Historical Fiction Must-Reads!        The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga63 reviews Edward Rutherfurd Ballantine Books, 2005 Rutherford's books + Irish book, good + The Princes of Ireland Rutherford does a great deal of research and manages to weave a lot of real history into a fictional story with finesse. The sequel, "The Rebels of Ireland", taught me more about Ireland's current culture than reading a stack of history books would have done.             The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)1437 reviews Anita Diamant Picador, 1998 Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive + A must read. + The Red Tent + wonderfully engrossing + Pagan women in an early Jewish world             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             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             The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo117 reviews Irving Stone NAL Trade, 2004 Feels Like Being Right There + A Great Classic + Piece of Art! + Not bad, but not great.             Katherine257 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2004 Katherine is a multi-read through the years + Interesting but sometimes annoying + one of the first, and still one of the best! Read it first in high school English (1968) and still re-read it. Excellent Historical Fiction which will probably snag you on Anya Seton's writing. I recommend The Winthrop Woman as well. And Theodesia.             The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo117 reviews Irving Stone NAL Trade, 2004 Feels Like Being Right There + A Great Classic + Piece of Art! + Not bad, but not great.             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             The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)1437 reviews Anita Diamant Picador, 1998 Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive + A must read. + The Red Tent + wonderfully engrossing + Pagan women in an early Jewish world             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             Katherine257 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2004 Katherine is a multi-read through the years + Interesting but sometimes annoying + one of the first, and still one of the best! Read it first in high school English (1968) and still re-read it. Excellent Historical Fiction which will probably snag you on Anya Seton's writing. I recommend The Winthrop Woman as well. And Theodesia.             The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga63 reviews Edward Rutherfurd Ballantine Books, 2005 Rutherford's books + Irish book, good + The Princes of Ireland Rutherford does a great deal of research and manages to weave a lot of real history into a fictional story with finesse. The sequel, "The Rebels of Ireland", taught me more about Ireland's current culture than reading a stack of history books would have done.              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Toolbox Manual (Arco's on-the-Job ... we recommend Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive leave a comment home  impressum - about us