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Family sagas / long series

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ecuse · 04/07/2014 20:49

Right. I have exhausted all the family saga type series I know of. What can I read that's similar to the Cazalets, the Clifton Chronicles, the Forsytes, anything by Penny Vincenzi, the Emma Hart books, Outlander etc etc. Inspire me! I want easy reading, absorbing, long and ideally multiple volumes....

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ecuse · 15/02/2015 10:46

Popping back in to say thank you - just finished the 36th and most recent Morland book, loved Now for the other suggestions on the list...

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snozzlemaid · 12/07/2014 17:36

I'll second Poldark.

toldmywrath · 12/07/2014 17:23

Oh yes to the RF Delderfields as well-I'm due another re read of them -
I absolutely loved them all.

7Days · 11/07/2014 15:33

Lovely to have them to look forward to, Duchess. I think there is another one coming out in the Winter, that would make 6 in the series.

DuchessofMalfi · 11/07/2014 11:42

7days - I haven't read the C J Sansom Shardlake series yet - on my tbr list. I have heard these ones do appeal to Shardlake fans, and are well written. Can't wait to read on later today.

RonSwansonsLushMoustache · 11/07/2014 10:13

I've just bought the first and second books of the Century Trilogy for 99p and £1.79 (kindle versions). They look fantastic, thanks for the recommendation.

NapoleonsNose · 11/07/2014 10:08

I can recommend the Century Trilogy by Ken Follett as mentioned above. The first is set around the time of WW1, the second, WW2 and the third is due to be published later this year I think.

Seeline · 11/07/2014 10:05

Another vote for the Delderfield collections

Horseman Riding By (3 books)
God is an Englishman (3 books
The Avenue stories (two books)

I have read them over and over. In fact probably due for another go Grin

RonSwansonsLushMoustache · 11/07/2014 10:01

Not sure if A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth qualifies as a family saga but it is long and absorbing with multiple characters. I loved it.

7Days · 11/07/2014 09:58

Would you compare it to CJ Sansom and the Shardlakes, Duchess?

Would love something as good as those to get stuck into.

DuchessofMalfi · 11/07/2014 06:16

Not family centred, but I've just begun the Giordano Bruno series by S J Parris. First one is Heresy. Set in Elizabethan England, this one in Oxford. Rich in historical detail, and very enjoyable.

Biscuitsneeded · 10/07/2014 22:26

Oh yes, definitely the RF Delderfields.

DistantShip · 10/07/2014 22:23

Wilbur Smiths Ballantyne series, set in Africa 19tj/20th century are on a Kindle offer. I loves these as a teenager and have recently read again!

JimmyCorkhill · 10/07/2014 22:14

Yes, yes, yes to Middlesex! Amaaaaazing book. Also The Poisonwood Bible. I am currently reading The Thorn Birds.

This might help.

CointreauVersial · 09/07/2014 23:29

Penmarric by Susan Howatch.

Rosarosae · 09/07/2014 23:27

One of my favourite novels is Middlesex - a very long book which is different from all the family sagas and absolutely captivating. By the author of The Virgin Suicides, but this is a much better novel.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 05/07/2014 22:33

Yes, I have never read any of his before, they were OK, lots of historical facts I didn't know and a lot of intertwining families. He can't write a sex scene thoughGrin

Bunbaker · 05/07/2014 16:26

I loved Ken Follett's The Pillar's of the Earth and World Without End.

Is that The Century Trilogy you are referring to Five? Are they a good read?

FiveGoMadInDorset · 05/07/2014 14:19

Ken Follett, one set around first world war, 2 volumes out so far.

KatieKaye · 05/07/2014 14:16

If you like the Morland Dynasty, then how about the Daughters of England series by Philippa Carr (aka Victoria Holt aka Jean Plaidy)?

CatKisser · 05/07/2014 14:12

I'm almost embarrassed to suggest this, but have you ever read A Woman of Substance and its sequels? It's Barbara Taylor Bradford so a bit cringey but I've read them a few times and love them! Very epic family saga type stuff.

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ecuse · 05/07/2014 14:09

Right, am officially making a start with The Morland Dynasty (looks right up my street) then will work my way through the others. V pleased now Grin

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Bunbaker · 05/07/2014 09:34

I'll second Kate Morton

comfycushion · 05/07/2014 08:28

Kate morton............. every book is a different story but ohhhh so good

magimedi · 04/07/2014 22:42

Sorry, it's late & I've had Wine & just re read the Op & seen you've read the Forsytes.

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