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What are you reading August 2018

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princess garnet
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Re: What are you reading August 2018

Post by princess garnet » Fri August 17th, 2018, 3:25 pm

Starting The Description of Wales and Journey through Wales by Gerald of Wales (NF)
A medieval classic about Wales

Also read:
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand et al. (YA)
The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (NF)
A Bite Sized History of France by Stephane Henaut and Jeni Mitchell (NF)

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Vanessa
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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

Re: What are you reading August 2018

Post by Vanessa » Fri August 24th, 2018, 1:54 pm

I've just finished the wonderful The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell, dual timeframe set in the present day and the 1950s, about a decaying old manor house full of secrets.

Ive just started Summer of Secrets by Nikola Scott, another dual timeframe, this one set in the present day and just before WWII. It’s a book I have to review which will be published on 6 September.
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

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red805
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Joined: August 2008
Preferred HF: I like a series the best - more to look forward to after one book ends. Masters of Rome, The Century Trilogy, & the Outlander series are some of my favorites.
Location: Southern California

Re: What are you reading August 2018

Post by red805 » Fri August 24th, 2018, 8:57 pm

red805 wrote:Listening to London by James Rutherfurd. Not as good as his Paris or Sarum I don't think, but boy, he must have done a lot of research :shock:
Finally finished listening to London - it's a LONG book. I really liked how he ended it.

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Vanessa
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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

Re: What are you reading August 2018

Post by Vanessa » Mon August 27th, 2018, 12:30 pm

I’ve just started via the Pigeonhole app Daisy Belle by Caitlin Davies. It’s a story inspired by and in tribute to Victorian champion women swimmers of the world. It’s off to a great start!
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

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Re: What are you reading August 2018

Post by Madeleine » Tue August 28th, 2018, 8:47 am

I've just started "Earthly Remains" by Donna Leon, the latest in the Inspector Brunetti series.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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princess garnet
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Re: What are you reading August 2018

Post by princess garnet » Tue August 28th, 2018, 7:56 pm

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (YA)
#1 installment in the Folk of the Air series

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