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Telynor
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Location: On the Banks of the Hudson

Post by Telynor » Sun September 21st, 2008, 7:37 pm

[quote=""SonjaMarie""]It's A novel based on the life of George III's sister, Princess Caroline-Matilda.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/nor ... -queen.htm

I read this decades ago, ok maybe 2 or so decades ago.

SM[/quote]

There's a very good book about her that was published recently (so to speak). Written by Stella Tillyard -- author of Aristocrats -- A Royal Affair: George III and his Troublesome Siblings is pretty good, and very insightful for the time and place. Here's the review I scribbled up over at Epinions if anyone wants to read it:

http://www.epinions.com/content_29333294656

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Melisende
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Post by Melisende » Mon September 22nd, 2008, 5:23 am

Picked up three books yesterday - 2 HF and 1 NF - saved a total of OZ$70.00


I do so love a bargain!
"For my part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity: The throne is a glorious sepulchre."

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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

Post by Vanessa » Mon September 22nd, 2008, 7:40 am

What were they, Melisende?
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

Post by Madeleine » Mon September 22nd, 2008, 10:46 am

On Friday I got:

"Fermey" by James Long (£1.99 in The Works, a discount chain)

In 3 for 2 in Waterstone's:

"Garden of Evil" by David Hewson
"Sophia's Secret" by Susanna Kearlsey
"The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory - the only Tudor novel I hadn't got.

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Melisende
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Post by Melisende » Tue September 23rd, 2008, 3:07 am

I picked up a bio of Lucrezia Borgia (hardback) - $20.00

HF - "Rivals for the Crown" and "Revenge of the Rose" - both PB & $5.00 each


And to think - all I went out shopping for was a new pair of boots (which I also got - for half price!).
"For my part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity: The throne is a glorious sepulchre."

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nona
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Post by nona » Tue September 23rd, 2008, 1:03 pm

Rivals for the Crown is a really good, I bought the Witching Hour after reading up on it on the forum. cannot wait to read it.

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Melisende
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Post by Melisende » Tue September 23rd, 2008, 2:07 pm

Thanks Nona!

I was originally going to get it through my book club but kept it on my "wish list" as other books kept coming up. Glad I waited - saved over $25!
"For my part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity: The throne is a glorious sepulchre."

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nona
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Post by nona » Tue September 23rd, 2008, 2:33 pm

didn't buy aynthing as of yet but I just realized I had a current libaray card so I requested the Other Queen, The Love Knot, Shadows and Strongholds and Shields of Pride. Woohoo! I feel like I won the lottery I thought it would take forever before I would get to read the three Chadwicks, course I'll read them now and buy at a later date.

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Leyland
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Post by Leyland » Tue September 23rd, 2008, 7:53 pm

I just ordered The White Mare by Jules Watson and Tamburlaine Must Die by Louise Welsh based on the revews posted here by Marg and Melisende.
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Carine
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Joined: September 2008
Currently reading: Jonkvrouw - Jean-Claude Van Ryckeghem
Interest in HF: I love history
Favourite HF book: Can't pin that down to only 1 :-)
Preferred HF: Medieval, Tudor and Ancient Egyptian
Location: Ghent, Belgium
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Post by Carine » Wed September 24th, 2008, 6:40 am

[quote=""Leyland""]I just ordered The White Mare by Jules Watson and .[/quote]

My partner just finished this and loved it ! He started the second one in the trilogy right away !

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