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The Treasure of Montsegur: A Novel of the Cathars 19 reviews
Sophy Burnham
HarperOne, 2003
beautiful!
+ Fiction I really learned from
+ Inspiring
Loved this book and could have cried at the end.. I think I actually did. I got lost in this book, forgetting about time & space!
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The Other Queen: A Novel 54 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
Three interesting historical figures, but one misstep after another.
+ Other Queen just doesn't measure up
+ My first Gregory book...can't wait for more
Philippa Gregory has done it again-- she brings Tudor England to life once more, this time telling the opposite side of the story that occurred in her novel "The Virgin's Lover," that of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotts. She paints the beautiful young queen as a sympathetic figure and a model of the ...
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Labyrinth174 reviews
Kate Mosse
Putnam Adult, 2006
Couldn't put it down!
+ Engrossing historical thriller
+ Not bad for historical fiction
This book was a very good read, I couldn't put it down. Kate Mosse has also written Sepulchre which is equally good.
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The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn) 201 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2004
A MUST READ
+ Captivating
+ Almost as good as The Other Boelyn Girl!
+ Great book!!
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Mademoiselle Boleyn26 reviews
Robin Maxwell
NAL Trade, 2007
Vivid, interesting and shocking
+ Very good
+ Overall good read/poratrait of Anne's early life
For those die-hard Phillipa Gregory (ala "The Other Boleyn Girl") fans, this book seems to historically contradict what Anne Boleyn did as a child. I am sure the historical facts are well researched (who am I to contend them? I just read the stuff, not study it.) but there are basic tenets that do ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In) (Boleyn) 827 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie
+ The Other Boleyn Girl
+ Great read!!
+ Wonderful Story
+ The Other Boleyn Girl
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The Twentieth Wife: A Novel83 reviews
Indu Sundaresan
Washington Square Press, 2003
From Persia with Love
+ Looking forward to the next one
+ An engrossing read about an interesting time and place
+ Good read of Mughal India
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The Constant Princess177 reviews
Touchstone, 2005
The Constant Princess
+ Good but sometimes repetitive
+ Constantly Wonderful
I thought this was a very good book with a lot of historical information in it.
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Pope Joan: A Novel283 reviews
Donna Cross
Ballantine Books, 1996
Excellent Historical Fiction
+ WOW!
When this novel was released, there was some minor brouhaha about how it's "untrue", "there was never a female pope", "the author is taking liberties", etc. The kind of controversy that sprang up when "The Da Vinci Code" was released, though nowhere near that level. All of which drew me to the ...
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Boudica (Boudica 1)
Manda Scott
Bantam Books, 2004
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The Feast of Roses: A Novel33 reviews
Indu Sundaresan
Washington Square Press, 2004
great book...excellent seller
+ More of a general review on her 3 books
+ Tami Abdullah
+ Seductive and intelligent
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The Splendor of Silence: A Novel14 reviews
Indu Sundaresan
Atria, 2006
A GREAT READ
+ The Splendor of Silence
I highly recommend this book. It is a book that returns to the present occasionally, but not so quickly that you get lost. I TOTALLY loved this book and the characters were so alive. i can only add that I am an avid reader and I would never give a book high ratings, if it did not deserve them. ...
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The Spymaster's Lady (The Spymaster Series)54 reviews
Joanna Bourne
Berkley, 2008
This book is amazing. It surprises and delights me.
+ One of my favorite books
Annique is French and works as a spy for the French. Robert Grey is the British head of spies. Leblanc is French military and has captured them both and put them in the same dungeon. I don't want to say any more about the plot because much of the fun was in the surprises. Readers will enjoy ...
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The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)168 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone Books, 2007
To thine own self be true,
+ Another good installment
+ The madness of Henry VIII
+ Wonderful
+ Phillippa Gregory
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Sepulchre29 reviews
Kate Mosse
Putnam Adult, 2008
Sepulchere
+ So close...
This book was absolutely wonderful. I was sad to see it come to an end. What a fantastic journey. I can't wait to read Kate Mosse's next book.
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Abundance, A Novel of Marie Antoinette (P.S.)60 reviews
Sena Jeter Naslund
Harper Perennial, 2007
Beautiful Depiction of the Queen in Fiction
+ A sympathetic novel
+ Enjoyable, intimate, well-written story
+ This is a thoroughly wonderful book
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The Heretic Queen: A Novel 26 reviews
Michelle Moran
Crown, 2008
I wish there were six stars!
+ Recommended to anyone interested in historical novels
+ Nefertari's story comes to life
+ My Favorite
+ Truly Fascinating!
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The Red Tent: A Novel1437 reviews
Anita Diamant
Picador, 2007
Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive
+ A must read.
+ The Red Tent
+ wonderfully engrossing
+ Pagan women in an early Jewish world
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The Wild Irish: A Novel of Elizabeth I and the Pirate O'Malley17 reviews
Robin Maxwell
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
Wild Irish
+ Moving on after Dudley is hard but the history isn't any less interesting- and neither is the book
+ Interesting angle on history.
An imposing character who has been explored pretty thoroughly these past few years in film and print, Elizabeth I meets her match in the feisty, quick-witted Irish pirate Grace O'Malley. This incredible story needed telling, as Maxwell does with her customary panache. This kind of meeting has few ...
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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica Quadrilogy (Paperback)) (Boudica Trilogy)23 reviews
Manda Scott
Spectra, 2004
Beautifully written, credible and compelling ...
+ Excellent Start to a Wonderful Series
+ Great Book
While sub-titled "A Novel of Boudica, the Warrior Queen," this book is as much about her brother, Bán. In fact, Breaca nic Graine doesn't become Boudica (She Who Brings Victory) until the final chapters. The book - the first in a quartet - covers the early years of her life from about age 12 to 23 ...
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