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Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

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This has taken me three weeks - it felt like a real chunkster and at times a real slog. As ever with Penman the research is fabulous and the characters including the often forgotten women jumping the page, alive and vibrant. This is the 4th in her quintet about Henry, Elinor and their children and most is based around Richard‘s crusade and it is a little too battley for me! Did enjoy my last chapters and cocktail though

Leftcoastzen Your cocktail is? 2w

Bookwomble ā¯“š¨øā¯“ Enquiring minds want to know! š§ 2w

Itchyfeetreader @Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble it was delicious but one where one was enough. It was a Bakewell daiquiri - rum, cherry syrup, lime and amaretto! 2w

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Bookwomble @Itchyfeetreader That does sound delicious - has all my favourite flavours in it! š‹ 2w

Leftcoastzen Wow , sounds good! 2w

TrishB Richard was very battley! 2w

Itchyfeetreader @TrishB he certainly was - at over 800 pages I will be pausing before reading the 5th novel in the series 2w

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TrishB

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

#heartbeat #lilithjuly
Wonderful book about Richard 1. Vying with Henry V for the all English King title. Once King he actually only spent about 6 months in the country. Fascinating character, brilliant read š‘¨š¸»

KarenUK, Cinfhen

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TrishB

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

I don‘t have anything for #barracuda so going for the band name!
#marchintothe70s

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Cathythoughts š‘¸š¸»š‘¸š¸»š‘¸š¸» 5y

Cinfhen I think this was my hubs favorite SKP 5y

RealLifeReading Great idea!! 5y

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TrishB @Cinfhen this is a great read - she does Richard warts and all! Her new one is supposed to be out early next year and set in your current part of the world! 5y

Crazeedi This is 9n my shelf along with the others from this series, I've read the first one, I need to get back to this cause I love SKP 5y

Cinfhen Oooohhh, gotta tells hubs!!! He‘s going to be very happy š maybe I should preorder and surprise him!!!! Thanks for the info 5y

TrishB @Crazeedi they are awesome books š‘¨š¸» 5y

TrishB @Cinfhen he can have a book surprise š the best sort! 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

ā€Autumn that year painted the countryside in vivid shades of scarlet, saffron, and russet, and the days were clear and crisp under harvest skies." ā€” Sharon Kay Penman.

#litsyclassics #changingcolours

Sarah83

TrishB Great pick, from a wonderful book. 6y

Cathythoughts š§�š§�š§� 6y

AmyG Such a pretty photo. 6y

erzascarletbookgasm @TrishB thanks, I‘ve not read the book. 6y

erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts it‘s a lovely quote š§�š¨‚š¨ @AmyG I love the photo, thanks to friends at google š 6y

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umbrellagirl

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

A little inflight entertainment. BDL-MIA-BOG-CUZ

TrishB Awesome book š‘¨š¸» 6y

umbrellagirl @TrishB brilliant so far 6y

DGRachel SKP is my absolute favorite historical fiction author. Hands down. No competition. I LOVE her books. 6y

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CouronneDhiver Have fun!!! (There‘s no llama/alpaca emoji, but I looked for one. Lol) 6y

umbrellagirl @DGRachel I will look for the others since I‘m enjoying this one. I got it in a swap and so glad I did. 6y

umbrellagirl @CouronneDhiver Apparently they are a food but I don‘t plan to indulge in that particular item. I am also avoiding cuy. I like trying different flavours but I am not a big meat eater. 6y

CouronneDhiver That‘s news to me - I just thought they were used for transportation and/or livestock in/around Cusco. 6y

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umbrellagirl

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

I was out most of the day, so I‘m late to the party, but I loved my #easterbasketbookswap parcel from @benchley1

The highlight was the two well-chosen books, but my son would say it was all of the chocolate. So much chocolate š¨ Sorry I didn‘t get a pic of that but he moves pretty fast. Thank you so much š’™

JoeStalksBeck

benchley1 Easter=chocolate in my family. Hahahaha. 6y

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dsfisher

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

#riotgtams
#royalty
@bookriot

TrishB Great pick š‘¨š¸» 6y

DGRachel No fair stealing my books for pictures unless you‘ve read them! 6y

dsfisher @DGRachel Sweetie, I have read almost all of Penman including this one. We don‘t keep duplicates anymore. 6y

