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2 authors picked The Winter List as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This year, I've been reading books set in 17th century England (around the time of the English civil war), as background to my potential new series. I was having doubts about taking this time period because I thought it may be rather dour, but boy was I wrong!
This book had everything. Set at the time of the restoration of the monarchy, it's a thriller / murder mystery based on the conspiracies and political manoeuvring of the time. What was even better was that there was a strong female lead character (Lady Anne Winter) and her fearsome maid, who were…
I love a good historical novel and this had everything. The world is superbly drawn and the plot and environment mesh together seamlessly. The characters are believable.
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