Best Historical Fiction
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2,572 miembros
60 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 40
Puntuacion 48.89
Añadido 2012-01-27, 09:56 PM
- 19 Members
- brewergirl, smcwl, kiwiflowa, DeltaQueen50, suitable1, hoddybook, elkiedee, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, RobPoulton, al.vick, kerrygiven, jaromdl, clairemath, DDreawriter, Lynn-in-London, Katie1949, fredasteele,MikeBriggs
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por Darran McCann
27 miembros
2 reseñas
3.2
Ranking Global 400
Puntuacion 3.36
Añadido 2012-01-28, 09:58 PM
- Member
- elkiedee
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por Mary McCarthy
2,331 miembros
54 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 284
Puntuacion 6.12
Añadido 2012-01-28, 10:40 PM
4
por Roddy Doyle
2,441 miembros
32 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 208
Puntuacion 10.98
Añadido 2012-01-28, 10:41 PM
- 6 Members
- SqueakyChu, elkiedee, Twixi, gypsysmom, jaromdl, fredasteele
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por Roddy Doyle
320 miembros
10 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 310
Puntuacion 5.26
Añadido 2012-01-28, 10:41 PM
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5,328 miembros
256 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 135
Puntuacion 18.17
Añadido 2012-01-29, 06:11 AM
- 11 Members
- rainpebble, souloftherose, elkiedee, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707
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por C. J. Sansom
4,169 miembros
196 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 62
Puntuacion 39.41
Añadido 2012-01-29, 06:11 AM
- 18 Members
- sbnicar, devenish, karen_o, Nickelini, awsexton, brenzi, calm, hoddybook, souloftherose, elkiedee, Ameise1, Doey, peterveen, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, kara.shamy, Katie1949, fredasteele,janerawoof
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por Hilary Mantel
13,480 miembros
651 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 6
Puntuacion 123.94
Añadido 2012-01-28, 04:18 PM
- 44 Members
- sbnicar, hipdeep, rarm, cusegirl44, zabs, varielle, thorold, VisibleGhost, feeling.is.first, Cariola, RuMuse, bjappleg8, rainpebble, penguin7316, DeltaQueen50, skyrad43, Matke, brenzi, calm, hoddybook, souloftherose, elkiedee, 47degreesnorth, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, RobPoulton, AmourFou, GerrysBookshelf, kara.shamy, NinieB, jaromdl, cvogt, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, WimDeWurm, Lynn-in-London, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, fredasteele, Robert-1857, Travelgem, TashMason, brian.oshea, ,oakdale ,gypsysmom
- Explicaciones
- RuMuse: England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but lacks an heir, which creates ongoing crises. Told from POV of Thomas Cromwell.
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por Ariana Franklin
4,002 miembros
251 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 51
Puntuacion 45.02
Añadido 2012-03-23, 07:44 PM
- 21 Members
- mccin68, Fourpawz2, countrylife, kiwiflowa, RuMuse, sjmccreary, DeltaQueen50, hoddybook, elkiedee, Ameise1, Doey, gypsysmom, al.vick, leslie.98, jaromdl, cvogt, madhatter73, lamotamant, fredasteele, cindyi1218, Robert-1857
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por Pat Barker
4,501 miembros
113 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 77
Puntuacion 32.98
Añadido 2013-07-24, 02:34 AM
- 19 Members
- ehines, charl08, kiwiflowa, Cariola, melonbrawl, rainpebble, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, kara.shamy, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
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6,900 miembros
296 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 81
Puntuacion 31.15
Añadido 2013-05-27, 10:27 PM
- 16 Members
- rarm, rainpebble, sjmccreary, brenzi, elkiedee, oakdale, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele, steller0707
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por Colm Tóibín
5,234 miembros
295 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 91
Puntuacion 27.43
Añadido 2012-02-27, 08:05 PM
- 15 Members
- charl08, kiwiflowa, aulsmith, awsexton, rainpebble, brenzi, elkiedee, Ameise1, Twixi, booksmurf, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, KarlaC, steller0707,Himalmitra
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por Laurie R. King
5,894 miembros
292 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 123
