Historical Fictionistas discussion

2020 is a leap year. This means we all get an extra day to read in February.

I think we all need to take advantage of the extra day and read something a little "extra". All nominated books for February 2020 need to be historical fiction that is 500 pages in length or longer. The page length will be determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads. This means if you nominated a book that you have a physical paperback copy of and that book has 510 pages but the most popular edition on Goodreads is the hardcover version with only 490 pages, the book will NOT count. Moderators will not be researching every available edition of a book to see if it does in fact have one version with 500+ pages.

REMINDERS
NO SELF NOMINATIONS - Self-nominations will automatically be deleted and members may be removed from the group.
NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE TITLE AND AUTHOR TO BE COUNTED - If your nomination does not include titled AND author it will not be counted.
ALL MEMBERS GET ONE NOMINATION AND ONE SECOND - Please clearly state if you are seconding a book. When the thread gets full of extra chatter, moderators have a difficult time keep track of which books need to be counted on the poll.
All of the nomination procedures and rules can be found here -
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The bookshelf containing all of our previous group reads can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

I'll nominate The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson. 528 pages.

I nominate The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman.
I was surprised not to find it on the group shelf.

Julia wrote: "I nominate The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman.
I was surprised not to find it on the group shelf."

I will second this. I was going to nominate this one if no one else did.

Can I nominate Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell? I see it on the group book shelf several years ago but no group discussion.

Kathleen wrote: "Can I nominate Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell? I see it on the group book shelf several years ago but no group discussion."

I don't see it on our "read" shelf.

I nominate Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!

Gretchen wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Can I nominate Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell? I see it on the group book shelf several years ago but no group discussion."

I don't see it on our "read" shelf."

Gretchen wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Can I nominate Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell? I see it on the group book shelf several years ago but no group discussion."

I don't see it on our "read" shelf."

I would like to second The Sunne in Splendor.

Gretchen wrote: "Julia wrote: "I nominate The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman.
I was surprised not to find it on the group shelf."

I will second this. I was going to nominate t..."

Third!

I nominate Paris Edward Rutherfurd.

I will second Gone With the Wind

I nominate The Parisian by Isabella Hammad. 576 pp.

I second paris

I vote for Paris

Tracy

I second The Sunne in Splendor.

I nominate Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

I second Paris, by Rutherfurd

I second The Parisian

We’ve already read Fall of Giants.

Sorry

I nominate Winter of the World by Ken Follett second of this series since we have read the first. Is that ok?

I's like to nominate Palm Trees in the Snow by Luz Gabás

I nominate Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati

I'd like to second The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman

I’d like to nominate Two Brothers by Ben Elton

Yes Paris Paris

Rebecca wrote: "I’d like to nominate Two Brothers by Ben Elton"

The most popular edition of this book is not 500+ pages so it does not count for this month.

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The Sunne in Splendour - 6 seconds
Paris - 4 seconds
Gone with the Wind - 1 second
The Parisian - 1 second
The Tokaido Road
Winter of the World
Palm Trees in the Snow
Into the Wilderness


Not Counted
Fall of Giants- previous group read
Two Brothers- doesn't meet theme requirements

I'm nominating Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

I'll second Wolf Hall!

I would like to nominate A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

I will nominate Shōgun by James Clavell. It is a gripping read. It is quite a bit over 500 pages.

I third Wolf Hall, been on my tbr forever! So many good choices, I won't make a nomination this month.

Cosette wrote: "I would like to nominate A Column of Fire by Ken Follett"

This is the third book in a series. We have only read the first book. We need to read two as a group before we can read threes. This nomination won't count.

ROBERT wrote: "I will nominate Shōgun by James Clavell. It is a gripping read. It is quite a bit over 500 pages."

We've already read this.

I'd also like to nominate Wolf Hall!

I'll second Tokaido Road.

I will second Wolf Hall.

I second Into the Wilderness

May I change my second to Palm Trees in the Snow

I nominate Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherford. An epic novel that traces the turbulent course of English history - which will be interesting to read and consider as background to what’s happening in UK at present.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Sarum: The Novel of England


I second Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd.

I nominate My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray

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The Sunne in Splendour - 6 seconds
Paris - 4 seconds
Wolf Hall - 4 seconds
Gone with the Wind - 1 second
The Tokaido Road - 1 second
Into the Wilderness - 1 second
Palm Trees in the Snow - 1 second
Sarum: The Novel of England - 1 second
The Parisian
Winter of the World
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My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

Not Counted
Fall of Giants - Previous group read
Two Brothers - Does not fit the theme
A Column of Fire- Series not read by group

I’d like to second
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray

Sounds great

Carol

If it's not too late to nominate I'd like to nominate The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
It's a booker winner and one I've been meaning to read for ages.

Kim wrote: "If it's not too late to nominate I'd like to nominate The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton:..."

I'll second The Luminaries

I will second "The Sunne in Splendour"

I vote for

I will second "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett