I'm looking for books based in history, not so much total fiction placed within a time period. Any suggestions?
2007-02-25 05:39:56 · 7 answers · asked by christine_ 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Rasputin's Daughter, by Robert Alexander
*The Night, by Elie Wiesel
*The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman
*Rena's Promise, by Rena Konreich Gleisson (or similarly spelled... I'm having disagreements with my keyboard today.)
Queen's Own Fool, by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris
The Queen's Fool, by Philippa Gregory
The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory
A Thread of Grace, by Mary Dorian Russel
*Falling Leaves, by Adeline Yen Mah
Forgotten Fire, by Adam Bagdasarian
The Birth of Venus, by Sarah Dunat
Some (marked with *) are autobiographies, which may or may not be what you're looking for, but are still entertaining and based around the history they were in.
2007-02-25 05:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mandi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm just going to second Philippa Gregory and The Other Boleyn Girl as well as The Virgin's Lover, especially if you have an interest in British history during Henry VIII and after.
2007-02-25 06:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Isthisnametaken2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-- "Katherine" by Anya Seton -- it's based on the life Katherine Swynford and includes many historical figures
-- anything by Phillipa Gregory
-- "The Lady and the Unicorn" (by Tracy Chevalier, the same author as Girl with a Pearl Earring)
--"Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley" by Ann Rinaldi (most of Rinaldi's books are based on historical events/people)
--"Daughter of Fortune" by Isabel Allende
-- "The Dante Club" by Matthew Pearl -- a mystery with figures from early American Lit
-- "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco
2007-02-25 07:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by chrissea 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well,"Music&Silence" and "Restauration" by Rose Tremain,it`s absolutely fantastic, then You can read Alexandre Dumas "Queen Margot" , "The red Sphinx" (I suppose You have...)so much suspence and the plots are incredible...I can`t remember the author`s name but the book is called "Elisabeth and Essex".... "Mary of Carrisbrouke" it`s about Cromwell`s revolution,(the romance, the action,historical facts, it has it all)..
2007-02-25 06:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by Romentari 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read Angels and Demons. It has historical references in it. A lot about the vatican and vatican city. It also talks about art of times pass. If you've seen and like Da Vinci code, then you'll enjoy this book
2007-02-25 08:15:23 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa Breazeale 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Julian Rathbone "Kings of Albion"
Irzhi Groshek "A light breakfast in a shadow of necropole"
Alfredo Conde "Romasanta"
Arturo perez-Reverte "The teacher of fencing"
These book are different placed in different time but all of them are good
2007-02-25 05:56:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my goddes i love that book
2007-02-25 05:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by bear 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