Preferably set between midevil to 17th century Europe. One that I can't put down. I like a little romance but not too tacky.
2007-09-24 05:36:24 · 8 answers · asked by robsgirl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Some romance, but not tacky. Historical. It is set in the late 1700's, but I thought it might be permissible since you said "preferably."
Best wishes!
2007-09-24 06:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Katherine" by Anya Seton!
It's my all-time favorite novel and has a big, sweeping, romantic storyline set in Medieval England. It's based on the lives of a younger son of King Edward III, who fell in love with the daughter of a herald (the "Katherine" of the title). It's an older novel, so the love scenes are not at all trashy; things are elegantly implied rather than described. And the ending always makes me sigh with content.
There's more to this book than just the love story though. You get a very full flavoring of 14th Century life. Disease, war and corrupt officials from court and church are all a part of the story - but so are cheerful middle-class London families, truly devout souls, and... Geoffrey Chaucer (he was Katherine's brother-in-law).
I love this book. I certainly couldn't put it down the first time I read it.
2007-09-24 14:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is fantastic. It's not actually set in the 17th century, but a lot of the research and facts included are. It's especially enjoyable if you enjoy folklore and information on Vlad Dracula.
2007-09-24 13:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say The blood countess by Andrei Codrescu
That is about a mans attempts to learn the truth of his ancestor Elizabeth Bathory.. it was a very good book..
one that's slightly earlier I would really recommend is called Household Gods by Judith Tarr and Harry Turtledove
This one is about a woman who has a stressfull life and wishes to be back in an earlier time.. and wakes up in the body of an ancestor in Rome AD 170 or so..
2007-09-24 15:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend Pamela Kaufman's The Book of Eleanor. It's set in 11th century France and later England. Eleanor was (at different times) the queen of both countries. She was powerful, beautiful, and intelligent. In short, a woman ahead of her time. Wonderful book, with a nice leavening of romance ;-)
2007-09-24 12:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-09-25 12:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anita Davison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my God I have the perfect one for you then..... it's 'Katherine' by Anya Seton. I am reading it right now about half way through. It takes place in England mostly in the 1300's. It is a story of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt's love for each other. I hope you decide to read it... you will not be let down.
2007-09-24 12:53:50 · answer #7 · answered by crystalc419 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Other Bolyen Girl by Phillipa Gregory, or any of her other books
2007-09-24 12:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