Melanie’s
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(group member since Dec 09, 2018)
Melanie’s
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Bonnie wrote: "I also have The Watchmaker of Filigree Street to read. I hope to add more books to this prompt as my ancestors were from Ireland and Scotland long ago and I enjoy learning more about the times ther...":)
Nic wrote: "I just finished Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh, and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for something to read for this prompt. It's set in early-to-mid 19th-century India, and focuses particul..."Oh brilliant thankyou for that tip :)
Amanda wrote: "Well I've just read The last days of New Paris by China Miéville for this challenge. Don't ask me for a recommendation or a review cos I haven't got a clue what I've just read! I thought I'd try so..."Haha, I love Mieville, but I can understand the bewildered feeling :)
Bonnie wrote: "I just ordered THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOUT. I am glad to hear so many of you like the story. I picked the hardcover edition because the cover is so beautiful. I do appreciate a beautiful ..."Ah, you are not alone in the appreciating a beautiful book :)
nettebuecherkiste wrote: "Melanie wrote: "nettebuecherkiste wrote: "I'm starting The Corpse Reader tonight, it's a mystery set in the 1300s. I'm not that keen on mysteries normally, but I'm still looking fow..."shall check it out
Britta wrote: "I think I will go with The Winthrop Woman for this one. You cant go wrong with Anya Seton :-)"oooh, interesting :)
Bonnie wrote: "I just finished reading Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Would this count as a wild card read?"Absolutely :)
Cheryl wrote: "Hi All! I’m just about in the middle of a huge (900 plus pages) historical novel of England, The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman. It is a character portrait of King Richard III, following h..."I always say: You interpret the prompts in the way you want to interpret them :) The challenge is to make you happy with your reading, not please anyone else :)
Really loved this book, if you like Maisie Dobbs or the Rowland Sinclair books, then you might like this
Cheating is allowed :)
sergeantsantiago wrote: "For this period I am currently reading Der Trafikant by Robert Seethaler (English edition: The Tobacconist). I saw the film trailer on YouTube, realised it was based..."I also had no idea they made that into a movie. I loved that book.
nettebuecherkiste wrote: "I'm starting The Corpse Reader tonight, it's a mystery set in the 1300s. I'm not that keen on mysteries normally, but I'm still looking foward to this one."I saw and you will have to let me know, I do love a mystery.
Nic wrote: "Just finished Owen Sheers' Resistance for this category; short review here."Sounds like quite the good read :)
Cheryl wrote: "I hope I’m not to late to this party! I’m anxious to start. Historical fiction is my favorite way to learn history."Never too late for this party :)
Molly wrote: "I am reading The Last Hours by Minette Walters. 14th century England during the Black Plague. I don't believe it meets any other categories. So far loving it!"So glad you enjoying your read
Lizzy Siddal (Lizzy’s Literary Life) wrote: "Just tracking my wildcards.Have used three.
1) WWII
2) Fine Art
3) 18th century Northern England
No, I don’t think I’ll use the fourth for 17th century Germany as I really want to save it for T..."
Excellent books :)
