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Book Shopping Today (2010 edition)
- boswellbaxter
- Bibliomaniac
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- Joined: August 2008
- Location: North Carolina
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Book Shopping Today (2010 edition)
The old thread's getting so long, I think it's time to start a new one!
Susan Higginbotham
Coming in October: The Woodvilles
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/
Coming in October: The Woodvilles
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/
The Alan Savage novel about Joanna of Naples finally dropped low enough to pace my pocketbook tolerance level so I ordered it today. Queen of the Night I think it's called. Also ordered Civil Blood by Meredith Stephure. Set during the conflicts between James II and William of Orange.
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
Just blew half the year's book budget on a second-hand copy of David Wishart's "Horse Coin" in a moment of madness i've wanted my own copy for years (originally read as a library interloan), but for some reason it's always been rare and priced at astronomical levels. This one was only reasonable in relation to other copies, but still ridiculously expensive.
- 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
As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
The Winter House by Nicci Gerrard
The Bay at Midnight by Diane Chamberlain
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
The Winter House by Nicci Gerrard
The Bay at Midnight by Diane Chamberlain
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
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
[quote=""Kasthu""]Today I bought a copy of Noah Gordon's The Physician, the first in a trilogy about doctors/ medicine men and women. This book is set in 11th century Europe.[/quote]
Oh, I loved that book, and the other two as well. He's an excellent writer in general, but has a real touch when it comes to historical writing. He has another called Jerusalem Diamond that is quite wonderful as well
Had lunch with a friend and she passed on a new author (to me) that I had to read: Judith Healy. Went to a used bookstore and found her Cantebury Papers, which I already like quite a bit, as well as Cecelia Holland's Jerusalem and Pillar of the Sky. Looking forward to those, have heard much about them.
Oh, I loved that book, and the other two as well. He's an excellent writer in general, but has a real touch when it comes to historical writing. He has another called Jerusalem Diamond that is quite wonderful as well
Had lunch with a friend and she passed on a new author (to me) that I had to read: Judith Healy. Went to a used bookstore and found her Cantebury Papers, which I already like quite a bit, as well as Cecelia Holland's Jerusalem and Pillar of the Sky. Looking forward to those, have heard much about them.
- Anna Elliott
- Compulsive Reader
- Posts: 579
- Joined: March 2009
[quote=""Kasthu""]I'm now the proud owner of:
Avalon, by Anya Seton
Twilight of Avalon, by Anna Elliott
The Lute Player, by Norah Lofts
I had a couple of gift cards burning a hole in my pocket...[/quote]
Hope you enjoy it, Kasthu!
Avalon, by Anya Seton
Twilight of Avalon, by Anna Elliott
The Lute Player, by Norah Lofts
I had a couple of gift cards burning a hole in my pocket...[/quote]
Hope you enjoy it, Kasthu!
Author of the Twilight of Avalon trilogy
new book: Dark Moon of Avalon, coming Sept 14 from Simon &Schuster (Touchstone)
http://www.annaelliottbooks.com
- MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 3566
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area