Puntuacion 19.5
Añadido 2012-01-29, 03:22 AM
- 13 Members
- KimarieBee, SylviaC, elkiedee, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, madhatter73, DDreawriter, Maybelline, fredasteele,devenish
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por Hilary Mantel
6,924 miembros
345 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 94
Puntuacion 26.96
Añadido 2013-07-24, 02:27 AM
- 14 Members
- hipdeep, Cariola, bjappleg8, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, GerrysBookshelf, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, TashMason
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por Sarah Waters
3,341 miembros
129 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 137
Puntuacion 18.07
Añadido 2012-01-29, 09:54 AM
- 10 Members
- raidergirl3, rainpebble, Soupdragon, elkiedee, leslie.98, kara.shamy, madhatter73, mspixieears, fredasteele, cindyi1218
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por Helen Dunmore
1,005 miembros
51 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 128
Puntuacion 18.98
Añadido 2012-01-29, 09:56 AM
- 10 Members
- karen_o, charl08, countrylife, rainpebble, Soupdragon, brenzi, elkiedee, peterveen, jaromdl, fredasteele
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por Pat Barker
2,841 miembros
57 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 122
Puntuacion 19.57
Añadido 2013-07-24, 02:35 AM
- 13 Members
- Cariola, rainpebble, deldevries, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
18
por Pat Barker
2,159 miembros
50 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 154
Puntuacion 15.91
Añadido 2013-07-24, 02:35 AM
- 11 Members
- Cariola, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
19
por Sarah Dunant
1,606 miembros
127 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 375
Puntuacion 3.76
Añadido 2021-02-20, 12:09 AM
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por C. J. Sansom
2,019 miembros
75 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 507
Puntuacion 1.89
Añadido 2021-02-20, 12:09 AM
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- elkiedee
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por David Downing
807 miembros
33 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 509
Puntuacion 1.87
Añadido 2021-02-20, 12:09 AM
- Member
- elkiedee
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26,261 miembros
501 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 15
Puntuacion 80.81
Añadido 2012-02-26, 08:49 AM
- 38 Members
- mccin68, Nickelini, charl08, zabs, kiwiflowa, melonbrawl, RuMuse, bjappleg8, chgstrom, skyrad43, deldevries, brenzi, hoddybook, souloftherose, elkiedee, CarolynSmith, Doey, oakdale, Twixi, booksmurf, gypsysmom, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, HighPrairieBookworm, Lynn-in-London, Lynsey2, ShawIslandLibrary, lamotamant, Katie1949, fredasteele, Robert-1857, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, gabski,KimarieBee ,michalsuz ,arrwa ,
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por Joseph Heller
39,986 miembros
525 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 36
Puntuacion 51.32
Añadido 2012-10-25, 02:19 PM
- 25 Members
- Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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por John Fowles
6,535 miembros
108 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 54
Puntuacion 44.06
Añadido 2012-08-01, 09:35 AM
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por Sarah Waters
7,821 miembros
285 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 65
Puntuacion 37.2
Añadido 2012-01-29, 09:54 AM
- 19 Members
- starfishian, charl08, Fourpawz2, raidergirl3, Soupdragon, DeltaQueen50, brenzi, elkiedee, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, mspixieears, DDreawriter, fredasteele, steller0707,LisaMaria_C
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por Kate Atkinson
8,248 miembros
589 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 69
Puntuacion 34.5
Añadido 2013-07-30, 03:22 PM
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11,058 miembros
208 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 102
Puntuacion 24.92
Añadido 2014-04-27, 04:08 PM
- 13 Members
- RuMuse, bjappleg8, awsexton, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, cej1027, al.vick, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Daviette, fredasteele, Curran2
- Explicaciones
- RuMuse: Very engaging young adult novel set in Puritan New England. Depicts the social constrictions on girls and women.
