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Merissa (12069 KP) created a post

Feb 18, 2021  
TOUR - The Search (Across the Great Divide #2) by Michael L. Ross - @Archaeolibrary, @maryanneyarde, @MichaelLRoss7, #CoffeePotBookClub, #Historical, #Fiction, #Christian, #Romance,

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Deborah (162 KP) created a post in Historical Fiction

Dec 18, 2018  
Does anyone have a favourite genre for historical fiction? I do like the elegance of the Regency, but the further back in history you go, the less is know and the more there is for an author to fill in, so medieval is quite a feature of my bookshelves. I also like a good historical mystery.
  
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Kelly (279 KP) Dec 18, 2018

I really get on my high horse about it at times. I don’t mind if authors acknowledge it, and say that it is not quite right, but it didn’t work as a story, but I get a little upset when they try to pass it off as fact ;)

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Deborah (162 KP) Dec 19, 2018

I've had things that have stopped me in my tracks before, thinking "that's not right!". A little learning is a dangerous thing :-)

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Vladimir Putin recommended A Farewell to Arms in Books (curated)

 
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway | 1929 | Fiction & Poetry
5.9 (10 Ratings)
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"A brilliant take on politics through historical fiction about Thomas Cromwell in the time of Henry VIII. And it explores what it means to live by a code when you are at political and personal risk."

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Merissa (12069 KP) created a post

Jan 6, 2023  
"SHE IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST ORATOR OF THE CIVIL WAR"

Tour: That Dickinson Girl (Forgotten Women #1) by Joan Koster - #TheCoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #ThatDickinsonGirl, #Historical, #Biographical, #Fiction,

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Is there anything better than a book about books? :D Very handy little book, especially if you're a novice to the historical fiction genre and aren't quite sure where you'd like to travel next. How the author categorized books was very helpful and inventive too. Altogether it may not be the most comprehensive guide to historical fiction, but it's a darned good place to start your journey in the field or just to decide what's next. Is it weird that I read it cover to cover? ;P
  
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Emily Wilson recommended Circe in Books (curated)

 
Circe
Circe
Madeline Miller | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8.9 (17 Ratings)
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"Miller’s new novel “Circe,” is in the best tradition of ancient-historical fiction—a worthy heir to Mary Renault. It's a fabulous novelistic response to “The Odyssey,” and a timely book about power, abuse, parenting and home."

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