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Posted: Wed April 10th, 2013, 12:26 pm
by Vanessa
Yes, that's one of my favourite children's books, too.

Posted: Thu April 11th, 2013, 2:26 am
by SCW
Resistance by Owen Sheers. An alternative WW2 History novel. Someone told me that they made a film of this book. Has anyone seen it and if so is it worth watching?
I am also reading Dead Europe by Christos Tsoilkas - only because I have to write an essay on it for a university subject.

Posted: Thu April 11th, 2013, 7:22 pm
by EC2
The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman - absorbing episodic saga about a midwife with a past, set at the time of the Great Depression. Really enjoying it so far.

Posted: Thu April 11th, 2013, 9:25 pm
by Misfit
The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart.

Posted: Fri April 12th, 2013, 1:24 am
by Susan
God Save the King by Laura Purcell; got this for my Kindle for a good price ($2.99 I think). It's about George III. I've never read any NF about the Hanoverians (well, perhaps a Plaidy or two over 30 years ago). The author plans on writing other HF about Hanoverian women. See http://laurapurcell.com/

Posted: Fri April 12th, 2013, 9:17 am
by annis
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth. Part historical novel and part fantasy/fairy story, where the tales of real-life 17th-century French storyteller Charlotte-Rose de la Force and two 16th-century Venetian characters from her best-known fable, known to us now as Rapunzel, are woven seamlessly together. Excellent.

Posted: Fri April 12th, 2013, 2:31 pm
by Vanessa
I have Bitter Greens on my TBR pile. Glad to know that you think it's excellent, Annis.

Posted: Fri April 12th, 2013, 4:29 pm
by princess garnet
Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff (NF)
Biography of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria

The Bulgarian royal family has a website--the English language option is located on the upper right hand side.

Posted: Fri April 12th, 2013, 5:20 pm
by Brenna
[quote=""annis""]Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth. Part historical novel and part fantasy/fairy story, where the tales of real-life 17th-century French storyteller Charlotte-Rose de la Force and two 16th-century Venetian characters from her best-known fable, known to us now as Rapunzel, are woven seamlessly together. Excellent.[/quote]

[quote=""Vanessa""]I have Bitter Greens on my TBR pile. Glad to know that you think it's excellent, Annis.[/quote]

I have it on my TBR pile as well!

Posted: Fri April 12th, 2013, 6:41 pm
by annis
Bitter Greens is a sumptuous, evocative story, but like all the best fairy tales has its moments of darkness and terror - poverty, murder, rape and torture in the name of religion. One reviewer describes it as racy, though it doesn't strike me as such. Given the fact that two of the characters are courtesans, sex is rather unavoidable! Not to mention that sex and blood are inextricably tangled with the magical arts. Modern paranormals are much racier, IMO. And just who is Sœur Seraphina? I have my suspicions, and if they are correct I think we'll find that the lines between fact and fiction are more than a little blurred :)