I've finished "The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace" by Lucy Worsley (351pgs, 2010)~.
A very interesting and fascinating look at the lives of George I and George II while they inhabited Kensington Palace. Extremely well written and enjoyable.
SM
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October 2010: What Are You Reading?
- SonjaMarie
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Original Join Date: Mar 2006
Previous Amount of Posts: 2,517
Books Read In 2014: 109 - June: 17 (May: 17)
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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
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Michy, when you get round to reading it! The characters are so very well drawn and diverse.
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
Starting Brian Wainwright's The Adventures of Alianore Audley.
~Susan~
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Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
I finished my last Susanna Kearsley (Season of Storms) over the weekend. For something different, I started Johanna Moran's The Wives of Henry Oades yesterday. I'm 150 pages in and so far it is one of the saddest books I've ever read. It has been nothing but sorrow and tragedy from page 1, yet I cannot put it down, the tale is so engrossing.
Can someone who's read it please tell me at least one good thing is going to happen before I reach the end??
Can someone who's read it please tell me at least one good thing is going to happen before I reach the end??
[quote=""CindyInOz""]I finished my last Susanna Kearsley (Season of Storms) over the weekend. For something different, I started Johanna Moran's The Wives of Henry Oades yesterday. I'm 150 pages in and so far it is one of the saddest books I've ever read. It has been nothing but sorrow and tragedy from page 1, yet I cannot put it down, the tale is so engrossing.
Can someone who's read it please tell me at least one good thing is going to happen before I reach the end??[/quote]
*sits on hands to keep fingers off the keyboard*
Can someone who's read it please tell me at least one good thing is going to happen before I reach the end??[/quote]
*sits on hands to keep fingers off the keyboard*
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
- Vanessa
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- 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
I can't remember exactly but don't think it had an unhappy ending, in fact I think it was a little bizarre if I remember rightly. A bit of an odd set up! That's a slightly cryptic comment but I'm not saying any more as it may spoil it for you.
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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=""Susan""]Starting Brian Wainwright's The Adventures of Alianore Audley.[/quote]
I loved that one. It shows what you can do tongue in cheek when you know your history. One of my hall of fame novels!
I have just started Trade Winds by Christina Courtenay. So far so good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trade-Winds-Chr ... 272&sr=1-1
I loved that one. It shows what you can do tongue in cheek when you know your history. One of my hall of fame novels!
I have just started Trade Winds by Christina Courtenay. So far so good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trade-Winds-Chr ... 272&sr=1-1
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
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Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
- cw gortner
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At page 215, I have to set aside Falcones's La Mano de Fatima and sequeway into a review ARC I requested: Exit The Actress by Priya Parmar.
So far, it's very enjoyable. The author has taken an interesting, multi-faceted approach to Nell Gywn's oft-told tale, using diary entries, broadsheets, letters, and recipes.
So far, it's very enjoyable. The author has taken an interesting, multi-faceted approach to Nell Gywn's oft-told tale, using diary entries, broadsheets, letters, and recipes.
THE QUEEN'S VOW available on June 12, 2012!
THE TUDOR SECRET, Book I in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
THE LAST QUEEN
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THE TUDOR SECRET, Book I in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
THE LAST QUEEN
www.cwgortner.com
Just finished 'Ever After' by Elswyth Thane. It seems like it's taken me forever to read it, but I've been hooked on the second season of True Blood. Enjoyed it a little less than the previous two novels in the series, they had more charm than this one, and when it got to the war in Cuba I felt lost to begin with. However I did like the twist with Bracken's wife near the end, and did ultimately like the introduction of the younger generation of characters, especially the dishy Bracken 
