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FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 10:36 AM
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: Cynthia Orr <[removed]@cpl.org>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 10:47 AM
Cindy
Cynthia Orr
Collection Manager
Cleveland Public Library
17133 Lake Shore Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44110
Phone: 216-623-2906
Fax: 216-623-2977
http://www.cpl.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004 11:26 am
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
> Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
> depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
> care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
> Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>
> Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
> Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>
> Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
> who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
> a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
> nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
> traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
> culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
> traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
> Any ideas???
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christine Eldred
> MLS graduate student
> Burlington, Vermont
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
>
FROM: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <[removed]@cityofsalem.net>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 10:59 AM
Ann Purser - Patrons enjoy both her "village" novels and recently
published mysteries.
Rosalind Laker - her romantic historical novels are fairly mild and
contain some historical content.
Effie Wilder - "Over the Hill" series. These are light, fun, and
patrons love them.
Baumbich. Charlotte - The Dearest Dorothy series. First title is
Dearest Dorothy, Slow Down, You're Wearing Us Out. These have some
Christian content but for the most part are fairly light-hearted.
Betty Neels is also very popular but mostly wrote (she died a few years
ago) in the very light romance vein. Most of her books have been
published by Harlequin.
I will send more when I journey to my other work area.
Robin Beerbower
Salem (OR) Public Library
>>> [removed]@gmail.com 12/09/04 08:26AM >>>
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: "Pamela Kource" <[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 11:17 AM
Pamela Kource
Fayetteville, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: [removed]@grpl.org
REC'D: 12/9/04, 11:22 AM
Amy L. Cochran
West Leonard Branch
Grand Rapids Public Library
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
> depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
> care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
> Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>
> Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
> Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>
> Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
> who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
> a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
> nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
> traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
> culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
> traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
> Any ideas???
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christine Eldred
> MLS graduate student
> Burlington, Vermont
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
FROM: Melissa Groveman <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 11:39 AM
The characters in all of these books may express some religious
beliefs, but these are definitely not religious fiction.
Melissa Groveman
Greene County Public Library
Xenia, OH
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:12:57 -0500, Pamela Kource
<[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us> wrote:
> Betty Neels novels fit the bill perfectly. These were originally written for
> the Mills and Boone (?) the English parent company of the US's Harlequin
> line. I've been reading and collecting her books for years. Sometimes the
> female character is a bit too naïve or clueless for my tastes, but there are
> some days where only a Betty Neels romance will do.
>
> Pamela Kource
> Fayetteville, NC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
> On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>
> Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
> depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
> care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
> Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>
> Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
> Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>
> Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
> who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
> a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
> nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
> traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
> culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
> traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
> Any ideas???
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christine Eldred
> MLS graduate student
> Burlington, Vermont
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
> ......................................................................
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>
FROM: "Hogan, Jean E." <[removed]@nvcc.edu>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 11:56 AM
Or DAGGER AND THE CROSS, THE
by JUDITH TARR The inevitable clash between Christian and Saracen in the
holy city of Jerusalem becomes a personal war between two immortal lovers as
religious fanatics and political ambition conspire to thwart an act of
conciliation that would unite two opposing faiths. Set in the alternate,
magical 12th-century world of Tarr's "Hound and Falcon" series, this sequel
to Alamut ( LJ 12/89), featuring compelling characters and a wealth of
historic detail, belongs in most fantasy collections.
Or her Hound and Falcon series. I read these a long time ago. I LOVED them
but I can't vouch for the violence. Too long ago! But I think non
traditional religion was a big part of both series.
And how about. Prince of Dreams: A Tale of Tristan and Essylte -- by NANCY
MCKENZIE; Paperback
Grail Prince -- by NANCY MCKENZIE;
Queen of Camelot -- by NANCY MCKENZIE
-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Eldred [[removed]@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <[removed]@cityofsalem.net>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 12:19 PM
Jane Kirkpatrick - great historical series with a just a touch of
inspirational content
Jeanne Williams - historical/romance
Dorothy Garlock
Traci Depree - Can of Peas
Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cover series that starts with 16 Lighthouse
Road
Madeline Smith - Lemon Jelly Cake
Marcia Willett (similar to Pilcher)
Sandra Dallas
DE Stevenson - old author but popular
Claire Cook - contemporary fun romance
Jeanne Ray - same as Cook
Eugene Price
Joan Medlicott - Ladies of Convington series
Billie Letts
Please compile the list as it will be a great addition to my RA
notebook.
