[Artemisia] What 'cha Reading?

[Gil]

I'm currently re-reading Richad Berleth's "The Twilight Lords." An account of the Tudor conquest and subsequent politics in Elizabethan Ireland. It made for a really good read the first time around, not dry like some authors. 

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From: Allen Hall <dukealan at q.com> 

> 
> Hi Everybody, 
> 
> Been pretty slow here, probably most folks getting ready for Estrella. I sure 
> have been! 
> 
> So, here's another topic, what book(s) are your reading? Or just finished, or 
> planning to read? 
> 
> I'm in the middle of Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, by Richard Barber. 
> It's been a really good book, and approaches the Black Prince's life via his 
> accounts, spending, buying, etc. A unique approach that gives a pretty good 
> view of him. 
> 
> Before this, I was reading A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester. 
> Actually, I wasn't too impressed by it, and didn't feel the need to complete it. 
> He subscribes to the "everyone was dirty, and couldn't find their way back home 
> if they left", etc. He also skips around on periods, and makes many of the 
> standard mistakes/myths that others have. For such a noted author, I was 
> surprised. 
> 
> Next I'll be reading The Devil's Brood, by Sharon Kay Penman. I really like her 
> stuff, and am looking forward to this one. 
> 
> Let's hear what you're reading, 
> 
> Alan 
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