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Susan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Susan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Susan Appleyard
Goodreads Author
Born
Leeds, The United Kingdom
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Sharon Kay Penman, Morgan Llewelyn, Pauline Gedge
Member Since
January 2015
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In a Gilded Cage
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Queen of Trial and Sorrow
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2015
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Dark Spirit: Ludwig II the 'Mad' King of Bavaria
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2016
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Escape of the Grand Duchess
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The Remorseless Queen
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2015
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This Sun of York
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For the Crown
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The First Plantagenet
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The Forsaken Queen
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Bonfire of the Perfect
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A Marriage of Fortune by Anne O’Brien
We are indebted to the Pastons, a prolific letter-writing Norfolk family, for an intimate portrait of the struggles of upwardly mobile fifteenth-century landowners. Similarly, we are indebted to Anne O’Brien for producing a readable account of what could otherwise be utter confusion. I imagine the first thing the author had to ask herself before embarking on this project was: What am I going to do
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"There’s a moment in Escape of the Grand Duchess where you suddenly stop thinking of the Romanovs as “history” and start thinking of them simply as a family watching the world fall apart around them. That’s what this book does so brilliantly. It strip"
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"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must-read historical fiction novel based on a true story
I picked up Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard because I’ve always found the Romanovs interesting, but I ended up enjoying it much more than I expected. What I liked most was" Read more of this review » |
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"I really enjoyed Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard because it takes the Romanovs out of the history books and makes them feel like real people. Before reading this, I only really knew the broad story of Nicholas II and the fate of his fa"
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”
― Meditations
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“Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.”
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Historical Fiction Panel - July 18, 2012
— 702 members
— last activity Aug 26, 2017 08:57PM
Join us on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 for a special day-long discussion of historical fiction. What does it take to write about a bygone era? How much r ...more
Making Connections
— 14915 members
— last activity 22 hours, 25 min ago
Read, Review, and Make Connections
The Plantagenets
— 379 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2025 10:47PM
This is a group for those who enjoy reading nonfiction and fiction about one of England's most fascinating dynasties. Discuss the Plantagenet kings, t ...more
Support for Indie Authors
— 16713 members
— last activity 18 hours, 16 min ago
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 331642 members
— last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
SIA Showcase for Readers and Writers
— 1113 members
— last activity Jul 09, 2026 05:12PM
From the group that coined the term bookwhack*, here is the official bookwhack group! In all seriousness, we at Support Indie Authors understand how ...more