Historical Novel

Jun
11

Travel with Katherine, er-ah, Eleanor of Aquitaine

pen4hire on June 11th, 2010

Destination: France, the Aquitaine Book: Eleanor the Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Norah Lofts

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Aug
27

Book Evokes 1960′s Trans Jordan

pen4hire on August 27th, 2009

Destination: Jordan Book: Staircase of A Thousand Steps by Masha Hamilton I am looking in my travel library for books to share with you that I have read that made me yearn to travel. Not travel literature by strict definition, but sometimes historical novels bring a traditional culture so vividly to life that I want [...]

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Aug
21

New Novel Pulls No Punches on Hawaii History

pen4hire on August 21st, 2009

Destination: Hawaii Book: The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn Not everyone intends to party at the celebration of Hawaii’s 50th Birthday of Statehood today. Hawaiian history carries a sting that most travelers will not be aware of.  Despite the fact that I have visited Hawaii, I certainly had only the vaguest idea of the history [...]

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Aug
12

Part One: Barry Unsworth and Iraq

pen4hire on August 12th, 2009

Destination: Iraq Book: Land of Marvels by Barry Unsworth I have recently read two books by Barry Unsworth that touch on the period immediately before World War I. One of them directly deals with the part of Mesopotamia that became Iraq, and I will talk about that one first. Tomorrow I’ll talk about the other [...]

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