Do any of you have a favorite Howatch phase? If so, what - and why? Are you a Gothic mystery fan? Do you prefer the family sagas? Starbridge? St. Benet's?...
My ranking: Starbridge St. Benet's Family Sagas Gothic Mysteries I think the Starbridge novels strike me as the most authentically creative, appearing to have...
... I do so love the family sagas, and I would agree that she is superb in "The Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rich are Different/Sins of the Fathers". I am...
I love Wheel of Fortune and Sin's of the Fathers' as well, and I have so many favorite lines . . . Vandeleur Leigh Morse Confido@... Please visit my domain...
I don't know if others have done what I have * but I would bet I'm not alone. One of my favorite activities (when I am not chasing after tenure) is to read...
I like Maria's ranking Starbridge St. Benet's Family Sagas Gothic Mysteries I haven't read the last two categories in ages. I think I read the gothics when I...
Well, to add my two pennies' worth, I am a Starbridge addict. Starbridge St Benet's Plantaganet history series Have never read gothics And it's strange. I love...
Starbridge for me too, and I agree with Shane about the two best of all - GI and AT. But I'm a bit of a Charles fan and those are 'his' books. I put Question...
Wheel of Fortune was the first I ever read, and I was hooked. I tried others available at that time, but couldn't stick with any of them. Starbridge I read as...
Hi, Great topic! I discovered Susan Howatch last year and have been working my way through her books. I have read all the family sagas and Starbridge. I...
My all-time favorite was Glamourous Powers, because my favorite character is Jon Darrow -- in any book, not just Susan Howatch's books! (Oh, well, maybe Aslan...
Sue in Cyprus You are a woman after my own heart!!! Such good taste!!! Yes, I like Charles too (remember that though my name is "Shane" I am very much a ...
... like ... a ... ******************Of all of the Starbridge characters, Charles is also my favorite - perhaps that's why I ranked AT and GI above the other ...
Hi I'm going to buck the trend here. Family Sagas Starbridge St Benets Gothics Of the family sagas Wheel of Fortune will always be my favourite. I've read it...
from jill in Perth I have only recently discovered SH. I read Sins of the f and then the Starbridge series....I've nearly finished...having just begun the...
from jill in Perth Her knowlege astounds me. Does she have religious training or is she an independent seeker? She really has successfully (deeply) attempted...
I'm starting to re-read the Starbridge novels having read them some years ago. I've also read the first two St Benet's. My favourite character WAS definitely...
Dear Shane in Sydney Thankyou... I shall read asap thanks regards J ... From: Shane Marshall To: howatch@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:11...
Karen said: Thanks so much for telling me about the article by Susan on Cathedrals.Just finished reading it and was VERY inspiring! Glad you found it so...
I have a question for the group about young Nicholas. I find a number of members really like Nicholas when young and the book Mystical Paths. Now the book of...
... I'm with you, and I'm a bit younger - I was born in 1960. I too find Nick obnoxious in MP. He's a spoilt brat IMO. Not that I have no sympathy for him ...
In a message dated 28/06/2005 13:08:24 GMT Daylight Time, sueincyprus@... ... Can I agree with all of the above and add that I find his treatment of women ...
... If you look at his behaviour towards both his wife AND Alice in the later books, he still behaves appallingly towards women! I don't personally care much...
I loved the discussion on Nick -- and agree with most of it. I've already said that my favorite character in the Starbridge and St. Banets books is Jon...
... Interesting thought! I can't decide who my favourite Starbridge person is. I really like Charles - his honesty, his integrity (eventually), and the way...
I can't say that I have strong feelings about any of the women. I think she goes in much more depth with her male characters. I have long thought that I...
... I like a lot of the women very much. I like Alice, I LOVE Loretta (in fact all of Alex's "lovely ladies" were women I admired as far as we got a glimpse...
In a message dated 29/06/2005 06:09:39 GMT Daylight Time, ... I like pretty much all of the women, even Dido! Susan Howatch has made all of them very human so...