Mailbox Monday, December 12

Seen both at Mailbox Monday -- hosted in December at Let Them Read Books -- and The Story Siren, my Mailbox Monday/In My Mailbox on a Sunday. A ton of historical fiction this week -- super fun! Have you read any of these?  What did you get?


For Review




The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau
The Turning of Anne Merrick by Christine Blevins
From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant by Alex Gilvarry
The Maid and the Queen by Nancy Goldstone
The Book of Lost Fragrances: A Novel by M.J. Rose

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 11, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Looks like a nice selection of historical fiction!
    I hope you're feeling better and will be up to diving into these beautiful books very soon!

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  2. Jenny QDecember 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    I've got three of those coming up for review as well, and The Maid and the Queen is one I want to check out! Happy reading :)

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  3. KayeDecember 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    The Book of Lost Fragances sounds interesting. I like M.J. Rose's writing. Enjoy your new reads!

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  4. AnneDecember 11, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Great mailbox! They all look like good books, especially The Book of Lost Fragrances.

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  5. SerenaDecember 11, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    MJ Rose is a great writer, and I cannot wait to see my copy of her book...these others sound like good ones. Enjoy

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  6. Brooke from The Bluestocking GuideDecember 11, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    You got some good books.

    Here is mine

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  7. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaDecember 12, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Haven't heard of any of these, but looks like some good historical novels. enjoy

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  8. ElysiumDecember 12, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Great mailbox this week! I have The Maid and the Queen on my wishlist and I'm looking forward for your review.

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  9. TeresaDecember 12, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    I'm expecting a few of those myself. I look forward to seeing what you think!

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  10. Tribute Books MamaDecember 12, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    These sound great, love the historical genre, enjoy!

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/12/mailbox-monday_12.html

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  11. Beth(bookaholicmom)December 12, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    I haven't read any of these but it looks like you are in for some great historical reads.

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  12. RAnnDecember 12, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Those covers are beautiful!

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  13. HollyDecember 12, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Love the cover for The Turning of Anne Merrick. I'm planning on diving into The Tory Widow by Blevins shortly. The Maid and the Queen is on my WL. Will be interested to see what you think of it.

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  14. DarleneDecember 15, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Lots of great books! Looks like we're going to be reading a lot of the same books. Lol.

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