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Sandra Gulland's Josephine Bonaparte trilogy being turned into a TV mini-series

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Sandra Gulland's Josephine Bonaparte trilogy being turned into a TV mini-series

Post by sweetpotatoboy » Fri December 7th, 2012, 1:43 pm

Sandra Gulland announced this week that her Josephine B trilogy is being turned into a mini-series. The screenwriter will be Michael Hirst of The Tudors.

http://authorsandragulland.createsend1. ... 00885F948E

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Post by LoveHistory » Mon December 10th, 2012, 2:31 am

"of The Tudors." Well that could be good or bad.

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Post by Mythica » Mon December 10th, 2012, 9:14 am

[quote=""LoveHistory""]"of The Tudors." Well that could be good or bad.[/quote]

Yeah, I loved The Tudors but he also wrote Camelot for Starz, which was awful and bombed.

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Post by Vanessa » Mon December 10th, 2012, 9:58 am

That's interesting! I'll have to dig the books out and read them now!
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

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Post by sweetpotatoboy » Mon December 10th, 2012, 5:44 pm

[quote=""Vanessa""]That's interesting! I'll have to dig the books out and read them now![/quote]

I loved the books and highly recommend them. There's an omnibus paperback out there somewhere; if you can find it at a good price, might be a good idea.

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