look forward to chatting with you in the future.

:)

[Misfit]

Hi, glad you decided to de-lurk. I love reading medievals, Chadwick and Penman are tops in my book.

[zsigandr]

Hello and welcome Lamb Chop (cute avatar)!

I, myself, am relatively new to the site, but I would recommend Sharon Kay Penman as well. I am awaiting a copy of EC's the Marsh King's daughter, but from what I have heard she's amazing!

Andrea

[Divia]

Welcome aboard. Love the avatar! I used to live on a sheep farm when I was a kid. :)

[michellemoran]

Welcome Lisa!!!!!

[MLE]

Welcome, Lambchop. I've found fantastic books here that I'd never have known about if I depended on the marketing system.

[Vanessa]

Hi Lisa

Hello and welcome - hope you enjoy it here!

I would recommend the Morland Dynasty series by Cynthia Harrod Eagles - but it might just expand your TBR pile even more as there are 31 books in the series so far with 3 to go!

[Carla]

Hello and welcome! I used to work for a company near Warrington.

[LambChop]

Thanks everyone for the welcome messages and recommendations. I'l certainly look into them :)

[Ash]

Hi Lisa! Love your name: one of my favorite shows as a kid was Shari Lewis (yes, you are probaby too young :)

[donroc]

Welcome, LambChop, a name I gave to the daughter of a butcher I once dated in school. And enjoy.

[diamondlil]

Welcome to the boards Lisa. I am glad you decided to delurk and I look forward to seeing you around the boards.

[LambChop]

Thanks Ash, donroc and diamondlil. Looking forward to chatting on the boards in the future.

Ash - I remember Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. I either have a good memory from my childhood, or more likely I'm not as young as I like to think :D

[Carine]

Hi Lisa, welcome here !

I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Chadwick aswell and the Middle Ages are my favourite period.

[juleswatson]

Hi Lamb Chop, cute name and avatar. Very timely, since little lambies are just popping out all over the place up here in Scotland. Enjoy the forum.

[Leyland]

Hi, Lisa. I hope you have fun here and find more good rec's everyday. Do you have a well stocked library close by? :)

[EC2]

Hi and welcome Lambchop - I love your Avatar and the juxtaposition of cute lamb with its food value! - LOL
I am Elizabeth Chadwick, but here as a reader - but obviously will answer questions if they arise.
Re Medieval period novels I have enjoyed other than by Sharon Penman who you've already read:
Some of these are out of print but you may be able to get them on the second hand market or libraries may have copies.

A Vision of Light
In Pursuit of the Green Lion
The Water Devil - All by Judith Merkle Riley

The Brother Cadfael Medieval mysteries of Ellis Peters - great slices of medieval life as well as being murder mysteries. My favourite is One Corpse Too Many

Katherine by Anya Seton

Having The Builders In by Reay Tannahill

Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram (out of print)

The first four Roselynde Chronicles (probably out of print but plenty of 2nd hand copies about. Some of my favourites)
Roselynde
Alinor
Joanna
Gillian

Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond series. Not everyone is into these, but if you do get on with them, they are very absorbing reading. Begin with The Game of Kings.

SKP has been telling everyone to get hold of The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Gouillou. That's next up on my TBR.

Queen of Swords by Judith Tarr - Jerusalem in the 12thC I loved this one.

Margaret Donsbach from the forum has a great site with lists of historical novels from different eras here: http://www.historicalnovels.info/

[Madeleine]

Hi Lambchop and welcome.

I'm also old enough to remember Shari Lewis, wonder what happened to her?!

[sweetpotatoboy]

Welcome!
I've never been to Warrington. But one of my first teachers was Mrs Warrington. Does that count? She read us Stig of the Dump and Charlotte's Web, so I remember her fondly...

[boswellbaxter]

Welcome, Lambchop! Cute avatar!

[LambChop]

Thanks for the latest welcome messages. So glad I came out of hiding :)

Thanks also for the recommendations, EC2. I’ll look them up and will enjoy tracking them down via the second hand market.

I remember the Cadfael mysteries being on the TV some years back. I watched a few episodes, but have never got around to reading the books. I expect the books are better?

[Ash]

Actually, the series did a more than decent job at telling the stories. And Derek Jacobi is Caedfael! But the books are definitely worth reading, even if you hear Jacobi in your head!

[EC2]

Actually, the series did a more than decent job at telling the stories. And Derek Jacobi is Caedfael! But the books are definitely worth reading, even if you hear Jacobi in your head!

I enjoyed Jacobi as Cadfael but he's nothing like the character in the book - Ellis Peter's Cadfael is a portly Welsh ex-soldier with a rolling gait. All that he and Jacobi share is a certain compassionate element and the 'knowing' air, but Peters' Cadfael is a lot rougher round the edges. The TV Hugh Berenger was nothing at all like the one in the novels and a huge disappointment to me as I have a definite crush on Hugh B. in the books. I still quite liked the TV series, but the books are better.

[Suzanne Crowley]

Welcome Lamb Chop!
Suzanne

[LambChop]

I enjoyed Jacobi as Cadfael but he's nothing like the character in the book - Ellis Peter's Cadfael is a portly Welsh ex-soldier with a rolling gait. All that he and Jacobi share is a certain compassionate element and the 'knowing' air, but Peters' Cadfael is a lot rougher round the edges. The TV Hugh Berenger was nothing at all like the one in the novels and a huge disappointment to me as I have a definite crush on Hugh B. in the books. I still quite liked the TV series, but the books are better.


Yes, it's disappointing when the image you have of a character from a book is portrayed so differently on TV/film.

[Madeleine]

Cadfael has also been recorded for BBC Radio, he was played by Philip Madoc (a Welshman with a gorgeous voice) in those days.

[stu1883]

Hi Lisa - welcome to our brilliant world! Do you write as well as read HF?

[LambChop]

Hi Stu and thanks. I've always been an avid reader and never really thought about writing. For the timebeing I'm happy to continue reading - there are lots of books on my TBR list which are awaiting my attention.