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Susan
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Post by Susan » Tue December 30th, 2008, 3:51 pm

[quote=""Ash""]Finally getting around to reading The Four Queens, the non fiction about the four sisters of Provence who became major movers in Europe of the 1200s. Very well written, and a very fast read. Along with learning about them, I'm also learning about early French history, which I've never picked up.[/quote]

I'm glad to hear that you like this book because it is in my TBR pile. I am also looking forward to learning more about French history because my knowledge of it is severely lacking.
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nona
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Post by nona » Tue December 30th, 2008, 5:01 pm

Sand of the Arena by James Duffy, I'm starting it later today.

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Leo62
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Post by Leo62 » Tue December 30th, 2008, 9:16 pm

Catching up with my library pile...

Just finished "Bleeding Heart Square" by Andrew Taylor, now onto "Azincourt" by that Cornwell bloke ;)

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Kasthu
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Post by Kasthu » Tue December 30th, 2008, 9:49 pm

Leo62, what did you think of Bleeding Heart Square?

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Melisende
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Post by Melisende » Tue December 30th, 2008, 11:00 pm

Just finished "British Food" by Colin Spencer (a history of food in England from Anglo-Saxons times to today).

About to start "The Man in the Iron Mask" by Roger MacDonald (a study of who, what, when, where & how)
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Post by Leo62 » Tue December 30th, 2008, 11:04 pm

[quote=""Kasthu""]Leo62, what did you think of Bleeding Heart Square?[/quote]

I liked it. Very atmospheric in a Patrick Hamilton-ish sort of way. Compelling and well-written - could have done with being longer (and it wasn't a short book!). Good twist, though perhaps needed more of a knockout ending. All in all, I'd recommend if you like the period (London in the '30s). Lots of stuff about Oswald Mosely and the fascists. :)

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Carine
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Currently reading: Jonkvrouw - Jean-Claude Van Ryckeghem
Interest in HF: I love history
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Preferred HF: Medieval, Tudor and Ancient Egyptian
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Post by Carine » Wed December 31st, 2008, 2:36 pm

I just started World without End by Ken Follett.

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Vanessa
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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
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Post by Vanessa » Wed December 31st, 2008, 4:21 pm

I'm just about to start The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth.
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