Authors that are missed

grandMattie how brilliant to hear of someone apart from me who loved the Lymond and Niccolo sagas. I was lucky enough to pick up 'Game of Kings' early on, loved it and read the whole lot as soon as they became available. Naturally, having got to the end of 'Checkmate' nothing for it but to start again at the beginning. Wonderful books, especially the Lymond ones. Also really liked Johnson Johnson.

nanaSuzy me too. But they have been taken out of the library being “too old “! When I come into money, I’ll buy the two sets...

www.fantasticfiction.com/b/barbara-taylor-bradford/

Barbara Taylor Bradford is not only still with us but still writing

James Herbert love all his books and reread many times.sadly he was part way through his latest when he died

What about Penny Vincenzi ?
All her books were great. Sadly missed.

l agree with you.. loved Rosamund . Pilchard.

Anita Brookner
Angela Carter
Mary Wesley
Nadine Gordimer

Oh yes! Anita Brookner! I have all her books, one of my friends once said it was more interesting watching paint dry than reading one of her books! How I disagree, I loved them all

E F Benson. I've read the follow up ones about Tilling by other authors but they're not quite the same.

Richmal Crompton and William
evadne Price and her wartime Jane books made me laugh
As many EF Benson as I could find, The biographyof his mother and siblings made very interesting reading. When all my friends were reading Enid Blyton , my mother was most disapproving and insisted I tackle 'how green was my valley 'and
' the Citadel' instead which I much enjoyed

I wish Jane Austen has written more books. I remember when I first discovered here I devoured all her novels then was dispointed and felt lost when I realised she had only written 6!

Anniemac102 I have read Monica Mcinerney but not tried Emma Hannibal will have to try her thanks, forgotten about Rosmunde Pilcher she is another of my favourites. Also Jean Plaidy can also remember reading them when I was much younger and how she reignited my love of history.
It’s sad when your favourite author dies and you know there will be no more of their stories to enjoy

Mary Wesley - wonderful!

Emma Hannibal where did that come from ? Emma Hannigan

Miss Read, Rosamunde Pilcher, Sue Townsend and Rebecca Shaw.

Interestingly, I only read factual books. Fiction to me seems a waste of reading time. I await opinions otherwise.

I'm shocked l didn't even realize that some of these authors had died. I really miss maeve binchy.

Miss Read Denise Robertson and Lena Kennedy I often 're-read some of their books

Oh yes. Jean Plaidy. I loved historical novels. When a teenager I read all the supernatural novels of Dennis Wheatley. Liked Mary Renault also. Might try and find these books and read them again.

Dick Francis

Rosamund Pilcher
Penny Vincenzi
Anita Shreve
and best of all for me - Bryce Courtney. He wrote the most marvelous books with the best characterisations I've ever read.

David Lodge. Always made me laugh out loud

Mazo de la Roche ( Jalna series ) and L M Montgomery ( Anne of Green Gables ) . Anyone familiar with Joy Packer and Noel Barber ? I also enjoyed Malcolm Saville, as a child.

Yes grannybuy, still have all Noel Barber’s books on my shelf, time for a re read. (I had forgotten about Malcolm Saville until he was mentioned on this post. Loved his books as a child. Googled him, he died in Hastings in ‘82. I was actually on the prom in Hastings yesterday, first time since the 60’s, creepy. Must be a sign).

Penny Vincenzi.