Tag Archives: Sarah Dunant

Italian historical novels result in animated discussion

Posted on August 4, 2009 by

Thanks to Rita Charbonnier for drawing my attention to this great discussion among fans of Italian historical novels and four authors – at the moment of writing this, there have been a total of 428 comments! It was a real … Continue reading →

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Can you define historical truth, or write truthful fiction?

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

Well that’s a big question that I won’t even try to answer now, but it’s the lead-in to what promises to be a fascinating panel discussion at the Birkbeck Institute on Saturday 6th June: Talking Books “Novel History”. As one … Continue reading →

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Venice as a setting for historical novels

Posted on October 14, 2008 by

Lots of cliche’ and a selection of books that are nothing if not wonderfully atmospheric…  have a look here

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