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TuxedoKat

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15. Here are a few
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 08:57 AM
Jul 2012

Susan Howatch wrote some. The first one I read of hers was Penmarric when I was a teen. It was very good and I was amazed at some of the things she wrote about back then that I hadn't read in any other book. A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich, wow I'm going way back, I read that one when I was a child. It's about pioneers in NE. It's a quick read, a lovely little book, and one I've reread several times. Francis Parkinson Keyes wrote some too, although I can't remember the title of the one I read. Have you read any of these authors? What are some of your favorites? There are probably some more, but these are the first that come to mind. If I think of some other good ones I will post them too.

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Define "family saga?" mvccd1000 Jun 2012 #1
Sorry, it is a broad category -- but yes, "Pillars of the Earth" would be a good example. I loved Nay Jun 2012 #3
I have only read a few family sagas that I enjoyed. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #2
It's been years since I read "A Woman of Substance," but I remember truly enjoying it. It fits Nay Jun 2012 #4
I never considered family sagas to be "beach books" Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #5
Forsyte Saga Mz Pip Jun 2012 #6
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg... Little Star Jun 2012 #7
That was excellent, all right. The movie came out good, too. Nay Jun 2012 #8
One of my favorite from years ago was "The Whiteoaks of Jalna" by Mazo dela Roche Rowdyboy Jun 2012 #9
Take a look at the Town House series by Norah Lofts. SheilaT Jun 2012 #10
These sound really interesting TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #16
R.F. Delderfield wrote several good ones. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #11
Gwen Bristow: Deep Summer, The Handsome Road, This Side of Glory ( a trilogy). raccoon Jun 2012 #12
Oh, yes. I'd temporarily forgotten about those. SheilaT Jul 2012 #18
Thanks so much, everyone! I have gotten some excellent suggestions for books I've never even Nay Jun 2012 #13
The first great modern one is a worthy exemplar - Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. nt dmallind Jun 2012 #14
Here are a few TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #15
Yes, I remember reading a number of Howatch's books and liking them -- I'll have to reread Nay Jul 2012 #17
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