Historical Fictionistas discussion

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This month all books nomination for May's Group Read need to be about you. Specifically where you're from. Or where you've been from.

All nominated books must be historical fiction that takes place somewhere you have lived at some point in your life. However, I'm not looking for something broad. I want details. Example - if you live in Germany, you need to nominate a book that takes place in Germany. Not one that takes place in Europe. If you live in the United States, you need to nominate a book that takes place in a specific state. You can't say you live in Montana and nominate a book that takes place in California. Say you were born in California? Then you could nominate a book set in California. THE BOOK'S LOCATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR NOMINATION TO COUNT!

REMINDERS
NO SELF NOMINATIONS - We're done reminding people not to do this. If you do, your comment will be deleted and you'll be removed from the group.
EVERYONE GETS ONE NOMINATION AND ONE SECOND - Please make sure you are clearly stating if you are nominating or seconding a book. It just makes it easier for moderators to keep track of what's going on.
THREE THINGS NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR NOMINATION POST OR IT WILL NOT BE COUNTED- 1.) TITLE 2.) AUTHOR 3.)LOCATION BOOKS TAKES PLACE - If any of these three things are missing, the nomination will not be counted.
-------NEW AND VERY, VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER------
The list of all the books we have ever read as a group is located right here:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
There are over 150 books on this list -DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE CHECK THIS LIST BEFORE NOMINATING A BOOK TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE NOT READ IT BEFORE.

Want to better understand our nomination process? This thread tells you everything you need to know.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This thread will remain open until 3/16.

I'm nominating This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. It takes place in my home state of Minnesota.

I nominate News of the World by Paulette Jiles

It takes place in TEXAS, the state where I was born and grew up (and still have family).

I nominate The Cape Ann by Faith Sullivan, set in my adopted state of Minnesota.

I nominate The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis set in New York City
I live in New York and love the library.

I nominate “Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen” by Sara Bird. Part of the story takes place in Texas, where I am from.

I live historical fiction and am excited to be in the group. I cannot find anything for Indiana but, HI!

Sorry "love"

How do you feel about nominating classics? I noticed there are none in the past-nominations list.

I would like to nominate Prayers for sale by Sandra Dallas set in Middle Swan, Colorado. My home state.

I nominate “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon as I live in North Carolina and the setting in most of the series takes place is there.

I nominate City of Ash by Megan Chance. It takes place in Seattle, where I am from.

I nominate "Consolation" by Michael Redhill, which is based in my hometown of Toronto, Canada. The story has two main lines in 1850 and the present, that are linked by a fascinating event in Toronto history.

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

I nominate Tempest Over Mexico; A Personal Chronicle by Rosa E. King which takes place in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, where I live, written by a very courageous English lady living here during the Mexican revolution.

Gretchen wrote: "I'm nominating This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. It takes place in my home state of Minnesota."

I second this nomination. Best book that I read in 2020.

I nominate Love and Other Consolation Prizes.

Takes place in Seattle.

I nominate Caleb's Crossing

Set in my home state of Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard
specifically.

I nominate Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. It takes place in my beautiful home city of San Francisco.

I nominate Where the Lost Wander. It takes place on the Oregon Trail. I live in Oregon about 15 minutes from where the Oregon Trail ends. :)

I nominate Under This Unbroken Sky which is set in the Canadian prairies of Alberta/Saskatchewan where I live in Canada

I nominate The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker. The book is set in post WW1 Nebraska.

Maureen wrote: "I nominate The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis set in New York City
I live in New York and love the library."

I second the Lions of Fifth Avenue.

Sonya wrote: "I nominate Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. It takes place in my beautiful home city of San Francisco."

I second this nomination (I live in the Bay Area).

I second Love and Other Consolation Prizes

I nominate The Spy, by James Fenimore Cooper, which takes place in the house in New York in which I grew up.

I nominate ...New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd

I nominate Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim which takes place in California, where I live.

Gretchen wrote: "I'm nominating This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. It takes place in my home state of Minnesota."

This has been on my list for a long time, I second this nomination

I second “Prayers for Sale” by Sandra Dallas.

I live in central Oregon, my home state. I nominate "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest "

I nominate Murder at 75 Birch: A True Story of Family Betrayal Hardcover – October 1, 1992
by Richard T. Pienciak available on Amazon.
I live in the Wilkes-Barre PA area and had to live through the barrage of media coverage.

I will second Last Night at the Telegraph Club

I second News of the World.

I
Nominate Little Suns by Zakes Mda Historical fiction set in South Africa, Eastern Cape where I live. A 5 star book for me.

I second New York by Edward Rutherfurd

Stephanie wrote: "I nominate “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon as I live in North Carolina and the setting in most of the series takes place is there."

Other books in the series take place in North Carolina but the first one does not take place in the United States at all so I'm going to say this nomination doesn't count.

Nancy wrote: "I nominate Tempest Over Mexico; A Personal Chronicle by Rosa E. King which takes place in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, where I live, written by a very courageous Eng..."

This appears to be non-fiction/autobiographical and will not be counted.

I second Prayers for Sale.

Catwall wrote: "I live in central Oregon, my home state. I nominate "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ""

This is not historical fiction.

Michele wrote: "I nominate Murder at 75 Birch: A True Story of Family Betrayal Hardcover – October 1, 1992
by Richard T. Pienciak available on Amazon.
I live in the Wilkes-Barre PA area and had to live through th..."

This does not meet our definition of historical fiction.

List to msg 35 - If you do not see your nomination listed please go back and check your post and refer to the very first post to see what you might have missed for your nomination to count.

This Tender Land - 2 seconds
Last Night at the Telegraph Club - 2 seconds
The Lions of Fifth Avenue - 1 second
Love and Other Consolation Prizes - 1 second
Prayers for Sale - 1 second
News of the World - 1 second
The Cape Ann
Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
City of Ash
Consolation
----cut off----
Where the Lost Wander
Under This Unbroken Sky
The Meaning of Names
The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper, Fiction, Classics, Historical, Action & Adventure
Paper Wife
Little Suns

Not Counted -
Outlander
Tempest Over Mexico
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Murder at 75 Birch

I nominate Cotter by Richard Begbie it's about the first white man who was exiled to the part of Australia that I live in (around the capital of Australia, Canberra) and his friend an indigenous warrior who showed him the secret valley where he could feed his livestock.

I second Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

I nominate Goodbye to the Queen by Chantal Thomas

I would like to nominate the book about my home state: California Gold by John Jakes.

I nominate The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett. It's the first book in the Lymond Chronicles and is set in my home city Edinburgh in Scotland in the year 1547.

I second The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett

I second Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen.

I second The Game of Kings.

I second California Gold.