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It's May, what are you reading?
- Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4378
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I love the Ruth Galloway series.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
- Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4378
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I'm now reading Thornyhold by Mary Stewart, hopefully an easy read after The Casual Vacancy which was fascinating with some great characterisation but quite depressing.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Brenna, thats one of my favorite books from the last few years. Just a warning - stay away from the movie. It doesn't work
Finished The Englishman's Daughter, a non fiction account of four English soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in WWI, and the village that decides to hide them from the Germans. Well written, and at times stunned me with things I didn't realize the Germans did in the war. The ending, when the author is looking for the traitor 80 years later, was rather anticlimatic. But if you want a glimpse about what the Great War was like for people in occupied France, read this.
Finished The Englishman's Daughter, a non fiction account of four English soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in WWI, and the village that decides to hide them from the Germans. Well written, and at times stunned me with things I didn't realize the Germans did in the war. The ending, when the author is looking for the traitor 80 years later, was rather anticlimatic. But if you want a glimpse about what the Great War was like for people in occupied France, read this.
The Bride by Margaret Irwin. About James Graham and his relationship with Prince Rupert's sister Louise, but so far all I've got in the story 11% is Prince Rupert (not complaining about that ). I think Irwin's written other books around this period and there might be a series in there. I feel like I've come to the table after everyone else has finished dinner and left.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
Posted by Misfit
There is a loose trilogy set around Rupert, Montrose and Louise. Stranger Prince is about Rupert, The Proud Servant the story of Montrose. The Bride is about Louise and Montrose, but, as was always his way, Rupert tends to upstage the others to a degreeI think Irwin's written other books around this period and there might be a series in there.
[quote=""annis""]Posted by Misfit
There is a loose trilogy set around Rupert, Montrose and Louise. Stranger Prince is about Rupert, The Proud Servant the story of Montrose. The Bride is about Louise and Montrose, but, as was always his way, Rupert tends to upstage the others to a degree [/quote]
Thanks for that. I wonderif I would be better off finding a copy of The Proud Servant? Rupert is a scene stealer, that's for sure.
There is a loose trilogy set around Rupert, Montrose and Louise. Stranger Prince is about Rupert, The Proud Servant the story of Montrose. The Bride is about Louise and Montrose, but, as was always his way, Rupert tends to upstage the others to a degree [/quote]
Thanks for that. I wonderif I would be better off finding a copy of The Proud Servant? Rupert is a scene stealer, that's for sure.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be