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Help, GR friends! Between moving and starting a new job, I've been too overwhelmed to make it through a book. Now I'm hunting for something to more easily capture my interest. I'm thinking historical fiction, maybe set in the U.S.? Suggestions please!!
— Sep 30, 2015 08:23PM
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Oct 01, 2015 03:21AM
HF set in the US, let me see...I was going to suggest Chesapeake but that might be a bit long since you're having trouble making it through a book. How about something by Elswyth Thane, have you read her Williamsburg series? Or Gwen Bristow, I enjoyed Calico Palace. Do you have any particular area of the US in mind? Good luck with whatever you pick up next!
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If you'd like a throwback to your time in Appalachia, Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith might fit the bill.
Diane- That's funny, because I was just thinking about trying another Bristow. Like maybe Deep Summer, since I really enjoyed The Handsome Road? That's not exactly series order, but whatever! Or maybe I'll try another of hers. It would seem to fit the bill. I'm feeling...very American? I don't know. Too long without a good book; I don't know what to feel anymore!
Sydney- Thanks for the recommendation! Speaking of Appalachia, I actually own a signed novel by an Elkins woman who wrote back in the 20s and 30s. Something first name, last name Preysz. Anyways, I haven't read it yet, but I just couldn't make myself get rid of it when I moved!
If I were a filmmaker, I'd carry around a copy of Kindred by Octavia Butler so that when anyone asked me what I really wanted to make, I'd show that to them. It is not a romance, it's dark fantasy, but may be a good trainer while you're getting your bearings. I also see it's on that reading list of yours that keeps growing like ivy.
MomToKippy wrote: "The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow"Thank you for the recommendation! This one does sound like a good pick. Added to my list!
Joe wrote: "If I were a filmmaker, I'd carry around a copy of Kindred by Octavia Butler so that when anyone asked me what I really wanted to make, I'd show that to them. It is not a romance, it's dark fantasy,..."Growing like ivy...Yes, or maybe even kudzu (aka a foot a day??)...I'd forgotten that Octavia is on my list. Thanks for the reminder, Joseph!
