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Review: A classic novel set in India, told on an epic scale in The Far Pavilions

Rebecca Huston @Telynor (1763) • United States 14 Sep 16

For the last few years, I've been participating in an on-line group of fellow readers of historical fiction. Every month a book is chosen as a topic, and the one for January 2009 is M. M. Kaye's The Far Pavilions, set in India...

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Do you read historical novels? Which historical periods are your interested in?

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 9 Apr 11

At the moment I am reading a Danish novel that takes place around 1870. It is a about a poor family and their everyday life and problems. In the book the author describes the society and the living conditions around that time, and...

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One of My Favorite Authors

Anitismo @Anitismo (229) • Bahamas 28 Feb 11

Stephanie Laurens happens to be one of my favorite historical novel writer. she has two series that i absolutely love: the Bastion Club and the Cynsters.they both have comedy and romance and each book has a mystery to be solved by...

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Getting Medieval on your....

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 10 Jun 10

BOOKSHELF! Can anyone recommend some fictional tales of Medieval life? I'm happy with anything set between 600 and 1600! However, I don't like "whodunnits" or romance novels. Other than that I'm open to suggestions. I've...

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Historical novels...

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 25 Mar 10

Why is it that so many historical novels are either military or romance? Some of the military ones are well written but surely there's more to life than fighting or frolicking? I hate the romance dressed up as history ones....

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I Feel Like I Lost My Best Friends

gemini_rose @gemini_rose (16264) 26 Jul 08

I have read " the other boleyn girl" and have just finished reading "The Boleyn Inheritance" by Philippa Greggory. I have never read two books that pulled me in and involved me in a story as much as these two books did. Now...

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Just finished reading my new book!!!

maribea @maribea (2366) • Italy 10 Oct 07

I have just finished reading my new book. It is the last one by Matilde Asensi, a Spanish writer. In Italian it is entitled TUTTO SOTTO IL CIELO (Everything under the sky). It is wonderful and I strongly recommend you it. I found...

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Historical novels: Wideacre by Philippa Gregory

maribea @maribea (2366) • Italy 19 Apr 07

It is no long that I was there asking for advice on some good historical novels. And now I am here to thank the ones you suggested I read something from Philippa Gregory. She is great, a very good writer and Wideacre is the...

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philippa gregory

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