Thanks,
Robin Beerbower
>>> [removed]@gmail.com 12/9/2004 8:26:26 AM >>>
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: "Dick Turner" <[removed]@vpl.ca>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 1:16 PM
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:26:26 -0500
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
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FROM: Candice Michalik <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 1:50 PM
I was happy to see that someone mentioned Rosamunde
Pilcher. She's one of my favorites. However, in her
book "Winter Solstice" an older man and woman live
together for a while without the benefit of marriage.
Would that offend your grandmother?
=====
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Reference Librarian
Lynchburg Public Library
Lynchburg, VA
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REC'D: 12/9/04, 2:00 PM
Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series)
> Ann B. Ross (Miss Julia Series)
> Maeve Binchy - sex can sometimes be mentioned and scandals can happen,
> but she is never explicit.
>
> The characters in all of these books may express some religious
> beliefs, but these are definitely not religious fiction.
>
> Melissa Groveman
> Greene County Public Library
> Xenia, OH
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:12:57 -0500, Pamela Kource
> <[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us> wrote:
>> Betty Neels novels fit the bill perfectly. These were originally
>> written for the Mills and Boone (?) the English parent company of the
>> US's Harlequin line. I've been reading and collecting her books for
>> years. Sometimes the female character is a bit too naïve or clueless
>> for my tastes, but there are some days where only a Betty Neels
>> romance will do.
>>
>> Pamela Kource
>> Fayetteville, NC
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
>> [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org] On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
>> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
>> To: Fiction_L
>> Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>>
>> Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
>> depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
>> care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
>> Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>>
>> Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
>> Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>>
>> Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
>> who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
>> a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
>> nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
>> traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
>> culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
>> traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
>> Any ideas???
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Christine Eldred
>> MLS graduate student
>> Burlington, Vermont
>> ......................................................................
>> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>>
>> ......................................................................
>> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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>>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 2:12 PM
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:31:18 -0500, Cynthia Orr <[removed]@cpl.org> wrote:
> My first thought is 30-40 year old novels by best selling authors such as Taylor Caldwell, Anya Seton, Jacqueline Briskin, Susan Howatch, Dorothy Eden, Norah Lofts, Elizabeth Goudge. Just good old fashioned stories.
>
> Cindy
>
> Cynthia Orr
> Collection Manager
> Cleveland Public Library
> 17133 Lake Shore Boulevard
> Cleveland, OH 44110
> Phone: 216-623-2906
> Fax: 216-623-2977
> http://www.cpl.org
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
> Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004 11:26 am
> Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
> > Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
> > depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
> > care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
> > Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
> >
> > Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
> > Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
> >
> > Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
> > who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
> > a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
> > nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
> > traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
> > culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
> > traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
> > Any ideas???
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Christine Eldred
> > MLS graduate student
> > Burlington, Vermont
> > ......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
> >
> >
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 2:30 PM
Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
Christine
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:04:13 -0800, Dick Turner <[removed]@vpl.ca> wrote:
> Christine, has she tried any of the Miss Read books?
>
FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 2:42 PM
Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
Christine
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:04:13 -0800, Dick Turner <[removed]@vpl.ca> wrote:
> Christine, has she tried any of the Miss Read books?
>
FROM: "Dehoff, Christine" <[removed]@ecc.edu>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 2:42 PM
Chris Dehoff
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY
FROM: "Dick Turner" <[removed]@vpl.ca>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 3:45 PM
Dick
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com> wrote:
>Yes, she's done the Miss Read series! Good suggestion, though.
>
>Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
>got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
>Christine
>
>
>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:04:13 -0800, Dick Turner <[removed]@vpl.ca> wrote:
>> Christine, has she tried any of the Miss Read books?
>>
>.....................................................................
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Popular Reading Library
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 6B1
Telephone: (604) 331-3686
Fax: (604) 331-3688
E-mail: [removed]@vpl.ca
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FROM: "Linda Cannon" <[removed]@joplinpubliclibrary.org>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 3:56 PM
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Jane Austen
Carrie Bender
Taylor Caldwell
A. J. Cronin
Mazo De La Roche
Paul Gallico
Elizabeth Goudge
Georgette Heyer
Grace Livingston Hill
Jan Karon
Garrison Keillor
Emilie Loring
Janette Oke
Mary E. Pearce
Rosamund Pilcher
Eugenia Price
Barbara Pym
Miss Read
D. E. Stevenson
Jessamyn West
P. G. Wodehouse
Linda Cannon, Collection Development Librarian
Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St.
