British Royalty
Meeting Summary:
Di and I by Peter Lefcourt (Ada) **
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Ann Perry (Barb) **
The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory (Rhian) 1/2 *
Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (Antoinette) * and 1/2
Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (Wendy) ** and 1/2
Royal Feud by Michael Thornton (Frances)
Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir (Teresa) ***
The Autobiography of the Queen by Emma Tenant and Hilary Bailey (Pat) * and 1/2
Queen's Cure by Karen Harper (Kerry) ** and 1/2 (for entire series)
Katherine by Anya Seton (Kathryn) ***
Lots of Philippa Gregory this evening, about whom there were varying opinions. We managed quite a range of British history, from medieval times to the 20th century. Kathryn brought a little reference book called Divorced, Beheaded, Died, the History of Britain's Kings and Queens in Bite-Sized Chunks, in order to keep track of everybody.
The best contribution to the evening, however, was made by Linda, who was not even there. Thanks, Linda, for your hilarious "what else can go wrong trying to get to genrestudy" story.
Next meeting is April 1st at Kerry's Vancouver apartment. Topic is Science Fiction.
Labels: Royalty - fiction
posted by Kathryn at 6:56 PM
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Katherine by Seton
The story of the long and turbulent love affair between Katherine de Roet and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and 3rd son of King Edward during the 14th century.
A fascinating study of the feud between King George VI and his brother, the Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII), and especially their wives. Elizabeth, the queen who wanted to be a duchess, and Wallis Warfield Simpson, the duchess who wanted to be a queen, shared two emotions: their dislike of each other and their wish not to seem the dominant partners in their marriages.
Buckingham Palace Gardens is an Inspector Pitt mystery. Good story with atmosphere of Victorian England. Not a lot of detail about the Royal character - The Prince of Wales.
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