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- 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
The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark
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
to recover from my horrible incident with the Cox Communications driver (see worst thing) I had to indulge my self for comfort.
from half.com:
Royaltys Strangest Characters by Geoff Tibbals
from amazon.com:
The Last Queen by C W Gortner
A Treasury of Royal Scandal by Micheal Farqhar
from Barnes & Noble:
Sex Lives of the Kings & Queens of England by Nigel Cawthorne
Sex with the Queen by Eleanor Herman
Plain Jane by Lauren Gardner
from half.com:
Royaltys Strangest Characters by Geoff Tibbals
from amazon.com:
The Last Queen by C W Gortner
A Treasury of Royal Scandal by Micheal Farqhar
from Barnes & Noble:
Sex Lives of the Kings & Queens of England by Nigel Cawthorne
Sex with the Queen by Eleanor Herman
Plain Jane by Lauren Gardner
I cashed in my $25 B&N giftcard last evening for Sepulchre by Kate Mosse and The House on Tradd Street by Karen White. Tsjmom mentioned that she really enjoyed Tradd Street in her reading log.
I had 45 minutes to kill before going to a Tab Benoit (blues guitarist) show afterwards so I started Mosse's novel. I'm 38 pages in and quite intrigued so far.
I had 45 minutes to kill before going to a Tab Benoit (blues guitarist) show afterwards so I started Mosse's novel. I'm 38 pages in and quite intrigued so far.
We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams ~ Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Ode
Vikings
[quote=""Leyland""]I ordered Tom Holt's Meadowland: A Novel of the Viking Discovery of America today.
In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tellthe Viking discovery of America.
It sounds like a comically written anecdotal story ...[/quote]
Thanks for the recommendation....on my TBR list.....If he is like Tony Horwitz and sees humor in History.... it will be a keeper....TH is my favorite NF writer....his books read like HF.......
In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tellthe Viking discovery of America.
It sounds like a comically written anecdotal story ...[/quote]
Thanks for the recommendation....on my TBR list.....If he is like Tony Horwitz and sees humor in History.... it will be a keeper....TH is my favorite NF writer....his books read like HF.......
I just realized that I never ordered EC's new edition of The Wild Hunt. So I got that as well as Shields of Pride, another one I was missing, from The Book Depository. I meant to do it a while ago but must've gotten distracted and never finished the checkout. Duh! But I think the exchange rate might be better now though so that's good!!
Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. --Arnold Lobel
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. --Arnold Lobel
- sweetpotatoboy
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1641
- Joined: August 2008
- Location: London, UK