Joplin, MO 64801
417-623-7953
FROM: [removed]@freenet.richland.oh.us (Christine Rule)
REC'D: 12/9/04, 4:13 PM
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Yes, she's done the Miss Read series! Good suggestion, though.
Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
Christine
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:04:13 -0800, Dick Turner <[removed]@vpl.ca> wrote:
> Christine, has she tried any of the Miss Read books?
FROM: "B. Gigot" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 4:25 PM
>From: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:26:26 -0500
>
>Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
>depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
>care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
>Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>
>Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
>Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>
>Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
>who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
>a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
>nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
>traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
>culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
>traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
>Any ideas???
>
>Thanks!
>
>Christine Eldred
>MLS graduate student
>Burlington, Vermont
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
FROM: Ann Brown <[removed]@cityof.lawton.ok.us>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 4:53 PM
Ann Brown
Lawton Public Library
Lawton, OK
-----Original Message-----
>>> [removed]@gmail.com 12/9/2004 8:26:26 AM >>>
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
......................................................................
FROM: "Keddy Outlaw" <[removed]@hcpl.net>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 5:17 PM
Some other authors along this vein that may not have been mentioned already
(a mix of recent and less recent names):
Elizabeth Cadell
R.F. Delderfield
Suzanne Goodwin
Mollie Hardwick
Grace Livingston Hill
Pamela Hill
Rosalind Laker
Emilie Loring
L. M. Montgomery
Nicholas Sparks
LaVyrle Spencer
D.E. Stevenson
Marcia Willett
Keddy Ann Outlaw
Branch Librarian
West University Library
6108 Auden St.
Houston, TX 77005
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From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: "Billie Mills" <[removed]@showme.net>
REC'D: 12/9/04, 8:09 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org] On Behalf Of Keddy Outlaw
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:53 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Gentle but not Religious Fiction
Betty Neels books were one of our customer's favorites -- a retired nun.
She told me how clean and tasteful they were; they were practically the
only romances she would read.
Some other authors along this vein that may not have been mentioned
already (a mix of recent and less recent names):
Elizabeth Cadell
R.F. Delderfield
Suzanne Goodwin
Mollie Hardwick
Grace Livingston Hill
Pamela Hill
Rosalind Laker
Emilie Loring
L. M. Montgomery
Nicholas Sparks
LaVyrle Spencer
D.E. Stevenson
Marcia Willett
Keddy Ann Outlaw
Branch Librarian
West University Library
6108 Auden St.
Houston, TX 77005
Harris County Public Library: Your Pathway to Knowledge
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From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't care
for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan Karon's
Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes a
bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but nothing
too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than traditional
religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop culture at all
(i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of traditional, even
old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay. Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Christine Eldred
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't care
for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan Karon's
Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes a
bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but nothing
too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than traditional
religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop culture at all
(i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of traditional, even
old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay. Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 12:35 AM
1. Yes, Betty Neels would be fine - any and all of her books. Almost all
are set in Holland, and feature a dr. as the hero.
2. Early Harlequin and Silhouette Romances.
3. Those wonderful gothics, such as Mary Stewart and Phyllis Whitney.
4. Novels of Emilie Loring
5. Australila-set novels by authors such as Lucy Walker.
6. Early Signet regency novels by Joan Wolf
7. All the Signet regency novels of Rita Boucher.
8. The mysteries of Mary Roberts Rinehart.
9. Laura (later made into the famous film noir) by Vera Caspary
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
All of the above might be found in used books stores, esp. those specializing
in romance. If you need names of bookstores that might be likely candidates,
please feel free to contact me off list.
In a message dated 12/9/2004 11:27:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@gmail.com writes:
Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
Any ideas???
Thanks!
Christine Eldred
MLS graduate student
Burlington, Vermont
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 12:40 AM
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 12:51 AM
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 12:57 AM
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 1:02 AM
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 1:08 AM
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 1:20 AM
Ann Brown
Lawton Public Library
Lawton, OK
I think of her books as kind of gentle gothics. I seem to remember them
having mystery sub-texts.
