The Thirteenth Tale discussion

i havent read a great historical fiction in a while. Please give me some ideas especially one similar to the thirtenth tale or even a great mystery would be nice. I have read alot of ya but they r all starting to follow the same format and its getting boring. Please give me some ideas

Anything by Kate Morton. The Forgotten Garden, House at Riverton, etc. Similar to Thirteenth Tale in that they are historical fiction and circular type beginning to end and back again stories. Very satisfying. Happy reading!

I have read House of Riverton didn't find it to be a great book but enjoyable. Awhile ago a another reader told me to try The Forgotten Garden and I have been putting it off but recently except for Taralis I haven't really enjoyed the books I have picked out so I will definitly get the Forgotten Garden bc now I'm just in need of reading a good book. So thank u for the recommmendation

Try Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine. It's history written as a fiction and is the most successful novel by the author. I read it and found it good enough. The only flip side is the length of the novel. I really had to resist myself from skipping pages or leaving the novel in between because it was too lengthy and somewhat exaggerated at some places. Nevertheless, the concept and the story are nice and unique.

You can also try reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I am reading it and loving it!

Suchandra wrote: "Try Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine. It's history written as a fiction and is the most successful novel by the author. I read it and found it good enough. The only flip side is the length of the nov..."
I hae never read Jane Eyre but I know that she is considered a great writer I will look into it thank u

the thirteen tale is one of my favorites as well. you will probably like Grange House by Sarah Blake, The Ghost Writer by john Harwood, and The Meaning of Night and The Glass of Time by Michael Cox. i am a fan of Kate Morton,too and i have recently bought Lady of Hay but haven't read it yet.

Amanda wrote: "the thirteen tale is one of my favorites as well. you will probably like Grange House by Sarah Blake, The Ghost Writer by john Harwood, and The Meaning of Night and The Glass of Time by Michael Cox..."

I have read kate morton but the other two authors I have not and will certainly look them up thanks

Yes, definitely anything by Kate Morton! My favorites are House at Riverton & the Forgotten Garden. Another that I enjoyed was Lady's Maid, by Margaret Forster.

Kate Morton's books are a must read. I also really enjoyed and both by Rachel Hore

I read several books by Beverly
Swerling about early New
york and enjoyed them a lot.They do go in order. City of Promise is one of them

Monica wrote: "i havent read a great historical fiction in a while. Please give me some ideas especially one similar to the thirtenth tale or even a great mystery would be nice. I have read alot of ya but they ..."

Peg wrote: "I read several books by Beverly
Swerling about early New
york and enjoyed them a lot.They do go in order. City of Promise is one of them"

I love books about early New York. I will have to check them out. I also read "New York" by Edward Rutherford. The book takes you from the beginning of when NY was settled by the Dutch to present day 9-11. It is a good book, but the Revolutionary War period is kind of hard to get through.

Authors Owen Parry (Civil War era), Deanna Raybourne (late 19th c England), Elizabeth Peters (late 19th c England and Egypt), Colleen
McCullough (Roman Republic), Arianna Franklin (15th c England),
Diana Gabaldon (18th c England). Also Chris Bojalian "Skeletons at the Feast" (WWII), James Clavell "Shogun," Leon Uris "Trinity," Ruth Beebe Hill "Hanta Yo."Hope you like them.

The Winter Sea
I LOVED The Thirteenth Tale and The Winter Sea is also fabulous.

I think the Stephanie Barron mysteries starring Jane Austen as the amateur sleuth are fun. You might enjoy Steph Penny's The Tenderness of Wolves, a novel I liked a good deal. Lady Macbeth (King) was pretty good. Have you tried Carol Goodman's contemporary gothic mysteries--I like her (though when I read three in a row, they started feeling much the same). If you can tolerate some romantic suspense in your historical mysteries, either Ariana Franklin's books or CS Harris's might appeal. Edit: If you've never read Ken Follett's older novels set in WWII, particularly Eye of the Needle and Key to Rebecca, I recommend them.

March (Civil War) by Geraldine Brooks.

Although I didn't love either, I thought The Ghost Writer was very similar to The Thirteenth Tale. If you liked TTT, you'd probably enjoy TGW.

The only Kate Morton I have read is "The Distant Hours", and I thought it was excellent and very comparable to "The Thirteenth Tale". Wish Diane Setterfield would write another book already. . .

Also, loved "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" by Katherine Howe.

I also read The Thirteenth Tale, which I loved, and wanted to read something similar, another gothic tale that is. And I came across "Florence and Giles" by John Harding. An incredibly thrilling novel, I couldn't put it down once I started. Highly recommendable!!!

Monica wrote: "i havent read a great historical fiction in a while. Please give me some ideas especially one similar to the thirtenth tale or even a great mystery would be nice. I have read alot of ya but they ..."

If you don't mind the setting being quite a bit earlier (Middle Ages) I'd recommend Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin. It's like a medieval CSI, with a murder mystery at center. It's a bit graphic in terms of the physical evidence and gritty, true-to-the-time as far as social issues etc. I found it engrossing and interesting.

--MRM