Book recommendations for someone who loves Downton Abbey.
Book recommendations for someone who loves Downton Abbey. Please and thank you! ?
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Book recommendations for someone who loves Downton Abbey. Please and thank you! ?
Maybe anything by Jane Austen.
Snobs. It’s by Julian Fellows
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Actually, really anything by Jane Austen.
House at Riverton by Kate Morton. I think that is the title. It is definitely by Morton and had Riverton in the title.
I recommend anything by Kate Morton!
Belgravia. Same author.
Good question. I would like to know also. ?
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance series! It’s from the 70’s but I still reread every couple of years!
http://www.barbarataylorbradford.com/books/the-harte-family-saga/
Two books written by the existing Lady Carnarvon who owns/lives in Highclere where Downton was filmed.
“Lady Almina” and “Lady Catherine” they are generally historically accurate and interesting.
Yes…..
The Summer Before the War.
Ooooh great question and great suggestions!
Daisy Godwin’s The Fortune Hunter, Victoria or An American Heiress
Agree!
Dorothy Sayers, PG Wodehouse. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Flowers of the Field by Sara Harrison.
I just finished Wait for Me! by Deborah, the Duchess of Devonshire. It’s a memoir – it’s somewhat disconnected in that it’s more anecdotes than a coherent whole, but as someone who loves the history of the Mitfords and that general era in Britain, I loved it.
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh.
Anything by Anthony Trollope. Especially good for a long winter’s read.
Penmarric by Susan Howatch
Possibly The Palliser series by Anthony Trollope.
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
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The house on Riverton
Yes, was coming here to recommend this!
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The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford.
The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
That ripped my heart out!
Me too…and the movie with Anthony Hopkins, it’s good too!
Love that book – heartbreaking and beautiful.
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Age of Innocence Edith Wharton
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“What Happens At Christmas” (Millworth Manor, #1) by Victoria Alexander. Victoria Alexander delights and treats the reader in every way! There are wonderful characters (in fact I could picture some of the actors/actresses that portray the characters in Downton Abbey in the scenes of this novel) and the characters are described fully so that each personality can be enjoyed to the fullest.
Casalet Chronicles series
Julian Fellows, the creator of Downton Abbey wrote Past Imperfect and Snobs, both quite enjoyable reads. You may want to try them!
Maisie Dobbs mystery series by Jacqueline Winspear
There is also a series by Elswyth Thane called her Williamsburg series that by book 3 moves between the US and England. Goes from colonial times through WWII.
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Whiteoaks of Jalna is set in @Canada
Belgravia by Julian Fellows is absolutely fantastic!
Wideacre by Philippa Gregory .
OMG That was such a dark book. Read it years ago and will never forget it. 🙂
That was a very tough book for me–I read it because I liked her “Other Boleyn Girl” and it almost stopped me from reading the rest of her books. Still, it was well done
I ❤️Downton!!!
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Forsyte Saga maybe
Love downtown Abby…..
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Howard’s End by E.M. Forster & Atonement by Ian McEwan
I loved Atonement!
Howards End is one of my favorite books.
Kitty!
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