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: "Warner, Deb" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 6:22 AM
Here's the list of authors on our "Gentle Reads" bookmark:
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Jane Austen
Carrie Bender
Taylor Caldwell
A. J. Cronin
Mazo De La Roche
Paul Gallico
Elizabeth Goudge
Georgette Heyer
Grace Livingston Hill
Jan Karon
Garrison Keillor
Emilie Loring
Janette Oke
Mary E. Pearce
Rosamund Pilcher
Eugenia Price
Barbara Pym
Miss Read
D. E. Stevenson
Jessamyn West
P. G. Wodehouse
Linda Cannon, Collection Development Librarian
Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St.
Joplin, MO 64801
417-623-7953
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/10/04, 8:06 AM
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: "Peel, Nancy" <[removed]@city.windsor.on.ca>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 8:59 AM
Nancy Peel
Windsor Public Library
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Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
From: "Christine Eldred" <[removed]@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:25:46 -0500
Yes, she's done the Miss Read series! Good suggestion, though.
Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
Christine
FROM: "Krauszer, Karen" <[removed]@plcmc.org>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 10:27 AM
-----Original Message-----
From: Peel, Nancy
To: Fiction_L
Sent: 12/10/2004 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
What about Maeve Binchy, or Adriana Trigiani?
Nancy Peel
Windsor Public Library
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Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
From: "Christine Eldred" <[removed]@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:25:46 -0500
Yes, she's done the Miss Read series! Good suggestion, though.
Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
Christine
FROM: "Pam Langhoff" <[removed]@rpls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 11:08 AM
-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Dick Turner
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 2:38 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
... then, what about Ann Purser.
Dick
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com> wrote:
>Yes, she's done the Miss Read series! Good suggestion, though.
>
>Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
>got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
>Christine
>
>
>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:04:13 -0800, Dick Turner <[removed]@vpl.ca> wrote:
>> Christine, has she tried any of the Miss Read books?
>>
>.....................................................................
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Popular Reading Library
Vancouver Public Library
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FROM: "Hogan, Jean E." <[removed]@nvcc.edu>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 11:30 AM
And A Time to Embrace as well as A Time to Dance
From Publishers Weekly
In this sequel to A Time to Dance, beloved evangelical Christian novelist
Kingsbury brings readers up to date on the trials and tribulations of Abby
and John Reynolds, who, after 20-plus years of marriage, are enjoying
something of a second honeymoon. Then John's career comes under attack when
anonymous letters smearing his reputation are sent to the high school where
he coaches. Worse still, he is in a car accident (a well-worn device of
evangelical fiction), which he survives but which paralyzes him from the
waist down. Abby and John's new challenges sit at the center of this novel,
but there are several engaging subplots keeping the narrative moving at a
fast clip: their newly married daughter learns she's pregnant, even though
she had planned to wait four years before starting a family; a divorced
couple is thrown back together and must work out their anger and mistrust;
and Jake Daniels, the student whose car hit Coach Reynolds, must try to
forgive himself for injuring his mentor. Religiously inclined readers will
appreciate Kingsbury's deft and sophisticated treatment of prayer, as
characters struggle to understand how and when God answers prayers. Less
satisfying is Kingsbury's unsubtle insertion of hot-button evangelical
social issues: a son delving into Internet porn, a mother-in-law repenting
for a long-past abortion. There's even a passing potshot at sexual education
in schools. Still, Kingsbury's hallmarks are in evidence: readers can expect
lively dialogue, likable characters and a passionate witness to the
commitments and obligations of marriage.
I REALLY enjoyed all three of these titles. Reunion was the last in the
series and I'm debating about going back and reading the preceding volumes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Langhoff [[removed]@rpls.lib.il.us]
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:53 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
What about Marion Chesney?
Pam Langhoff
Lincoln Library
Spfld. IL
-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Dick Turner
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 2:38 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
... then, what about Ann Purser.
Dick
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com> wrote:
>Yes, she's done the Miss Read series! Good suggestion, though.
>
>Thanks to everyone for these great ideas--keep 'em coming if you've
>got more! As Robin has asked me to compile a list, I will do so.
>Christine
>
>
>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:04:13 -0800, Dick Turner <[removed]@vpl.ca> wrote:
>> Christine, has she tried any of the Miss Read books?
>>
>.....................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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Popular Reading Library
Vancouver Public Library
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Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 6B1
Telephone: (604) 331-3686
Fax: (604) 331-3688
E-mail: [removed]@vpl.ca
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin
FROM: "B. Gigot" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 1:19 PM
>From: "Hogan, Jean E." <[removed]@nvcc.edu>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: RE: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:36:05 -0500
>
>What about Rosalind Miles' Tristan and Isolde series; the third one is just
>out. Or her Guenevere series?
