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Hi there,
Hope you all had a good new year! Looking forward to lots more reading and reviewing this year.

I am on the lookout for a great historical fiction novel to read. Ideally I like books which are more history than fiction....just a little bit of fiction to fill in a few gaps here and there. My favourite author is Philippa Gregory who writes a lot of Tudor novels. I love the Tudor era but also colonisation and royalty. Any suggestions from people about books to read?

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I've just started reading The Sunne in Splendour which is discussed on this thread. So far, it seems pretty good.
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Libs_Books wrote: 23 Mar 2018, 15:39 I've just started reading The Sunne in Splendour which is discussed on this thread. So far, it seems pretty good.
I was about to recommend that one! I read it a while ago and it follows actual history very closely. She’s very much on Richard IIIs side and I’m not sure anybody in that period could be a paragon. However, it’s a cracking read and very educational. I used to be a medieval reenactor and we represented the household of Richard III. This book was considered the best novel for this period by the group.
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Helen_Combe wrote: 02 Apr 2018, 03:16
Libs_Books wrote: 23 Mar 2018, 15:39 I've just started reading The Sunne in Splendour which is discussed on this thread. So far, it seems pretty good.
I was about to recommend that one! I read it a while ago and it follows actual history very closely. She’s very much on Richard IIIs side and I’m not sure anybody in that period could be a paragon. ...This book was considered the best novel for this period by the group.
Well, it's certainly better that Philippa Gregory - but, yes, I'm just over half-way through now and Penman's got her work cut out to make Richard look good. The first quarter of the book was brilliant, and I a very much looking forward to the latter stages (except that I don't want him to die and get buried beneath a car park).
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Libs_Books wrote: 02 Apr 2018, 13:57 [(except that I don't want him to die and get buried beneath a car park).
I don’t want to spoil the end of the story for you, however.....
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My Historical Fiction Recommendations:
1. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
2. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
3. Number the Stars by Louis Lowry
4. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
5. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
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