tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post9212899073286659223..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY - HISTORICAL FICTIONMaria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-15177510882617383782011-10-13T22:17:37.331+02:002011-10-13T22:17:37.331+02:00Thanks to you for hosting this meme, Sam. I can...Thanks to you for hosting this meme, Sam. I can't wait for your review of The Wedding Shroud!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-85340978864203815092011-10-13T22:00:02.625+02:002011-10-13T22:00:02.625+02:00Thanks for taking part, and I'm glad you got s...Thanks for taking part, and I'm glad you got some good discussion in the comment section :)<br /><br />I've added both to my wishlist, but The Wedding Shroud is something I must read almost immediately!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-60400698293149607102011-10-13T17:03:00.128+02:002011-10-13T17:03:00.128+02:00oops! bookS!!!oops! bookS!!!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-87392296643109654532011-10-13T16:44:09.197+02:002011-10-13T16:44:09.197+02:00@K/V
Who's plotting behind my back? :O I'l...@K/V<br />Who's plotting behind my back? :O I'll read Ms Dunnet's books in due time ...ehm ... before it is too late ... for me :-/ Never say never! But there are so many book out there and so little time!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-36855583542163404072011-10-13T16:34:44.053+02:002011-10-13T16:34:44.053+02:00Ah! Thank you Prue for supporting my 'Dunnett ...Ah! Thank you Prue for supporting my 'Dunnett campaign': MG wasn't convinced by my hearty recommendation alone, but maybe you and me together... who knows? I'm a Lymond fan, BTW.<br />And speaking of Katherine, I remember having read the whole series when I was very young, but I wasn't really impressed. Probably because it came right after Angélique's saga, which I enjoyed immensely.<br />K/VAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-56509408492425755102011-10-13T16:31:24.523+02:002011-10-13T16:31:24.523+02:00Dorothy Dunnet was?is excellent! So was Mary Renau...Dorothy Dunnet was?is excellent! So was Mary Renault: The Last of the Wine, and The King Must Die.<br /><br />fitzgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-87280926713245297452011-10-13T14:14:05.124+02:002011-10-13T14:14:05.124+02:00You've been really convincing, Prue. I have to...You've been really convincing, Prue. I have to find a Dunnet book and try to start. Thanks for your contribution! :-)Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-37730645522688267562011-10-13T12:57:27.304+02:002011-10-13T12:57:27.304+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-35825542235201191222011-10-13T12:57:23.316+02:002011-10-13T12:57:23.316+02:00I'm 3/4's of the way through Katharine and...I'm 3/4's of the way through Katharine and love it, its hard to believe it was written in 1955... very fresh writing.<br />If I ever recommend any MUST READ hist.ficts, I always suggest Dorothy Dunnett's House of Niccolo series (Renaissance) and The Lymond Saga (a generation later) <br />They quite literally blow my socks off every time I read them... superlative research, amazing characters, convolutions of plot that will have you gasping and a dedication to factual history that is second to none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-8020854157670895332011-10-13T07:53:06.800+02:002011-10-13T07:53:06.800+02:00@Marg
Thanks for your suggestion. I want to read o...@Marg<br />Thanks for your suggestion. I want to read other books by Ms Penman. Which one would you suggest to go on with her blissed historical vein?<br />@JoAnn<br />I'm sure you'll like both, if you appreciate good, well researched and well written historical fiction.<br />@fitzg<br />Never heard of Anya Seton, so thanks for recommending her Katherine. I'll check it out. As for Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time, it is the Richard III book I read soon after The Sunne. Brilliant one!<br />@Mystica<br />The Tudor and The Morland Dynasty. Two different series by the same writer, Jean Plaidy. Did I get it right? Must check those ones too!<br /><br />Thanks you all for contributing all those interesting recommendations!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-20342698495982798082011-10-13T05:52:51.600+02:002011-10-13T05:52:51.600+02:00These are two great books. For a series I like the...These are two great books. For a series I like the Tudor one of Jean Plaidy and I have enjoyed tremendously the Morland Dynasty series covering more than two centuries of one family.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-91661748151096459762011-10-13T02:36:02.116+02:002011-10-13T02:36:02.116+02:00Favourite historical novel - Anya Seton's Kath...Favourite historical novel - Anya Seton's Katherine. It started me on reading mediaeval history, a decades-long preoccupation by this time!<br /><br />Also a great reader of historical murder mysteries - Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time inspired a Richard III partisanship. The reconstruction of the murder of the Princes in the Tower, by a 20th C convelescing fictional police detective... <br /><br />fitzgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-25336593114376499502011-10-13T02:09:13.796+02:002011-10-13T02:09:13.796+02:00The Sunne in Splendour sounds like a must read for...The Sunne in Splendour sounds like a must read for me! The Wedding Shroud sounds very good, too. I enjoyed reading your post.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-66497329090593030152011-10-13T01:17:37.815+02:002011-10-13T01:17:37.815+02:00You can buy the Elisabeth Storrs book from Fishpon...You can buy the Elisabeth Storrs book from Fishpondworld.com which is an Australian website that has free overseas shipping! You will still have to pay our more expensive book prices though.<br /><br />Sunne in Splendour was my first Penman, and is still my favourite with Sunne in Splendour being a close second!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-7417345786780407542011-10-13T00:57:01.132+02:002011-10-13T00:57:01.132+02:00Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Susan!
Here...Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Susan!<br />Here's the link to all the info to buy the book online from the author's site<br />http://www.elisabethstorrs.com/buybooks.htmlMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-49680057245702327162011-10-13T00:53:22.873+02:002011-10-13T00:53:22.873+02:00Sharon Kay Penman is an incredible writer. She is ...Sharon Kay Penman is an incredible writer. She is one of the authors responsible for my historical fiction addiction.<br />I've heard such great reviews of The Wedding Shroud - but I can't get a hold of the book in the US. Even The Book Depository didn't have it in stock anymore the last time I checked. I'm going to have to track it down somehow!Susan(Reading World)http://susancoventry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-62556554175752937102011-10-13T00:10:42.907+02:002011-10-13T00:10:42.907+02:00@FleurFisher
It's such a beautiful novel. You ...@FleurFisher<br />It's such a beautiful novel. You won't be disappointed.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-58903402880463512472011-10-12T23:55:58.501+02:002011-10-12T23:55:58.501+02:00The Sunne in Splendour was the book that started m...The Sunne in Splendour was the book that started me reading historical novels many years ago, and it changed my view of history too.<br /><br />I haven't come across The Wedding Shroud before but you make it sound intriguing, so I shall look out for a copy.FleurFisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096222149445024649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-53476931232785349192011-10-12T23:43:03.393+02:002011-10-12T23:43:03.393+02:00Thanks for your recommendation, Jack!
This series ...Thanks for your recommendation, Jack!<br />This series sounds gripping. I've seen Master and Commander but never read anything by Patrick O'Brian. <br />Glad you dropped by!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-32639110807822400622011-10-12T23:24:44.689+02:002011-10-12T23:24:44.689+02:00My favorite historical novel is actually a series ...My favorite historical novel is actually a series - the <b>Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian.</b> Fantastic stuff. If you've only seen the movie <i>Master and Commander</i>, you've only seen half of what O'Brian brings to the table. Jack Aubrey is brash and brave, and is devoted to both his Sophie and his dear <i>HMS Surprise</i>, while the brilliant and flawed Stephen Maturin struggles with the love/trial of his life, the bewildering Diana Villiers.Jack Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304174023401608583noreply@blogger.com