Patricia Bracewell Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Patricia Bracewell

@nightowlforbes @HistWriters @carolmcgrath @Paulalofting @carpe_librum Apparently we raised more questions than we answered. Some of these, Hillary, are impossible to answer. How long it took, why it was made. We have only theories. A good book: The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry by Michael J. Lewis, addresses these.

Patricia Bracewell

Are you tired of #WWII novels? Guess what. THE DIAMOND EYE by @KateQuinnAuthor is like no other WWII novel. It stands alone & Quinn is at the top of her game. READ IT & you'll think, 'This bit couldn't have happened'; & then you'll read the Author's Note & discover that it did! https://t.co/kuOOmLvpQd

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I'm reading CIRCE by Madeline Miller, and I'm enthralled. This painting is by Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse. Seems to fit the novel better than the cover image, although I suspect she may become more forbidding before the end! https://t.co/l9iHEJDPfa

Patricia Bracewell

I'm recommending TAKE MY HAND by @Dolen to everyone I know. Beautifully crafted, compelling & honest, heart-breaking as well as heart-warming, it is a tale of good intentions stymied by darker, more powerful interests. A must-read for America. #amreading

Patricia Bracewell

@OliviaTurner108 Haven't seen it yet. But I just finished reading Kate Quinn's "The Rose Code', based on events in wartime England, in which EVERYONE smokes.

Patricia Bracewell

I'm listening to Erik Larson's non-fictionbook DEAD WAKE: THE LAST CROSSING OF THE LUSITANIA with a knot of tears in my throat. https://t.co/wDolS1C7VZ

Patricia Bracewell

3 historical novelists discuss the artistry in Hilary Mantel's THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT on the podcast "It's Just Historical", hosted by @Susanne_Dunlap. @anneeastersmith #histfic #amwriting #amreading https://t.co/wlvE32E2zR

Patricia Bracewell

I'm reading CIRCE by Madeline Miller, and I'm enthralled. This painting is by Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse. Seems to fit the novel better than the cover image, although I suspect she may become more forbidding before the end! https://t.co/l9iHEJDPfa

Patricia Bracewell

“THE STEEL BENEATH THE SILK is a power anthem tribute to history’s women-behind-the-scenes.” ~ Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network. https://t.co/YiZErGXUHu

Patricia Bracewell

@RobertNeilFran1 I'm glad you enjoyed it. My book group read it at my recommendation. We all cried. I've just finished O'Farrell's newest, THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT which received some lukewarm reviews. I loved it. I am in awe of Maggie O'Farrell.