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- Fri September 23rd, 2011, 3:16 pm
- Forum: Historical Mystery
- Topic: Death Comes to Pemberley
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10317
favorite author
Thanks for the information. P.D. James is one of my favorites and Austen another--it will be fascinating to see how P.D. James interprets and reworks Austen.
- Sat August 13th, 2011, 12:54 am
- Forum: Historical Mystery
- Topic: Elizabeth Speller
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1250
Elizabeth Speller
I recently discovered a new historical fiction writer--her books are set in the aftermath of World War I--who strikes me as an especially talented writer. She's also a poet and ancient historian. Only one of her books has an American edition, The Return of Captain John Emmett. Her other title is The...
- Thu July 14th, 2011, 10:12 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: What are you reading? July 2011
- Replies: 177
- Views: 13939
- Thu July 14th, 2011, 10:04 pm
- Forum: Author Announcements
- Topic: Orestes: The Young Lion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 713
This looks like a great book. I'll definitely add it to my TBR list. I like your understanding of Clytemnestra. Orestes's life is a smart entrance into the Mycenaean world with great potential for character development. I've been working on a book about Briseis, so I've been thinking about this same...
- Thu July 14th, 2011, 9:48 pm
- Forum: Ancient
- Topic: The Trojan War
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10426
[quote=""Margaret""]There are a ton of novels revolving around the Trojan War. A recent one of literary value is David Malouf's Ransom . I wrote a review of this for my own website , as well as a longer review for the U.K. archaeology website Heritage-Key . I had to chuckle when I discovered they ha...
- Wed July 13th, 2011, 11:23 pm
- Forum: Historical Mystery
- Topic: What Makes a Good Historical Mystery?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4332
[quote=""Anna Elliott""]Agreed on both counts, Margaret! I love both the Mary Russel and the William Monk series. I also love Elizabeth Peters' mysteries set in Victorian Egypt. She's wonderful with working in the period detail and bringing the historical setting vividly to life.[/quote] I agree wit...