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Public libraries can connect readers with authors and titles that may be out of print, or more likely, simply fallen off the radar of most readers.
I was thinking of this recently after speaking with a library patron who had received some reading suggestions from a RA at the Keshen Goodman library. The staff member had helped the patron discover some new historical fiction titles.
One of the suggested titles was by author Jean Plaidy, a pseudonym for Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, who wrote fiction from 1941 -1993. Although this patron was aware of the author, she had never bothered to try a Plaidy novel. She felt that Jean Plaidy was an author for her mother's generation.
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Well lo and behold, since reading William's Wife, this patron has become a fan.
Here are a few of her observations on what appealed to her:
-Plaidy's historical fiction writing is crisp and concise, free from extraneous sex and violence;
-The story is extremely well executed and characters are very well developed and quite interesting;
-The book is much shorter than the average historical fiction novel.
Here also is a description from NoveList:
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If you enjoy Jean Plaidy you may also enjoy the following read-a-like suggestions, as provided by NoveList:
Rosalind Miles
Robin Maxwell
Margaret Campbell Barnes
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