tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post8407100090344323012..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: In remembrance of historical novelist Sharon Kay PenmanSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-17323655918880770552021-01-28T10:36:19.531-06:002021-01-28T10:36:19.531-06:00Yes. She respected facts (even as new discoveries ...Yes. She respected facts (even as new discoveries came to light - I enjoyed her lengthy blog posts about history) and also knew how to tell an excellent story.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-38963406766417713192021-01-25T21:30:01.330-06:002021-01-25T21:30:01.330-06:00So much immersion and escape Sharon Kay Penman pro...So much immersion and escape Sharon Kay Penman provided me over the years.<br /><br />I'm so sorry for her family and all those who were personally close to her. The rest of us have her novels to return to, while recalling her with gratitude for her terrific desire for facts, apology for when things changed about the facts as she'd learned them, and her ever-lasting enthusiasm for the history that enthralled her, that allowed such careful work.<br /><br />Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-37240323002941426902021-01-25T07:04:06.012-06:002021-01-25T07:04:06.012-06:00Hope you'll enjoy the mystery. They're al...Hope you'll enjoy the mystery. They're all definitely worth the time.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-15482842454366273172021-01-25T04:56:52.380-06:002021-01-25T04:56:52.380-06:00I had "The Sunne in Splendour" on my TBR...I had "The Sunne in Splendour" on my TBR for years and just recently took it off due to the length. But I really enjoy this time period, so I'm going to add the mystery you suggested, "The Queen's Man' in her memory. Maybe down the road I can fit in some others. Sorry to hear of her passing.Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.com