This is a group for the lovers and readers of historical fiction from any period, from any country and from any culture. We enjoy a wide range of books and are always looking for recommendations, so if you want to talk about the latest bestseller or share an older treasure, we'd love for you to join us.
We do encourage lively debate and exchange of ideas, however we ask that you do so in a polite manner and respect other members' perspectives and viewpoints.
Affiliated Groups: What We Are Reading 2012 (Private Group)
What We Are Reading-2011 Edition (Private Group)
The Historical Fiction Group-Group Reads
The Historical Fiction Group-Group Reads for 2012:
January: The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford (Theme: Mulitgenerational Saga)
February: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (General Read)
March: The Botticelli Secret by Marina Fiorato (Theme: Renaissance)
April: Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (General Read)
May: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy (Theme: WWII)
June: The Stolen Crown by Susan Higgenbotham (General Read)
July: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Theme: United States)
August: The Hangman's Daugther by Oliver Potzsch (General Read)
September: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough & The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtney (Theme: Australia)
Group Reads for 2011:
January: The Wolves of Andover by Kathleen Kent* & The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer (General Read)
February: Juliet by Anne Fortier* (Themed Read: Love)
March: The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani* & The Book of Negroes/Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill (General Read)
April: Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran (Themed Read: Artists)
May: A Virgin Widow by Anne O'Brien (General Read)
June: The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander (Russia)
July: Exit the Actress by: Priya Parmar (General Read)
August: Beneath A Marble Sky by: John Shors (India)
September: The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick (General Read)
October: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe (Themed Read: Witches)
November: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (General Read)
December: The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford (Themed Read: Multi-Generational Saga)**Discussion in January 2012
Group Reads for 2010:
April: The Devil's Queen by Jeanne Kalogridis
May: Heresy by S.J. Parris (General Read)
June: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (China)
July: The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner* (General Read)
August: The Egyptian by Mika Waltari (Egypt)
September: The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease (General Read)
October: The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn (Themed Read: Gothic)
November: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (General Read)
December: I, Claudius by Robert Graves (Ancient Rome)
*Question and Answer session with Author
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