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por Andrea Levy
3,998 miembros
140 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 166
Puntuacion 14.57
Añadido 2014-11-02, 12:26 PM
- 9 Members
- charl08, Cariola, rainpebble, brenzi, elkiedee, Ameise1, Twixi, ahef1963, ShawIslandLibrary
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por Andrea Levy
1,315 miembros
75 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 211
Puntuacion 10.87
Añadido 2012-01-29, 02:08 AM
- 6 Members
- lahochstetler, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, brenzi, elkiedee, jaromdl
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16,193 miembros
287 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 85
Puntuacion 28.88
Añadido 2013-07-28, 03:38 PM
- 19 Members
- eshaw27, rainpebble, Cecrow, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, ValLloyd, Doey, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, KarlaC,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.elkiedee: It was written several decades after it was set, perhaps more than 50 years later, and while it was somewhat autobiographical it was also fictionalised and presented as a novel. Although it's loosely based on the author's life and that of her family, lots of details have been changed, added, left out and this is historical fiction.
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por Tracy Chevalier
17,254 miembros
319 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 14
Puntuacion 83.53
Añadido 2012-02-25, 08:31 AM
- 35 Members
- dara85, Nickelini, zabs, varielle, Fourpawz2, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, skyrad43, elkiedee, CarolynSmith, cfk, Ameise1, Doey, alex68, Tess_W, JqnOC, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, leslie.98, jaromdl, cvogt, Alice-W-Greene, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, NykeebaHalisiHali, Lynn-in-London, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, CharleneLB,kageeh ,
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por Willa Cather
13,602 miembros
286 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 20
Puntuacion 74.2
Añadido 2012-01-27, 01:44 PM
- 31 Members
- devenish, kageeh, dara85, countrylife, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, Cecrow, sjmccreary, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, Matke, brenzi, susiesharp, elkiedee, marcoarr, cfk, Seraph8541, Doey, gypsysmom, AmourFou, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, NinieB, jaromdl, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707
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por Kate Ross
735 miembros
24 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 315
Puntuacion 5.13
Añadido 2012-01-29, 09:48 PM
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por Tracy Chevalier
3,223 miembros
226 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 276
Puntuacion 6.48
Añadido 2012-11-20, 10:56 AM
- 4 Members
- Nickelini, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ShawIslandLibrary
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por Emma Donoghue
1,465 miembros
96 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 277
Puntuacion 6.41
Añadido 2016-03-25, 09:47 AM
- 4 Members
- KimarieBee, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
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por Jane Harris
733 miembros
72 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 270
Puntuacion 6.68
Añadido 2013-07-24, 02:29 AM
- 4 Members
- Cariola, rainpebble, brenzi, elkiedee
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por Laurie R. King
3,119 miembros
100 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 269
Puntuacion 6.73
Añadido 2012-01-29, 03:22 AM
- 6 Members
- elkiedee, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, ahef1963, Maybelline,devenish
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por Lisa See
11,260 miembros
442 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 49
Puntuacion 46.49
Añadido 2012-01-27, 01:43 PM
- 23 Members
- SqueakyChu, karen_o, kageeh, starfishian, raidergirl3, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, susiesharp, elkiedee, CarolynSmith, Tess_W, oakdale, gypsysmom, leslie.98, bcrowl399, Trudy65, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele, cindyi1218, steller0707, Brandy1411,Nickelini ,souloftherose ,janerawoof ,This-n-That
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19,056 miembros
403 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 56
Puntuacion 43.13
Añadido 2012-01-30, 02:40 PM
- 30 Members
- kageeh, Nickelini, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, michalsuz, thecoroner, elkiedee, kcorrea, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, GerrysBookshelf, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, rplinke, fredasteele, KarlaC,longway ,smcwl ,aulsmith ,lewbs ,Matteocalosi ,leigonj ,Luisali ,leslie.98
- Explicaciones
- smcwl : Not written as historical fiction.elkiedee: I think historical fiction can be set in the relatively recent past. 10 years after the war writers in countries on all sides might well have had a very different perspective on those events. I would have no problem regarding a novel written this year but about the Iraq war that started in 2003 and ending before this, as historical fiction. Or a book set in Britain under the last Labour government, or the US just after Obama was elected or reelected, as historical fiction. I think it might be a bit soon to consider a pandemic novel historical fiction, but maybe within 5 years it will be part of our history.Matteocalosi : Partly autobiographical and written only 10 years after the end of the war, not historical fictionleslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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por A.S. Byatt
3,805 miembros
210 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 108
Puntuacion 22.47
Añadido 2013-07-24, 02:29 AM
- 12 Members
- thorold, Cariola, RuMuse, rainpebble, elkiedee, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary
- Explicaciones
- RuMuse: Set in southern England from 1880 to post-WWI, it's a vivid account of 3 families and their friends, most of them liberal, artistic and unconventional, and how their world changed forever during the Great War.
