Comments on: REVIEW: Innocence Unveiled by Blythe Gifford

By: Keishon

Keishon — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:44:13 +0000

I don't know why I don't pull out some of the Elizabeth Chadwick books I own

I own all of her books too and really should read her. I did plunk down some bucks for another historical fiction writer, can’t recall the name but those books are nice and big and will take a month to read.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:23:31 +0000

I don’t know why I don’t pull out some of the Elizabeth Chadwick books I own – and I know I have this one tucked away somewhere. Maybe it’s because each month Jane sends me 10-15 new books, plus all the ones I buy plus all the other ones I already have plus….but thanks for bringing her back to mind.

By: Susan/DC

Susan/DC — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:14:55 +0000

A very good medieval with a middle class heroine engaged in the wool trade is Elizabeth Chadwick’s The Marsh King’s Daughter. It may be OOP (it’s from 1999) but it should be easy to find. As with the book reviewed here, it shows how a woman of the time could create a world with a measure of self-control, but in the end men rule society and she is subject to them whims. Chadwick is one of my favorites for medievals, as she writes detailed, believable characters of their time — she engages in neither infodump nor disneyfied medieval-lite.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:10:50 +0000

If you’re not too sick of kilts, I noticed that the first historical Blaze novel will be released by Harlequin next month.

I just started another medieval today and so far…so good.

By: Kimber An

Kimber An — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:27 +0000

Great review! I’ve been up to my gills in cowboys and Scottish kilts in the Historical Romance aisle lately. This is a welcome change.