>
>Or DAGGER AND THE CROSS, THE
>by JUDITH TARR The inevitable clash between Christian and Saracen in the
>holy city of Jerusalem becomes a personal war between two immortal lovers
>as
>religious fanatics and political ambition conspire to thwart an act of
>conciliation that would unite two opposing faiths. Set in the alternate,
>magical 12th-century world of Tarr's "Hound and Falcon" series, this sequel
>to Alamut ( LJ 12/89), featuring compelling characters and a wealth of
>historic detail, belongs in most fantasy collections.
>
>Or her Hound and Falcon series. I read these a long time ago. I LOVED
>them
>but I can't vouch for the violence. Too long ago! But I think non
>traditional religion was a big part of both series.
>
>And how about. Prince of Dreams: A Tale of Tristan and Essylte -- by
>NANCY
>MCKENZIE; Paperback
>Grail Prince -- by NANCY MCKENZIE;
>Queen of Camelot -- by NANCY MCKENZIE
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Christine Eldred [[removed]@gmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:26 AM
>To: Fiction_L
>Subject: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>
>Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
>depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
>care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
>Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>
>Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
>Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>
>Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
>who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
>a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
>nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
>traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
>culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
>traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
>Any ideas???
>
>Thanks!
>
>Christine Eldred
>MLS graduate student
>Burlington, Vermont
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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FROM: Crystal Renfro <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 1:31 PM
Crystal Renfro
Subject: RE: Gentle but not Religious Fiction
From: "Billie Mills" <[removed]@showme.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:39:33 -0600
What about Elswyth Thane? The Williamsburg novels.
Historical, some
romance, no sex or bad language.
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FROM: Spring Quick <[removed]@ccrls.org>
REC'D: 12/10/04, 2:22 PM
Freedman, Benedict & Nancy. Mrs. Mike
Cockrell, Marian. Mixed Blessings
Brent, Madeleine. Moonraker's Bride; and other titles. If she likes
romantic suspense many of this author's books do have a mystical element.
Whitney, Phyllis. The Fire and the Gold
Summers, Essie. many titles--I always think of her as similar to Betty Neels
Bjorn, Thyra F. Papa's Wife. Although this one may be "too religious."
***************************************************************************
Spring Quick, Adult Services Librarian
Silver Falls Library District
410 South Water Street
Silverton, Oregon 97381
(503)873-8796
FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/11/04, 2:06 AM
Titles in the Williamsburg Series:
Dawn's Early Light
Yankee Stranger
Ever After
The Light Heart
Kissing Kin
This Was Tomorrow
Homing
Thane also wrote a wonderful YA ghost book book entitled Tryst, and a book
entitled Queen's Folly, which spans Elizabethan England (and a portrait of the
Queen) from the 16th to the 20th century. The above books would also fit
Christine's parameters - romance, no sex, not very violent (for the second book).
I did a Google search on Elswyth Thane + Williamsburg Series, and came up
with some interesting sites and links. One which I really liked gave excellent
descriptions of each of the volumes:
http://home.midsouth.rr.com/ochsner/article1005.html
Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian
In a message dated 12/10/2004 2:23:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@yahoo.com writes:
EXACTLY! I've been trying for two days to remember
Elswyth Thane's name! I thought that series would be
perfect too, but couldn't remember any of the book
titles or the author. And whoever listed Emily
Loring, that was a great author choice too. I am sure
that Grace Livingston Hill would be too religious for
her. (My all time favorite author, but she always has
a strong Christian message)
Crystal Renfro
Subject: RE: Gentle but not Religious Fiction
From: "Billie Mills" <[removed]@showme.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:39:33 -0600
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 9:30 AM
There should be lots of historical fiction she would like. Try F. Van Wyck
Mason, Thomas B. Costain, or Edward Rutherfurd. Maybe Michener would
appeal.
If she likes sf and fantasy, offer her Anne McCaffrey. Almost anything of
Poul Anderson is excellent.
I'll have to wait till Monday to suggest more--once again, I don't have
access to my at-home stuff.
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 10:05 AM
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 10:46 AM
You could certainly suggest some of the older "classic" authors--everyone
from Dickens and the Brontes to Kipling.
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 11:18 AM
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 11:30 AM
>From: [removed]@aol.com
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: 'Gentle' but not religious fiction?
