elvira

I read this a long LONG time ago, and I forgot all about it 'til this thread (thank you all for reminding me of some great books I should re-read): <BR> <BR>Black Arrow by R L Stevenson

joann

been on business travel w/no time to check in here, so wanted to add my 2 cents: <BR>Sharon Kay Penman's series is terrific. Altho it starts earlier than you cited, buy the series (available in the over-sized paperbacks, attractively done) as a set, and I believe that your wife will race through all of them. I lent mine to my extended family, they traveled the route among male & female, and were really enjoyed. <BR>One caveat: Even though it starts earlier than you mentioned, have your wife start with the beginning. I quite enjoyed the 2nd book as my beginning, but when I later read "Here Be Dragons", the actual first in the series, I felt compelled to reread the 2nd to catch it better! <BR>I know Barnes & Nobles usually has all of these in stock here in Richmond.

Maira

Oh, my gosh! Marc David Miller: During a 1998 trip, I went into a used books store (wonderful place in Bloomsbury; e-mail me anybody that wants details!) in London and grabbed three books. "A Distant Mirror" was one of them! <BR> <BR>Have to second Tammy's "The Pillars of the Earth". Great, great book.

vj

I have to add The Heaven Tree Trilogy, by Edith Pargeter. It was absolutely riveting! Also Lady of Hay, by Barbara Erskine. There is also a book whose exact title and author escapes me, possibly Dragon's Blood, in which a diary that Elizabeth I kept as a very young girl winds up in the hands of her enemies.

Tracy

Hi Joe <BR> <BR>Hope you enjoyed a great birthday celebration with your wife! <BR> <BR>Instead of a book, here's a groovy online resource: <BR> <BR>http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ <BR> <BR>Have a good one <BR>:¬)

Danna

I agree with the Sharon Kay Penman suggestions. I just got a book by Sharan Newman which must be the 5th of a series. This one is in France and Germany in the 1200's but it must have started earlier and the text suggests Scotland was one of the earlier settings. It was fun.