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April 2009 recommendation thread [message #13989]

Wed, 01 April 2009 12:18

Maren
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Here is the official thread of record for Pollyanna's Booklist, April 2009. Any recommendations posted here will automatically be added to our LibraryThing catalog as well.

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Sat, 04 April 2009 16:01

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The Death Maze, by Ariana Franklin. Set in the year 1172, in England at the time of Henry II, this features (as did her Mistress of the Art of Death) one Adelia Aguilar, a woman trained at the famous medical school in Salerno. It's a murder mystery and very well done.

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Sat, 04 April 2009 16:48

Susan from Athens
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Oh I have Mistress of the Art of Death (recommended by my sister) and I obviously need to get down to reading it Smile

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Sun, 05 April 2009 16:43

Beauty/Anna
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The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit. I've listened to it of CD and really enjoyed it that way. I is a fantastic book that—even though about and for children— I enjoyed.

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Sun, 05 April 2009 19:53

kfoster2047
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Anna, I just finished re-reading The Enchanted Castle (free ebook for the Kindle) and I really enjoyed it. I like all of E Nesbit.

Karen

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Re: Current recommendation thread [message #14350 is a reply to message #13989 ]

Mon, 06 April 2009 05:45

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For the Regency fans, I stumbled across this book in the library and took a punt, and it was a worthwhile one!

Point of Honour by Madeleine E Robins (and it has a sequel Petty Treason)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/madeleine-e-robins/point -of-honor.htm

Its a Regency crime/mystery and jolly good!

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Thu, 16 April 2009 10:03

Beauty/Anna
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I really enjoyed reading Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster. I had to read it for history a while back—a few years back— and thought it was fantastic. I love Greek and Roman myths and history.

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Wed, 22 April 2009 22:11

GBKDalton
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The Lady in Gil trilogy by Rebecca Bradley- Lady in Gil, Scion's Lady, and Lady Pain. I can't remember where this was recommended to me (in fact, I also can't remember if it's still in print)but I thought it was fantastic.

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Fri, 24 April 2009 11:36

Lizzie Lewis
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I don't know if this book has already been mentioned here but I recommend "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" by Winifred Watson.

Its set in 1930s London and is a wonderful lighthearted read. Don't be put off the book if you've seen the film - as is often the case it doesn't do the original material justice.

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Sun, 26 April 2009 17:13

AntheaN
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I have just finished Point of Honour, having seen it recommended here and enjoyed it a lot. Off to see if I can reserve the next one on line at our library - isn't technology wonderful!

AntheaN

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Mon, 27 April 2009 13:09

Beauty/Anna
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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. Brilliant! Fantastic! and definitely one of my top of the list books. Love the movie too but the book is still better.

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Mon, 27 April 2009 20:38

Melissa Mead
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Have you read any of the rest of the series?

http://www.blakeneymanor.com/books.html

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Mon, 27 April 2009 21:10

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Melissa Mead wrote on Mon, 27 April 2009 20:38

Have you read any of the rest of the series?

http://www.blakeneymanor.com/books.html

Oh I say! Thank you!!

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Mon, 27 April 2009 21:34

Mori-neko
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The musical they made is pretty wonderful, too.

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Mon, 27 April 2009 22:04

Melissa Mead
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You're welcome!

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Mon, 27 April 2009 22:04

Melissa Mead
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I especially like the concept album with Linda Eder.

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Tue, 28 April 2009 01:38

Mori-neko
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me too. I did get to see the touring version, and I have the soundtrack for that as well. It's interesting the changes between the two.

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Tue, 28 April 2009 06:02

Melissa Mead
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I've never actually seen it. I'd love to, though.

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Tue, 28 April 2009 08:20

Beauty/Anna
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Melissa Mead wrote on Mon, 27 April 2009 20:38

Have you read any of the rest of the series?

http://www.blakeneymanor.com/books.html

No acctually I havent. Are they as good as the first or near to it?

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Tue, 28 April 2009 18:03

Melissa Mead
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I haven't read them all. I liked the short story collection (The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel.)

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Re: April 2009 recommendation thread [message #15594 is a reply to message #13989 ]

Fri, 01 May 2009 18:24

Maren
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This thread has now been locked for archiving. Look for the current month's recommendation thread right under the FAQ if you'd like to post.

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