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DGRachel Have you really? I think I love you even more now. šš 6y

mabell @dsfisher @DGRachel You two are hilarious š‚ 6y

DGRachel @mabell What‘s the line in P&P about making sport for our neighbors and laughing in our turn? Happy to provide entertainment for others. @dsfisher and I think we‘re hilarious, too. Don‘t we, Mom? š‚š¤£š‚š¤£ 6y

Andrew65 A wonderful book, but why wouldn‘t it be Sharon Kay Penman wrote it! 6y

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Leftcoastzen

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

Thanks to @Billypar for tag!
1.From a while ago but keep it around for an instant chuckle.
2.Bag of Books,bag of snacks and drinks, bathing suit and hat, that's 4 things but saying bathing suit and hat an outfit.
3. Kinda over it because I enjoy a traditional pumpkin pie, don't want that flavor everywhere.
4.What Happened by Hillary Clinton, 4 other books
5.Speed reading with total comprehension that I could turn on or off.TBR will outlive me.

LeahBergen š‚ 7y

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Texreader

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

I'm driving about 1,250 miles across south Texas for work this week so I'm wrapping up this monster audiobook. Only two hours left in it, which I will finish halfway to my next destination tomorrow. Today I passed this one-car accident. I saw the family who all were standing nearby and thankfully ok. But it was also a good reminder to me to be careful on these back country roads where sometimes one forgets to be careful!

GoldenGirl I just did an article for my paper on a rollover fatality on I-45. Driving these days is scary! Glad they were okay. 7y

Melkyl Glad everyone was okay 7y

Texreader @GoldenGirl Very scary. I was the only car waiting for permission to go around and my heart stopped. Once I realized all was ok I took the pic to remind myself to be careful. I've already had to nap once at a rest stop. 7y

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GoldenGirl @Texreader yes, it is ALWAYS better to be safe than sorry! Safe travels fellow Texan! 7y

Dragon Drive safe š€š‰ 7y

Texreader @GoldenGirl @dragon Thanks! Tomorrow it's down to McAllen! 7y

Avanders Eesh! Driving can be so scary sometimes! 7y

tpixie š’•š’•š’• 7y

Rachbb3 Yikes! 7y

elkeOriginal That's terrifying. š™€ 7y

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Texreader

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

Having learned Penman went to my alma mater I think I'll try her historical fiction to prepare me for vacation to England shortly. Any advice on her best books and series, particularly audiobooks? Anyone think Phillipa Gregory is a better choice (also whom I've not read yet), and if so what audiobooks do you recommend? I've already read the books by these faves: Cornwell, Sansom, Follett, Rutherford, Chadwick, Gabaldon

LeeRHarry She's great! 7y

KaatjeH Love Penman!! š’– 7y

Reecaspieces Penman is fabulous. Can't go wrong with any of her books. Some are lengthy. So audible may be better for you. I love Gregory as well. She is a little bit more fluffy than penman. But I still love her 7y

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DGRachel Penman is my favorite HF author and I love all of her work, but I didn't care for the audiobook narrators I've heard. Sunne in Splendor is a true standalone. Then there's the Welsh Princes trilogy and her series on Henry II and his sons, particularly Richard. Not a Gregory fan. 7y

Dragon I loved

Sunne in Splendour

JillR I've only read Lionheart so far, but have read a lot of Phillippa Gregory - I'd say Lionheart was much denser, if that's the right word, but a good read. I like Phillippa Gregory for quick, easy reads - if you're visiting the Tower of London, I'd give a couple of hers a try... 7y

readinginthedark I haven't read any Penman, but I enjoyed the audiobook of Gregory's novel about Katherine of Aragon!

The Constant Princess

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TrishB

Lionheart | Sharon Kay Penman

#signed
Some of my favourite signed copies.
Sharon Penman
Robin Hobb
Mark Lawrence
Stephen King

LeahBergen Awesome!! 7y

DGRachel OMG! The note from SKP! I'm so jealous! 7y

TrishB @DGRachel it's brilliant isn't it! I was so chuffed with it. 7y

398.2 These are great. 7y

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