Philippa Gregory

[Noodle]

I just started a new trilogy by her, oh my dang - I can't put it down!!! The 1st book is 'Wideacre'. It's pretty twisted, but oh so good.

[LadyinRed]

I like her too!! I read Wideacre a few years ago and yeah, its twisted.....wait till the ending....

[Noodle]

I just started the 2nd book in the Trilogy - "The Favored Child". Oh my dang, Wideacre was sooooooooooo good!!!!!!!

[Noodle]

omd, omd, omd - I cannot put this 2nd book down!

[Noodle]

starting the last book.  The 2nd book was freakin awesome.

[Kapihopela]

What type of books are these?  Is it another vampire series?  I'm going to the library today and was thinking about your recommendation, but I"m just not into the whole vampire thing.

[Noodle]

No, not a vampire series at all. Not even close. Let me find a description. BRB

[Noodle]

Here is the author's website. I believe the Wideacre trilogy is under her 18th century section. Even if you do not choose to read this, I highly recommend her as an author. Have you heard of the best seller 'The Other Boyelon Girl'? That is my next read. Check out her website.

http://www.philippagregory.com/

And here is a brief description of the trilogy. I was going to give you the Wiki link but it reveals too much. A word of warning though, this book is pretty twisted at times.

Philippa Gregory's first novel, a tale of passion and intrigue set in the eighteenth century. 'If it was the way of the world that girls left home, then the world would have to change. I would never change.' Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But as a woman of the eighteenth century she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women, she sets out to corrupt others. Sexual and wilful, she believes that the only way to achieve control over Wideacre is through a series of horrible crimes, and no-one escapes the consequences of her need to possess the land. Sweeping, passionate, unique: 'Wideacre' is the novel which brought Philippa Gregory to bestselling fame and is the first of the trilogy which continued with 'The Favoured Child' and concluded with 'Meridon'.

[Kapihopela]

Oooooo now that DOES sound good.  Historical fiction has to be one of my favorite genres.   Too bad I totally forgot her name when I was at the library today.

Off to order online...

[Noodle]

Did you surf her site? She is quickly becoming a new favorite of mine. I heart historical fiction.