Historical fiction
Ooooo, glad I've found this thread. I love historical fiction ...
I think my all time favourite book is Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett. A sprawling medieval epic with a great story and good characters, they may be a bit 2d in places but the story sweeps them along ...
Birdsong by Faulks runs POTE close, a stunning and harrowing portrayal of life in the trenches in WWI.
Fall Of Giants, Follet's new one was also a good read.
I also love the old grandad of historical fiction - Bernard Cornwell. Fond memories of reading the Sharpe series as a nipper.
C.J. Sansom is another who I have recently got into. The Sharlake series have been fantastic and I have was gripped by 'Revelation'.
Was surprised how much I enjoyed a couple of John Boyne's novels, too.
I could go on all day about this but I'm starting to bore myself now.
Interesting that people have mentioned Wolf Hall, Q and Name Of The Rose as good reads. They're all on my 'to-read' shelf in the bedroom.
Ooooo, glad I've found this thread. I love historical fiction ...
I think my all time favourite book is Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett. A sprawling medieval epic with a great story and good characters, they may be a bit 2d in places but the story sweeps them along ...
Birdsong by Faulks runs POTE close, a stunning and harrowing portrayal of life in the trenches in WWI.
Fall Of Giants, Follet's new one was also a good read.
I also love the old grandad of historical fiction - Bernard Cornwell. Fond memories of reading the Sharpe series as a nipper.
C.J. Sansom is another who I have recently got into. The Sharlake series have been fantastic and I have was gripped by 'Revelation'.
Was surprised how much I enjoyed a couple of John Boyne's novels, too.
I could go on all day about this but I'm starting to bore myself now.
Interesting that people have mentioned Wolf Hall, Q and Name Of The Rose as good reads. They're all on my 'to-read' shelf in the bedroom.
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