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Tag: Historical novel

Elizabeth and Leicester by Sarah Gristwood

November 7, 2014 Karin, Hampshire Libraries1 Comment

gripping account of one of history’s most fascinating of alliances–the love affair between Queen Elizabeth I and her political advisor and confidant, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged Elizabath I, fiction, G, Historical novel, reading groups, Romance

The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory

November 7, 2014 Karin, Hampshire Libraries1 Comment

From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool comes a stunning portrait of the first perilous years of Elizabeth I's reign.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged fiction, G, Historical novel, love, reading groups, Tudor novel

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

September 17, 2014 Karin, Hampshire Libraries16 Comments

An international bestseller with over two million copies sold, this is a story of an artist’s desire for beauty and the ultimate corruption of innocence.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged C, fiction, Historical novel, reading groups

Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge

August 21, 2014 Karin, Hampshire Libraries10 Comments

The novel is narrated by 22-year-old Morgan, a rich young American orphan who is a relation of banker J. P. Morgan, having been brought up by his aunt and cousin. The book is divided into four sections, each one corresponding to a day Morgan spends on the RMS Titanic.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged B, fiction, Historical novel, reading groups, Titanic

Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge

August 21, 2014 Karin, Hampshire Libraries10 Comments

The novel is narrated by 22-year-old Morgan, a rich young American orphan who is a relation of banker J. P. Morgan, having been brought up by his aunt and cousin. The book is divided into four sections, each one corresponding to a day Morgan spends on the RMS Titanic.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged B, fiction, Historical novel, reading groups, Titanic
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