What are you reading? April 2011

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 6:24 pm

[quote=""SLStevens""]Good, that makes me look forward to reading it.

I love books about women's perspectives on the Trojan War and its aftermath. I noticed from the back of the book that she's a humanities prof, so I'm happy about that too because it (hopefully) means the historical details will be accurate.[/quote]

I can't speak to the accuracy as I don't know much about the time period, but it is an easy read and you really become absorbed into the story (or at least I did

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EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 8:31 pm

[quote=""MLE""]How funny, I'm reading an NF cookery book too--Eleanor Fettiplace's Receipt Book.[/quote]

Oh that sounds very evocative!

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 8:50 pm

Simon Scarrow's latest Cato & Macro adventure Legion. This time the lads are kicking around in Egypt, fighting the Nubians and trying to catch a vengeful escaped gladiator.

Elysium · Post by **Elysium** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 9:13 pm

Not historical but I finished The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong and started The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

Kasthu · Post by **Kasthu** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 9:52 pm

Some nonfiction--Up the Country, a collection of letters Emily Eden wrote home from India while she was touring the country with her brother, who was Governor General there in the 1830s.

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 11:18 pm

Susanna Morre based her novel One Last Look on Emily Eden's experiences.

princess garnet · Post by **princess garnet** » Mon April 4th, 2011, 11:37 pm

[quote=""SLStevens""]I'm reading entirely too many things at once, but this month I'm finishing up Stephanie Dray's historical fantasy Lily of the Nile.[/quote]
I read that last month. It's pretty good! Her next installment comes out later this year. I read this shortly after finishing Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff.

red805 · Post by **red805** » Tue April 5th, 2011, 3:03 am

I'm currently reading The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton. Just finished Fingersmith by Sarah Waters.

SCW · Post by **SCW** » Tue April 5th, 2011, 10:30 am

My copy of Avalon by Anya Seton arrived so I am now reading this

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Tue April 5th, 2011, 4:17 pm

Finished G.R Grove's Storyteller last night. It wasn't what I expected when I bought it, but it turned out ok. I will be starting Georgette Heyer's The Conqueror to keep in line with my Arthur-Elizabeth II challenge.