Historical Fictionistas discussion

It's hard to believe we are already looking to 2020!

Because we are launching an Around the World challenge for 2020, I thought our first group read should have an Around the World theme. It's a pretty easy theme. Let's face it, it is the time of year where we all have so much going on anyway.

For January 2020, nominated books need to be a historical fiction novel that takes place in a place you have either traveled to or would like to travel to. It can be a country. It can be a specific city. When nominating your book, please make sure to include TITLE, AUTHOR, and the PLACE the book is set in.

REMINDERS
EVERYONE GETS ONE NOMINATION AND ONE SECOND - Please make sure you are clearly stating whether you are nominating a book or seconding a book. Commentary about books needs to be in the appropriate threads. When there is lots of extra chatter in this thread, it gets difficult for the moderators to keep track of which books need to be included on the poll.
NO SELF NOMINATIONS- Self nominations will be deleted and members will potentially be removed from the group.
For all other nomination rules and procedures, please see this thread-
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For all other past group reads, please see our shelf-
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Nominations will close on 11/15.

I recommend The Orphan of Florence, by Jeanne Kalogridis, set in Florence for the group read in January 2020.

Cosette wrote: "I recommend The Orphan of Florence, by Jeanne Kalogridis, set in Florence for the group read in January 2020."

You are welcome to nominate this, just make your intentions clear by saying "I nominate".

I nominate The Girl in the Glass Tower by Elizabeth Fremantle. It takes place in England where I will get to once my kids can handle spending countless hours in museums. (aka in 10-15 years. lol)

I nominate The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor

I nominate "Sworn Sword" by James Aitcheson, set in England following the Battle of Hastings for the group read in January 2020.

I nominate In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin––a classic.

I nominate REIGN OF THE MARIONETTES by Sheena Macleod, much of which is set in and around the Tower of London.

Reminder, as stated in the introductory comment, all nominations must include the country/city/place the book is set in. Nominations without will NOT be counted.

I will nominate the Island of Sea Women by Lisa See set in Korea

The Island of Sea Women

I recommend Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley Rio Brazil

Lucinda Riley

I'd like to nominate Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War by Jeff Shaara

So far the only nominations that would be counted on the poll are -
The Girl in the Glass Tower
Sworn Sword
Reign of the Marionettes
The Seven Sisters

All other books listed have not met one or more of the nomination qualifiers mentioned in the introductory comment.

I second "The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter".

I nominate The Lighthouse keepers daughter by Hazel Gaynor set in England and RI

I nominate What the Wind Knows, by Amy Harmon

I nominate The Chef's Secret by Crystal King, which is set in Italy.

The Bull of Mithros by Anne Zouroudi set in modern Greece.

Cow Woman of Akutan: An Extraordinary, Compelling Story of a Unique Alaska Adventure

This is set in Alaska.

I have added the country in my post sorry I missed that earlier

Scott wrote: "I nominate What the Wind Knows, by Amy Harmon"

Please add the setting to your nomination. Thank you--Mod Team

Michele wrote: "Cow Woman of Akutan: An Extraordinary, Compelling Story of a Unique Alaska Adventure

This is set in Alaska."

This book doesn't seem like it would qualify given that it is a memoir. Also, please remember to include the author in your nomination.

Nancy wrote: "I'd like to nominate Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War by Jeff Shaara"

Please add the setting to your nomination. Thank you--Mod Team

Elena wrote: "I nominate In The time of the butterflies by Julia Alvarez for January 2020"

Please add the setting to your nomination. Thank you--Mod Team

Garth wrote: "I nominate In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin––a classic."

Please add the setting to your nomination. Thank you--Mod Team

Jane wrote: "The Bull of Mithros by Anne Zouroudi set in modern Greece."

I'm not sure this book meets our genre requirements. Events must take place 50 years or more in the past. This sounds like a contemporary novel.

I nominate THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES By Julia Alvarez.

This book is set in the Dominican Republic

I nominate the Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae which takes place in Greece.

I nominate Corrag which takes place in Northern Scotland. I nominated this one before but it wasn't chosen.

Robert only one nomination per person.

I nominate I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon. It takes place in Russia & Germany.

I second Gates of Fire if that remains nominated (?)

I would like to second Corrag, by Susan Fletcher.

I would like to second The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See which should qualify now that Alice has added the country. It's historical fiction. In fact, it's been nominated for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards in the category of historical fiction.

I nominate

Mademoiselle Chanel By C.W. Gortner which takes place in Paris.

I would like to second The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See which takes place in the Korean island of Jeju.

I nominate Curses and smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter which takes place in Italy and deals with Vesuvius eruption. Yes, i dream of visiting Pompeii and Herculaneum.

I Nominate The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas set in Renaissance Italy (The first Duchess was Lucretia Borgia).

I second Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner

I second Curses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear Schecter

I nominate A Roll of the Bones by Trudy Morgan-Cole, set in Cupids, Newfoundland in the 1600s. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Garth wrote: "I nominate In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin––a classic."

This is non-fiction and will not be counted.

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The Island of Sea Women - 2 seconds
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter - 1 second
Mademoiselle Chanel - 1 second
Curses and Smoke - 1 second
The Girl in the Glass Tower
Sworn Sword
Reign of the Marionettes
The Seven Sisters
The Chef's Secret
In the Time of the Butterflies
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I Was Anastasia
The Second Duchess
A Roll of the Bones

Not Counted
Orphan of Florence - Not properly nominated
In Patagonia - Non-Fiction
Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War - Not properly nominated
What the Wind Knows - Not properly nominated
The Bull of Mithros - Sixth book in a series of books we have not read
Cow Woman of Akutan: An Extraordinary, Compelling Story of a Unique Alaska Adventure - Non-Fiction
Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae - Not properly nominated
Corrag - Not properly nominated

I'm going to nominate Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn which takes place in London.

I'm going to second The Second Duchess

I nominate:
- Lost In Time by W.M. Wiltshire (takes place in North America, London and Rome)
- Running Out Of Time by W.M. Wiltshire (takes place in N.A., and South America)
- Race Against Time by W.M. Wiltshire (takes place in N.A. and Italy)
This Next Time Book trilogy uses time travel as a means of reliving history.

Catherine wrote: "I nominate:
- Lost In Time by W.M. Wiltshire (takes place in North America, London and Rome)
- Running Out Of Time by W.M. Wiltshire (takes place in N.A., and South America)
- Race Against Time by ..."

This nomination will not count. All members get one nomination and these books don't appear to fit our historical fiction criteria.

I second I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon.

I would like to second The Girl in the Glass Tower

I second The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

I would like to nominate Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach set in seventeenth century Amsterdam.
I'll second The Girl in the Glass Tower.