>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 01:31:46 EST
>
>How about Robin McKinley's Beauty, as well as The Door in the Hedge (4
>wonderful fairy tales, 2 re-do's, and 2 originals?
>
Here's a complete biblio of McKinley:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Robin_McKinley.htm
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 12:44 PM
>From: Spring Quick <[removed]@ccrls.org>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:19:31 -0800
>
>
>Cockrell, Marian. Mixed Blessings
>
>
Are you sure that's not "Mixed *Company*"? It's a novel about a
boardinghouse in the 1890's and the assorted types who dwell there.
Another great one by Cockrell (I just reread my copy) is "The Revolt of
Sarah Perkins": an "old-maid" New Englander travels to the Colorado
Territory to teach school and succeeds in turning the town upside down and
her entire life around.
Which reminds me that, although they aren't fiction, they *read* like it,
and Granny might enjoy John D. Fitzgerald's "Papa Married a Mormon" and
"Mamma's Boarding House."
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/11/04, 2:16 PM
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REC'D: 12/11/04, 4:44 PM
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FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/12/04, 2:56 PM
I looked into "Mixed Blessings" and found it has also been published
as "Mixed Company!" The other Cockerell book you've mentioned sounds
interesting, so I'll investigate that one also...
Christine
FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 12/12/04, 4:03 PM
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 15:23:56 +0000, christine jeffords
<[removed]@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You didn't mention whether she is into romance. If she is, you can
> definitely suggest Barbara Cartland (some 700 books!), Grace Livingston
> Hill, Kathleen Norris, and other older authors, as well as the "Gothics" we
> all remember from the '70's--Victoria Holt, Mary Stewart, and their ilk.
>
> There should be lots of historical fiction she would like. Try F. Van Wyck
> Mason, Thomas B. Costain, or Edward Rutherfurd. Maybe Michener would
> appeal.
>
> If she likes sf and fantasy, offer her Anne McCaffrey. Almost anything of
> Poul Anderson is excellent.
>
> I'll have to wait till Monday to suggest more--once again, I don't have
> access to my at-home stuff.
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
>
FROM: "Sandy W" <[removed]@libraryconnection.info>
REC'D: 12/13/04, 10:37 AM
> Can anyone suggest authors for an older female reader who dislikes
> depictions of sex, violence, and "strong language" but also doesn't
> care for overt religiosity and sentimentality? For instance, Jan
> Karon's Mitford series wouldn't work.
>
> Has anyone read Betty Neels' novels? I just discovered her stuff on
> Amazon and I'm wondering if that might fit the bill.
>
> Okay, I confess--the reader in question is my 92-year-old grandmother,
> who has become the hardest person I know to find books for! She likes
> a bit of romance, but nothing steamy. She likes a nice story, but
> nothing too sappy. She's more interested in mysticism than
> traditional religion. She doesn't keep up with contemporary pop
> culture at all (i.e. no TV!), so something that feels sort of
> traditional, even old-fashioned is good. Historical fiction is okay.
> Any ideas???
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christine Eldred
> MLS graduate student
> Burlington, Vermont
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
>
>
FROM: "Katherine Stecher" <[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us>
REC'D: 12/13/04, 12:14 PM
From: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:37:27 +0000
Are you sure that's not "Mixed *Company*"? It's a novel about a
boardinghouse in the 1890's and the assorted types who dwell there.
Another great one by Cockrell (I just reread my copy) is "The Revolt of
Sarah Perkins": an "old-maid" New Englander travels to the Colorado
Territory to teach school and succeeds in turning the town upside down and
her entire life around.
Which reminds me that, although they aren't fiction, they *read* like it,
and Granny might enjoy John D. Fitzgerald's "Papa Married a Mormon" and
"Mamma's Boarding House."
Katherine Stecher
Readers Services Division
(507) 285-8008
Rochester Public Library
101 Second St. SE
Rochester, MN 55904
FROM: Lynne Welch <[removed]@oplin.org>
REC'D: 12/13/04, 12:55 PM
Lynne Welch - Reference Librarian
Herrick Memorial Library - Wellington OH 44090 USA
tel. 440-647-2120 fax 440-647-2103
email: <[removed]@oplin.org>
website: <www.wellington.lib.oh.us>
At 01:34 AM 12/10/2004, you wrote:
>Anne McCaffrey's Ring of Fear (not too much sex) and her Mark of Merlin (a
>kind of gothic romance.)
