tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post647429300759590635..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: Roses by Leila MeachamLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-42969011710131893132010-05-09T13:12:21.392-05:002010-05-09T13:12:21.392-05:00Oh, I'll admit, CLM, I loved Elswyth Thane'...Oh, I'll admit, CLM, I loved Elswyth Thane's Williamsburg novels. And, my mother and grandmother loved them, too. Definitely worth finding, if you haven't read them.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-67769223093182794632010-05-09T12:22:52.744-05:002010-05-09T12:22:52.744-05:00Roses seemed so one dimensional comparied to the W...Roses seemed so one dimensional comparied to the Williamsburg Novels of Elswyth Thane! For those who have not read them, start with Dawn's Early Light which is set just before and during the Revolutionary War in Williamsburg, Virginia.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-31819339678351009412009-08-19T08:43:13.724-05:002009-08-19T08:43:13.724-05:00And, while you're waiting for this one, Ingrid...And, while you're waiting for this one, Ingrid, have you read Elswyth Thane? I know I sound like a broken record, but that series spans the American Revolution to WWII.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-88999650870254407512009-08-19T08:32:05.527-05:002009-08-19T08:32:05.527-05:00I love family epics that span decades if they'...I love family epics that span decades if they're well written, especially if they're the kind that you don't want to end no matter how long it is. This sounds like a good one. It's definitely going on my to be read list!Ingrid Kinghttp://consciouscat.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-67866956314683827052009-08-19T07:40:55.953-05:002009-08-19T07:40:55.953-05:00Kaye,
So, Penny Vincenzi is writing those family...Kaye, <br /><br />So, Penny Vincenzi is writing those family sagas now. Did you ever read Elswyth Thane's Williamsburg books? Now, those were even before my time, published originally in the 40s and 50s. But, my mother, grandmother and I all read them in the 70s. Terrific series.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-48818851988316063112009-08-19T07:38:02.892-05:002009-08-19T07:38:02.892-05:00So,you already have it, Bermudaonion. It's th...So,you already have it, Bermudaonion. It's the type that will make for good winter reading, if you have the type of weather that shuts you in. (Not here in AZ.)Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-92148624680228127022009-08-19T07:37:07.030-05:002009-08-19T07:37:07.030-05:00Ah, Elizabeth. I know you're much younger tha...Ah, Elizabeth. I know you're much younger than me, so you don't remember the heyday of the giant epic. I agree with you. I'm not into the enormous books,usually. (I can read 3 others in the same time.) But, this is a good one, and it least it only has to go on a list right now.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-28154346688768765172009-08-19T07:33:31.393-05:002009-08-19T07:33:31.393-05:00Sounds fabulous. I love the family saga type book....Sounds fabulous. I love the family saga type book. A really good one is Penny Vincenzi's trilogy starting with No Angel followed by Something Dangerous. For the life of me I can't remember the title of the third but the books start during WWI and continue for another 70 years or so. Thanks for the heads up on this one. It's on the list!Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-38401626431271852982009-08-19T07:31:54.952-05:002009-08-19T07:31:54.952-05:00I actually picked this up at BEA - glad to see it&...I actually picked this up at BEA - glad to see it's so good.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-9593152479624749622009-08-19T06:38:30.645-05:002009-08-19T06:38:30.645-05:00I haven't read an epic in forever! And...at 6...I haven't read an epic in forever! And...at 624 pages, it takes a great review like yours for me to pick this one up. But I love epics that are well-done...<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com