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por Anthony Doerr
18,670 miembros
882 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 150
Puntuacion 16.28
Añadido 2018-08-09, 02:17 PM
- 10 Members
- dara85, deldevries, qndeng, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707, Brandy1411
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por David Downing
246 miembros
12 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 537
Puntuacion 1.56
Añadido 2022-07-29, 02:38 PM
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- elkiedee
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por David Downing
323 miembros
18 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 540
Puntuacion 1.55
Añadido 2022-07-29, 02:45 PM
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- elkiedee
45
por David Downing
234 miembros
9 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 541
Puntuacion 1.54
Añadido 2022-07-29, 02:45 PM
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- elkiedee
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por David Downing
362 miembros
20 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 543
Puntuacion 1.54
Añadido 2022-07-29, 02:45 PM
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- elkiedee
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por John Steinbeck
34,272 miembros
471 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 82
Puntuacion 31.15
Añadido 2012-02-12, 12:28 PM
- 24 Members
- zabs, roby72, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, geitebukkeskjegg, deldevries, michalsuz, thecoroner, Doey, John_Vaughan, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, bcrowl399, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, jaromdl, clairemath, Laura1124, Lynn-in-London, MarleneMacke, ShawIslandLibrary, Daviette, KarlaC,longway ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,elkiedee ,Matteocalosi ,oakdale ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
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por John Steinbeck
9,893 miembros
186 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 111
Puntuacion 21.89
Añadido 2012-02-12, 12:27 PM
- 16 Members
- hipdeep, Nickelini, zabs, varielle, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, harrisbruce, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, Laura1124, fredasteele, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,elkiedee ,acceptance ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
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por D. E. Stevenson
57 miembros
1 reseña
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 570
Puntuacion 0.68
Añadido 2012-11-15, 04:04 PM
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por Josephine Tey
5,892 miembros
226 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 24
Puntuacion 64.75
Añadido 2012-01-29, 03:17 AM
- 28 Members
- karen_o, Ravic, Fourpawz2, kiwiflowa, melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, skyrad43, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, bfkendrick, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, cvogt, ryaSilvia, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, MarleneMacke, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
- Explicaciones
- elkiedee : I love this novel - but it's not historical fiction - it's a mostly contemporary novel with historical appeal. The main character is a 20th century police detective convalescing in bed and "investigating" the case of Richard III and the Princes in the Tower, but it's set in the author's present day.
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por A.S. Byatt
12,957 miembros
289 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 18
Puntuacion 76.97
Añadido 2012-01-29, 03:32 AM
- 34 Members
- Ravic, starfishian, Nickelini, charl08, varielle, thorold, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, olgakm, roby72, merrystar, deldevries, calm, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, Doey, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, Laura1124, nerdytreefairy, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, fredasteele, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
- Explicaciones
- elkiedee : I absolutely loved this when I read it but it was over 30 years ago now. I should reread, and would recommend to people who love historical fiction. I am thumbing it down because it's not a historical novel, it is a dual narrative story with a large part set in the past, but also a novel largely set in the author's present at the time of writing (late 1980s, published 1990).