tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post4608761589845119882..comments2024-03-19T02:45:42.946-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: Scandalous Book of the Month: Mistress of the SunElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-16355296284004491342009-04-18T10:27:00.000-04:002009-04-18T10:27:00.000-04:00Pam, there are a lot of really good historical fic...Pam, there are a lot of really good historical fiction authors besides Sandra that you might want to try for your group. Phillipa Gregory, Susan Holloway Scott, Amanda Elyot, and C.W. Gortner are just a few, and most of them have biographical notes in their books to let the reader know what is historical and what might have been fictional in their books.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-78770184328775277202009-04-16T09:49:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:49:00.000-04:00Dear Pam,
That's an important question, and one ...Dear Pam, <br /><br />That's an important question, and one that often comes up! <br /><br />I've put an Author's Note at the back of Mistress of the Sun which addresses the major issues. I also recommended a good book of non-fiction for readers should they care to follow-up. <br /><br />Regarding the parts of the history that are known, I prefer to stick to the facts (unless noted otherwise). However, it's important to remember that a historical novel is a distillation of a life. Were it the entire life, it couldn't work as a novel. <br /><br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />Sandra Gulland<br />www.sandragulland.comSandra Gulland.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08796812564692897461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-5552367894949835342009-04-16T09:19:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:19:00.000-04:00This sounds like a very interesting book for me to...This sounds like a very interesting book for me to recommend to my book club. The only reservation I have about historical fiction is how to know where the fact ends and the fiction begins. Any tips for this? www.satisfiedsole.comPam Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245836325001669380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-89512722481791717512009-04-15T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:48:00.000-04:00Lise, I have not read the Josephine trilogy yet. N...Lise, I have not read the Josephine trilogy yet. Now that I've read Mistress of the Sun, I can't wait to dive into the Josephine B. books. <br /><br />Under the covers, thanks for the compliment! Mistress of the Sun is so wonderful that you will wish the book didn't end.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-14608817674142102272009-04-14T18:34:00.000-04:002009-04-14T18:34:00.000-04:00Thanks for a fabulous review! I am anxious to rea...Thanks for a fabulous review! I am anxious to read Mistress of the Sun and your commentary just reinforced my desire to dive into it sooner rather than later. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-21279552373311980892009-04-14T15:12:00.000-04:002009-04-14T15:12:00.000-04:00Mistress of the Sun sounds like a terrific histori...Mistress of the Sun sounds like a terrific historical novel and your review covers the breadth of the topic nicely, while making me intrigued enough to want to read the book. I had not heard of Gulland and Googled her to see what else she had written. Had you read her Joseph B. trilogy? It, too, sounds like terrific coverage of the panoramic events of the woman and the world of the time.Lisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315265091119634416noreply@blogger.com