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by Freda
Tue October 19th, 2010, 10:53 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: October 2010: What Are You Reading?
Replies: 254
Views: 17284

[quote=""Brenna""]Speaking of Stuarts (although I mean England Stuarts, not Egypt)- does anyone have some good recommendations for books written about that time period or about the House of Stuarts?[/quote] Wife to Charles II by Hilda Lewis is a good one. Pub back in 1965 but well written and enjoya...
by Freda
Mon October 11th, 2010, 4:34 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: October 2010: What Are You Reading?
Replies: 254
Views: 17284

Hi, I've just started reading The Last Queen by C W Gortner on my Kindle. A new reading experience for me, but so far so good. I'll let you know how I get on with both the book and the device.
Best wishes, Freda
by Freda
Thu September 2nd, 2010, 1:02 pm
Forum: By Author
Topic: Daphne du Maurier
Replies: 149
Views: 16842

Du Maurier is one of my favourite authors and quite impossible to categorise. Rebecca is gothic, the King's General pure historical fiction, Frenchman's Creek a delicious historical romance, and Jamaica Inn and My Cousin Rachel really quite broody and dark. I also rather like Mary Anne. Set in Regen...
by Freda
Thu September 2nd, 2010, 12:37 pm
Forum: By Author
Topic: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Replies: 52
Views: 6917

Thank you for reminding me about this fantastic series. I've read and enjoyed about a dozen, so it's long past time I tried to catch up with the rest. It probably is best to read them in order, but I don't think it's essential. Some tend to come in groups for a particular period anyway, but I have r...
by Freda
Wed July 14th, 2010, 8:18 am
Forum: By Author
Topic: Freda Lightfoot
Replies: 10
Views: 1743

Hi everyone, glad you enjoyed HQ. Madness must have been endemic in the family as Charles VI, son of Joan of Bourbon and Charles V, was known as Charles the Mad. And yes, there is a sequel. Margot's story continues in The Reluctant Queen, together with that of Gabriel d'Estrees. Out in September in ...
by Freda
Wed July 7th, 2010, 8:22 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: July 2010: What are you reading?
Replies: 295
Views: 21450

What are you reading now?

I've just finished Duchess, a novel about Sarah Churchill, by Susan Holloway Scott which I thoroughly enjoyed. She manages to get across Sarah's flaws without losing your sympathy. Beautifully written and an excellent read.

http://www.fredalightfoot.co.uk
by Freda
Tue July 6th, 2010, 9:21 am
Forum: Feature of the Month
Topic: July 2010 BOTM: The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
Replies: 30
Views: 3734

From the research I did for my book Hostage Queen, which is the first part of a trilogy about Margot and Henry of Navarre, Catherine was not persuaded by the Guises to commit the outrage of the St Bartholomew Massacre. More likely it was the result of pressure from Philip of Spain, and there are str...

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