Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality. It's a place to showcase any books I have purchased, borrowed, or been lucky enough to have been given an advance copy of. Hope you find something that looks interesting to you or that makes you remember a favorite book you need to finish. Happy reading y'all!
Anne Boleyn: A Novel by Evelyn Anthony
Kindle Purchase: $1.99 on sale this week
Normally I'm kind of over the Tudors because I read so much of them years ago. But this author has some good books to her credit and I couldn't pass this one up on sale for this cheap. It tells the story of Boleyn's life and love story with Henry VIII and includes the story of Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell's involvement which I'm always looking to learn more of. Published in 1957 I also like that it is a classic which is more likely to lack the modern touches I don't care for in today's historical fiction.
The Uninvited Guest by Sarah Woodbury (The Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries Book 2)
Kindle Purchase: 99 cents this week
I have the first book in this series and I've read another book from a different series by this author. So now I have the first two for this series and need to read them. I really admire this author because she has taken on mysteries set in medieval Wales. That is unusual and not easy to research. This book is set during the reign of Owain, King of North Wales in 1143 and the main characters must unravel a mystery about a dangerous uninvited guest at the wedding of the king before he becomes a victim. They remind me a bit of the Cadfael series by Ellis Peters.
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir
Paperback: Found in my box of old books!
I love Alison Weir's non fiction books (to be fair, haven't read her fiction books yet) and lately I've been reading a lot about the "three Edwards." This book about the wife and queen of Edward II is one I purchased years ago and I was going through some old books and came across it again. It looks so good now especially since I've since learned more about his life and hers. There story is one that seems made up because it is so unbelievable. I'm sure Weir has researched it in meticulous detail as she always does.