Katherine247 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2004 Amazing Book + Makes me want to drink ale + Katherine the Great + Oldie but Goodie + long but good             Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel585 reviews Lisa See Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Snow flower was pure honest relationship writing + A beautiful tale of love and friendship + good purchase + So beautifully written, it brought tears to my eyes + A Touching and Beautiful Story             Beneath a Marble Sky89 reviews John Shors NAL Trade, 2006 Best Book This Year ! + Congratulations on a Wonderful Debut Novel + Action-packed Love Story + Excellent First Novel             The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)189 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2004 Wonderful read! + Another good Gregory book + A great read! + Good Book!             The Crimson Petal and the White481 reviews Michel Faber Canongate Books Ltd, 2003 This Book is So Underrated and Misunderstood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + Good, and strange + great read Add me to the list of people who appreciate Faber's vividly-detailed writing! The setting of this story is so well-described that, for a few nights, I actually dreamt that I was in London's streets in 1875. Just that alone gets my 5 stars. This book also leaves a lasting impression of the three ...             Nefertiti: A Novel99 reviews Michelle Moran Three Rivers Press, 2008 Beguiling, Spoiled, Imperial, always a woman. + Bringing the dead back to life... + Nefertiti Rocks + Review by Mirella Patzer - Historical Fiction Author             The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)156 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone Books, 2007 Trying times for women + Engrossing...suspend your disbelief + A wonderful experience + Another Great Book by Philippa + Great series             The Last Queen: A Novel22 reviews C.W. Gortner Ballantine Books, 2008 THE LAST QUEEN weaves together the complex threads of Juana's world in a way that is natural and easy to read. + Destiny Halted! + Review by Mirella Patzer - Historical Fiction Author + Royalty...blessing or burden? + Little Known Story Comes To Light             The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel260 reviews Margaret George St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 A Profound and Stunning Work of Literature + Very enjoyable & educational for the most part + Long but good This book was absolutely spectacular! Margaret George takes you through the life and times of the larger-than-life Cleopatra. I became so attached to the characters in this book that I was actually sad to end it. Alexandria and Rome are brought to life before us--George's prose is so minutely ...             In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel91 reviews Sarah Dunant Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 GREAT READ! + a good read I enjoyed "The Birth of Venus" written by the same author, so I knew that I was in for a treat. "In the Company of the Courtesan" exceeded all of my expectations. It really transports the reader back to life in Venice in the early 1600's. The main characters, Fiametta and her dwarf companion, ...             The Last Wife of Henry VIII: A Novel32 reviews Carolly Erickson St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 Fiction yes, but the facts are true and the storytelling wonderful! + Great read + The Last Wife of Henry Vlll + A Survivor' Story             The Heretic Queen: A Novel Michelle Moran Crown, 2008 In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family’s past and remake history. The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family—all with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical, and no one in ...             Devil Water12 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2007 Another great Seton novel.. + A Gripping Historical Novel - Devil Water Anya Seton's books never fail to impress me. She weaves stories that are intricate and beautifully written. Also, the research she has done to produce these novels is astonishing. This book is perhaps one of her best.             The Constant Princess (Boleyn)166 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2005 Constant Princess + The Constant Problem of Being Married to Henry + Katherine the Ignored + Forever The Princess             Antony and Cleopatra: A Novel25 reviews Colleen McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2007 A New Interpretation + Antony and Cleopatra + The Roman Saga - Antony and Cleopatra There are clues early on that this will be a new twist of an old story. Antony suspected in Caesar's murder? Caesarion, not a brat but a precocious co-regnant with his own ideas on government? Has this been speculated before? As the book progresses McCullough develops her theme, the reader ...             The Crimson Petal and the White481 reviews Michel Faber Canongate Books Ltd, 2003 This Book is So Underrated and Misunderstood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + Good, and strange + great read Add me to the list of people who appreciate Faber's vividly-detailed writing! The setting of this story is so well-described that, for a few nights, I actually dreamt that I was in London's streets in 1875. Just that alone gets my 5 stars. This book also leaves a lasting impression of the three ...             Beneath a Marble Sky89 reviews John Shors NAL Trade, 2006 Best Book This Year ! + Congratulations on a Wonderful Debut Novel + Action-packed Love Story + Excellent First Novel             The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel260 reviews Margaret George St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 A Profound and Stunning Work of Literature + Very enjoyable & educational for the most part + Long but good This book was absolutely spectacular! Margaret George takes you through the life and times of the larger-than-life Cleopatra. I became so attached to the characters in this book that I was actually sad to end it. Alexandria and Rome are brought to life before us--George's prose is so minutely ...             Antony and Cleopatra: A Novel25 reviews Colleen McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2007 A New Interpretation + Antony and Cleopatra + The Roman Saga - Antony and Cleopatra There are clues early on that this will be a new twist of an old story. Antony suspected in Caesar's murder? Caesarion, not a brat but a precocious co-regnant with his own ideas on government? Has this been speculated before? As the book progresses McCullough develops her theme, the reader ...             Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel585 reviews Lisa See Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Snow flower was pure honest relationship writing + A beautiful tale of love and friendship + good purchase + So beautifully written, it brought tears to my eyes + A Touching and Beautiful Story