>
>Binnie Syril Braunstein
>Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/13/04, 5:11 PM
Faith Baldwin
E. F. Benson
Maeve Binchy
Thyra Ferre Bjorn (a series about a Swedish-American family in the 19th C.)
Gwen Bristow (mostly historicals)
Pearl S. Buck (mostly China)
Elizabeth Cadell
Philippa Carr (long series of Brit historicals)
Agatha Christie
Catherine Cookson (*lots* of books)
Jane Duncan (the My Friends series)
Dorothy Eden
Paul Gallico
John Galsworthy
Catherine Gaskin
Rumer & Jon Godden, separately & together
Elizabeth Goudge
Mollie Hardwick
Georgette Heyer
Jane Aiken Hodge
Victoria Holt
Susan Howatch
Henry James
M. M. Kaye
Frances Parkinson Keyes (also historicals)
Norah Lofts
Emilie Loring
Barbara Michaels
Nancy Mitford
Kathleen Norris
Belva Plain
Eleanor H. Porter
Gene Stratton Porter
Eugenia Price
J. B. Priestley
Barbara Pym
Dana Fuller Ross
D. E. Stevenson
Booth Tarkington
Angela Thirkell (continuation of Trollope's Barsetshire series)
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Helen Van Slyke
Jessamyn West
Edith Wharton
Phyllis A. Whitney
Harold Bell Wright
Ann Bridge (MacInnes-esque intrigue)
Traditional Brit mysteries like Allingham, Sayers, etc. (check
stopyourekillingme.com for more ideas)
Most historical mysteries
Historical fiction:
Margaret Campbell Barnes
R. D. Blackmore (Lorna Doone!)
Gillian Bradshaw
Bryher (yes, that's her only name)
Donald Barr Chidsey
Alfred Duggan
Dorothy Dunett
Walter D. Edmonds
Howard Fast
Inglis Fletcher (long series about Colonial Carolina)
Antonia Fraser
Janice Holt Giles (also wrote numerous books set among the hillfolk of
Appalachia)
Winston Graham (the Poldark Saga)
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (at least two series and a bunch of standalones)
Cecelia Holland
Anthony Hope (The Prisoner of Zenda!!)
Margaret Irwin (trilogy about young Elizabeth I, plus others)
Rosemary Hawley Jarman
Rosalind Laker
Hilda Lewis
John Masters
Vilhelm Moberg (Emigrants series about Swedes in America)
Bss. Orczy (the Scarlet Pimpernel series)
Edith Pargeter
Sharon Kay Penman
Jean Plaidy (dozens and dozens, including a very long series tracing Brit
royalty from William I through Victoria)
Jennifer Roberson (also try her sf--the Chronicles of the Cheysuli series is
very good)
Kenneth Roberts
Lucia St. Clair Robson
Edward Rutherfurd (Michener-esque)
Rafael Sabatini
Lawrence Schoonover
Shirley Seifert (also wrote about 70 doctors-in-love contemporary romances)
Samuel Shellabarger
Linda Lay Shuler
Frank G. Slaughter (also many contemporary medical novels)
Jane Smiley
Wilbur Smith
Irving Stone
Rosemary Sutcliff
Robert Lewis Taylor (esp. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" and " A Roaring
in the Wind")
Sigrid Undset (the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy)
Mika Waltari
Jan Westcott
T. H. White
(If you would like title lists of any of these, contact me offlist; I can
send them as attachments.)
"Meet Me in St. Louis," by (I think) Anne Benson (yes, this is the one Judy
Garland's movie was based on!)
"Mamma's Bank Account," by Kathryn Forbes
And a book I've often recommended on this list: "Lonesome Traveler," by
Weldon Hill
Many of these were read and enjoyed by my mother, who didn't quite make it
to your granny's age but didn't care for graphic sex and violence either!
Does she have any favorite movies, old or new? Find out which were based on
books (many are) and get the "original versions"!
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/13/04, 5:17 PM
Many biographies read almost like fiction; have you offered her any? David
McCullough is great.
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/13/04, 5:28 PM
>From: "Sandy W" <[removed]@libraryconnection.info>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: "Gentle" but not religious fiction?
>Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:15:14 -0500
>
>Hi Christine,
> You might try the "Miss Julia" books by Ann B. Ross.
And perhaps also Bailey White, such as "Mama Makes Up Her Mind."
FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 1/22/05, 12:40 PM
"Gentle" But Not Religious Fiction
Aiken, Joan
Aldrich, Bess Streeter
Anthony, Evelyn intrigue
Austen, Jane classic literary fiction
Baldwin, Faith
Baumbich, Charlotte Dearest Dorothy series
Benson, EF the Lucia series
Berenson, Laurie mysteries
Binchy, Maeve
Bjorn, Thyra Papa's Wife
Boucher, Rita regency romance
Brent, Madeline Moonraker's Bride
Briskin, Jacqueline
Brown, Carrie Lamb in Love
Buck, Pearl S. classic literary fiction
Burchell, Mary older Harlequin novels
Cadell, Elizabeth
Caldwell, Taylor
Carr, Philippa British historical fiction
Cartland, Barbara romance
Caspary, Vera Laura
Chesney, Marion
Christie, Agatha mysteries
Cockrell, Marian Mixed Blessings (aka Mixed Company)
The Revolt of Sarah Perkins
Cook, Claire contemporary light romance
Costain, Thomas B. historical fiction
Cronin, AJ
Dallas, Sandra
Davidson, Diane Mott culinary mysteries
De la Roche, Mazo
Delderfield, R.F
Depree, Traci Can of Peas
Duncan, Jane the My Friends series
Eden, Dorothy gothic romance
Fforde, Katie British romance
Freedman, Benedict Mrs. Mike
Gallico, Paul
Galsworthy, John Forsyte saga
Garlock, Dorothy
Gaskin, Catherine romance
Gilman, Dorothy Mrs. Pollifax series
Thale's Folly
Godden, Rumer
Godden, Jon
Goodwin, Suzanne
Goudge, Elizabeth
Hardwick, Mollie
Heyer, Georgette
Hill, Grace Livingston (some readers may find her too religious, though)
Hodge, Jane Aiken regency and gothic romance
Holt, Victoria gothic romance
Howatch, Susan
Johnston, Mary To Have and To Hold
The Long Roll (both set during Civil War)
Kaye, MM historical fiction & mysteries
Keillor, Garrison
Keyes, Frances Parkinson historical fiction
Kirkpatrick, Jane historical series
Laker, Rosalind romantic historical novels
Letts, Billie
Liss, David The Coffee Trader
Lofts Norah
Loring, Emilie romances 1922-early 50s
Macomber, Debbie Cedar Cove series
MacInnes, Helen intrigue
Mason, F. Van Wyck historical fiction
McCaffrey, Anne Mark of Merlin
McKenzie, Nancy Prince of Dreams: A Tale of Tristan & Essylte
Grail Prince
Queen of Camelot
McKinley, Robin Beauty
The Door in the Hedge
Medlicott, Joan Ladies of Covington series
Mendelson, Cheryl Morningside Heights
Miles, Rosalind Tristan & Isolde series
Guenevere series
Miss Read English village life series
Montgomery, L.M.
Neels, Betty romances
Ogilvie, Elizabeth
Pearce, Mary E. English farm life
Peters, Elizabeth/.Barbara Michaels
Peters, Ellis romantic suspense titles
Brother Cadfael mysteries
Pilcher, Rosamunde British family sagas
Porter, Eleanor H.
Porter, Gene Stratton
Price, Eugenia historical romance set in U.S.
Purser, Ann village novels and mysteries
Pym, Barbara English writer
Ray, Jeanne contemporary light romance
Rinehart, Mary Roberts mysteries
Ross, Ann B. Miss Julia series
Ross, Dana Fuller U.S. historical fiction
Rutherford, Edward historical fiction
Seton, Anya
Smith, Alexander McCall No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series
Smith, Madeline Lemon Jelly Cake
Sparks, Nicholas
Spencer, LaVyrle
Stevenson, D.E.
Stewart, Mary Moonspinners
Airs Above Ground
Summers, Essie New Zealand romances
Tarr, Judith The Dagger and the Cross
Hound and Falcon series
Thane, Elswyth Williamsburg Series
Thirkell Angela Barsetshire series
Trigani, Adriana
Walker, Lucy Australian settings
West, Jessamyn
Whitney, Phyllis The Fire & the Gold
Wilder, Effie Over the Hill series
Williams, Jeanne historical/romance
Willett, Marcia similar to Pilcher
Wodehouse, PG
Wolf, Joan regency romance
Also, early Harlequin and Silhouette romances
Christine Eldred
MLS Student
Burlington, VT
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