71 ratings | 31 reviews | avg rating:4.65

Ursula Janssen’s Followers (6)

Ursula’s Bookshelves

to-read (14)
currently-reading (0)
read (73)

Ursula’s Friends (10)

Vincenzo Cavallo

1 book | 82 friends

Trullo Cicerone

8 books | 1 friend

Ursin Raffainer

617 books | 13 friends

Katja Zaccheo

1 book | 94 friends

Limon Das

1 book | 13 friends

Sergej Ivanov

1 book | 42 friends

Paola Riccardi

0 books | 29 friends

Barry & Dana Stiller

253 books | 121 friends

More friends…

Ursula Janssen

Goodreads Author

Website

https://ursulajanssen.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Influences

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... ...more

Member Since

August 2018

edit data

Ursula Janssen, born 1978, is an archeologist and freelance author and now lives with her husband and daughter in southern Italy, after spending several years living and working in various countries in Africa and the Middle East. She writes mostly historic novels but has also published a novel for young readers.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Ursula Janssen questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Ursula Janssen’s books

Average rating: 4.23 · 30 ratings · 10 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors

	GARUM: Recipes from the Past by Ursula Janssen (Goodreads Author), Manoocher Deghati (Photographer) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyewitnessed: A biographical novel by Ursula Janssen (Goodreads Author), Manoocher Deghati (Photographer) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Spur des Emirs: Ein apulischer Roman 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emir's Trace 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Eden to Jerusalem: 40 Recipes from the Time of the Bible by Ursula Janssen (Goodreads Author), Manoocher Deghati (Photographer) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die drei Betrüger it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die drei Betrüger: Historischer Roman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebellion: Chronik eines Untergangs it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emir's Trace: An Apulian novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GARUM - Recipes from the Past really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Ursula Janssen…

0 posts
Ursula Janssen's Blog

Ursula Janssen hasn't written any blog posts yet.

Ursula’s Quotes

“The person who doesn’t read lives only one life. The reader lives 5,000. Reading is immortality backwards.”
― Umberto Eco

61 likes

“We live for books.”
― Umberto Eco

tags: bibliophiles, book-lovers, books, reading

5015 likes

“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

tags: books

3249 likes

“To survive, you must tell stories.”
― Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

tags: stories-writing

2512 likes

“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum

tags: fathers, parenting, wisdom

1173 likes

More of Ursula’s quotes…

recent posts
Ursula’s Groups

Deutschsprachige Indie-Autoren — 81 members — last activity Dec 18, 2019 06:07AM
Diese Gruppe ist für alle, die Interesse an Büchern von deutschsprachigen Indie-Autoren haben oder selbst veröffentlicht haben.

History: Actual, Fictional and Legendary — 1193 members — last activity Jul 08, 2025 09:55AM
This group is for anyone whose interest in History goes beyond textbooks. While I enjoy reading books that cover actual events and actual people, I al ...more

Der "Erwachsenen-Buchklub" — 157 members — last activity Jun 10, 2022 01:30AM
Ein kleiner Buchklub, um hauptsächlich "Erwachsenenbücher" zu lesen, da in vielen anderen Gruppen viele YA-Bücher und Serien gelesen werden. Also, wen ...more

Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction — 6096 members — last activity Sep 06, 2025 05:46PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more

Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers — 1567 members — last activity Aug 11, 2022 01:41AM
Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more

Historical Fiction — 1540 members — last activity Aug 14, 2025 08:51AM
This is a group for all lovers of Historical Fiction and History to share the wonderful books they've read and to discover new books set in the past. ...more

Indie and Self-Pub Book Corner — 969 members — last activity Jun 07, 2025 08:27AM
Why should major publishing houses determine everything we read? There are a lot of great stories out there, just waiting for readers to find them! Wr ...more

Historical Mystery Lovers — 1517 members — last activity 2 hours, 24 min ago
""Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot." ~Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Abbey Grange) This group is dedicated to the discussion and sharing ...more

Writing Historical Fiction — 637 members — last activity Apr 18, 2025 08:41AM
I had trouble locating a group dedicated solely to those of us who love writing historical fiction (but if you love reading historical fiction, you're ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 30385 members — last activity 10 hours, 47 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

More of Ursula’s groups…