Big fat juicy sagas

[WiltonGal]

I am re-reading some Penny Vincenzi novels and thoroughly enjoying them. I think I have read all the popular saga books (one I have yet to read is The Chamomile Lawn) but it got me thinking….nobody writes (or wants to publish more like) these big fat sagas anymore. I know fashions wax and wane but wondering if our addiction to tech has meant that fat books like these are no longer seen as viable?

Are there any authors still writing these types of books?

Definitely try the Poldark books.

The Whiteoaks of Jalna. I actually moved to Ontario and became a Canadian citizen because of these books! Devoured them in my teens after my mum bought me Return to Jalna. And Ontario was pretty much as described, amazingly.

Howard Spring might be worth a look, Fame is the Spur and My Son My Son are two titles I remember. The obvious one is John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga of course.

Something similar I enjoyed recently are Tim Pears In a Land Of Plenty and Philip Henscher's The Northern Clemency

What’s ACOTAR?

Lace!!!! It's a big book I loved it years ago might give it another go. There was one she wrote about a plane crash as well savages. I think that was her. Shirley conran!

A court of thorns and roses

Anna has two sequels: Fleur and Emma

Cynthia Harrod Eagles is excellent. There is a good series on WW1, another 36 ish book series called Morland Dynasty, and the Russian books starting with Anna. Plus Cavendon Hall.

Also lonesome dove is an absolute stonking 10/10 novel

sweeping and epic with amazing characters who I will remember forever. Sparse writing so definitely not over emotional. Its
about a group of cowboys who go on a cattle drive to Montana in approx 1870.

also have about cloudstreet? Tim Winton. About two families who live together in a large house. That's it - it's about decades of life! Wonderful.

wally lamb you might want to look at as well

Might not be what you mean but A Covenant of Water ?

Have you thought of going back in time to Shirley Conran? Judith Krantz? Jilly Cooper? If you want something less overtly sexy, how about Maeve Binchey? They are lovely and long!(I love a saga!)

Susan Howatch’s Starbridge novels were my favourite. Theological discussion, seasoned with a generous sprinkling of illicit sex, and a surprising number of extremely sexy clergymen.

And there’s Marian Keyes. Each book isn’t hugely long, but there are a lot of connected stories. And don’t forget Elisabeth Jayne Howard’s Cazalet chronicles. Her live is fascinating, by the way-she had affairs with EVERYONE!!!

And of course Joanna Trollope for Aga sagas.

I guess Game of Thrones is kind of saga-ish. I found them very boring - got to about book 4 and realised that despite a lot of gore, battles, sex and sadism, not a lot had actually happened. And there was virtually no character development.

jilly cooper and riders was one of my favourites. jo jo moyes me before you, after you and still me aew the closest modern ones. not a bonk a thon like dear jillys books but still an engrossing read,

Most of the suggestions are great, but old. OP is after newer authors.

I second Ken Follet. I'm just re-reading the Century trilogy. Three doorsteps dramatising the 20th century through several families.
The Pearlers Wife by Roxane Dhand.
Cynthia Harrod eagles has written a lot of sagas.

Nora Robert’s writes lots of trilogies, she’s weirdly lesser known here but times best seller 1mx over.

Some of the titles mentioned bring back lovely memories, especially Sarah Pearson.
i loved Sarah Harrison’s Flowers of the Field

Has anyone tried The Deverill Chronicles - Santa Montefiore - I don't read anything like this but it is contemporary and she is prolific.

Have you read the Outlander books? I watched the TV adaptation a while ago but am loving the books so much more. And they’re all whoppers!

Bonkbusters and/or family sagas?

East of Eden is a cracking saga.
Olivia Manning's Balkan and Levant trilogies?
Aga sagas - Joanna Trollope (and her antecedent's Barchester Chronicles)
Mary Wesley

More historical but I adored the Nora Loft House trilogy and The Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Penman - a monster of a book about Richard III. Definitely not dry.

Yes! Fleur is £8.99 on kindle. I keep my eyes pealed for it in charity shops. Anna was on kindle unlimited. But not Fleur.

Try the Easter Trilogy by Beryl Kingston