Holland was born december 31, 1943, in henderson, nevada. The new york times has called her a literary phenomenon. Until the sun falls, great maria, the firedrake and pillar of the. The firedrake 1966, her first published novel, great maria. Readers expecting a romance will doubtless be disappointed since the novel is more difficultand. Buy a cheap copy of great maria book by cecelia holland. From the beginning, she focused on history because being twelve, i. Books by cecelia holland floating worlds pillar of the sky great maria jerusalem the secret eleanor the lords of vaumartin valley of the kings the death. Prices including delivery for btthe great maria by cecelia holland.
A sixteenthcentury family joins with pirates and william of orange to fight the spanish inquisition in this novel of the dutch revolt by a firstclass storyteller. While the norman nobles and barons battle each other and the christians push the saracens to the sea, maria, the wife of a norman knight, bravely faces the immense challenges with fortitude and courage. Historical fiction electronic books fiction history. In great maria, noted historical fiction writer cecelia holland brings to life the turbulent 11th century in southern italy. Cecelia holland talks to sarah johnson about about her two most recent books, the appeal of the dark ages, and her celebrated career as a historical novelist cecelia holland s novels first caught my attention ten years ago, when i came upon an old paperback copy of great maria misfiled, as it so happened in the romance section of a. Great maria is one of my favorite cecelia holland novels. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Author of floating worlds, the firedrake, city of god, pacific street, valley of the kings, pillar of the sky, great maria, the lords of vaumartin.
Cecelia holland s most popular book is lincolns little girl. In the soul thief, and its spellbinding sequel, the witches kitchen, celebrated historical novelist cecilia holland began an enthralling new tale of adventure, conflict, and passion set against the turbulent backdrop of the viking invasions of irela. A lush portrait of the eleventh century that leaves out none of its harshest nature, great maria is cecelia holland at her most evocative. Cecelia holland s novels first caught my attention ten years ago, when i came upon an old paperback copy of great maria misfiled, as it so happened in the romance section of a used bookstore. Author midnight knitter posted on october 23, 2015 categories books tags books, cecelia holland, cellcept, david lagercrantz, david mitchell, floating worlds, great maria, reading, richard flanagan, scleroderma, stieg larsson, the bone clocks, the girl in the spiders web, the narrow road to the deep north 21 comments on return to reading. Great maria by cecelia holland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Love and the relationship between a man and a woman plays a central role, and its the first of her books to feature a female protagonist.
Cecelia holland is a wellknown writer of historical fiction, whose novels often features male protagonists. Local author cecelia hollands 30th novel, heart of the world, will soon. With city of god she brings a remarkable epoch and a legendary family of scoundrels and murderers to breathtaking lifethe corrupt patriarch pope. After their war band is defeated in a legendary clash at hjorunga bay, cousins conn and raef corbansson, who narrowly escaped the carnage, find themselves in the frozen north of scandinavia. About the author cecelia holland was born in 1943 and has written 24 historical novels, the first of which was published in 1966. Readers expecting a romance will doubtless be disappointed since the novel is more difficultand richer and more satisfyingthan the typical historical romance.
Great maria book i purchased this book because it is one of my favorites. Author cecelia holland biography and book list fresh fiction. Set during the norman invasion of southern italy in the eleventh century, great maria told the story of the daughter of a norman robber baron. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The soul thief by cecelia holland she reads novels. A novelist excavating the past the witches kitchen kings of the north ordinary woman varanger dragon heart. Cecelia holland is one of the worlds most highly acclaimed and respected historical novelists. Consistently ranked among the top authors of historical fiction, along with mary renault, mary stewart, phillipa gregory, and diana gabaldon, the great cecelia holland now transports readers to the sixteenthcentury. Daughter of a norman robber baron, wife to an ambitious young knight, maria is a courageous. Paula finds great political agility in dealing with demonic, primitive forces.
She attended connecticut college and now lives in northern california. Readers expecting a romance will doubtless be disappointed since the novel is more difficultand richer and more satisfying. Maria was strong, opinionated, and took part in many different plots that arose around her. Cecelia holland has 73 books on goodreads with 94228 ratings. Finding california 2011 accounts of farmers and their families who travelled west to california, based on their diaries and other writings amazon kindle single. A list of works by or about american historical novelist cecelia holland. Holland continues her viking saga following the soul thief and the witches kitchen with an uneven but entertaining adventure tale. Great maria, of all of cecelia hollands novels ive read this far, is certainly the most romantic of her books.
See all books authored by cecelia holland, including dangerous women, and great maria, and more on thriftbooks. A mere fourteen years old, strongwilled maria is betrothed to richard. Cecelia holland s books cecelia holland average rating. The biggest dynamic of this story is between maria and her husband richard. I owned a torn up paperback version and wanted a hard back copy. Cecelia holland the complete book list in order 37 books 3 series. Read great maria by cecelia holland available from rakuten kobo. Sep 10, 2016 great maria, by cecelia holland september 10, 2016 jyotsna sreenivasan 0 comment cecelia holland is a wellknown writer of historical fiction, whose novels often features male protagonists. Cecelia hollands biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and. Cecelia holland in taut, spare prose creates a hard, unsentimental world in which people fight for survival and betrayal is always possible. The great maria is the highly realistic story of the life and climb to power of a robber barons daughter in the time of the norman conquest of southern italy. Cecelia holland books list of books by author cecelia. Ive read a couple cecelia holland books and loved them you should all read great maria because its one of my favorites and also awesome.
Cecelia holland was born in henderson, nevada, in 1943 and started writing at the age of twelve. Great maria the hera series by cecelia holland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Browse cecelia hollands bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Local author explores heart of the world in new novel times. Floating worlds rakossy the earl varanger the soul thief the secret eleanor the kings witch great maria. Great maria ebook by cecelia holland 9781402244483. Cecelia holland books biography and list of works author of. Maria is an impressive heroine, a quick witted, ambitious and practical. Theirs is a marriage of conflict, yet one that grows over the years into respect and partnership.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Cecelia holland audio books, best sellers, author bio. Blood on the tracks 2011 a nonfiction account of the great railroad strike of 1877 amazon kindle single. Books by cecelia holland author of lincolns little girl.
Great maria by cecelia holland historical fiction books. Starting with the firedrake in 1966, she has published twentyone independent historical novels covering periods from the middle of the first millennium ce up through parts of the early twentieth century, and from egypt, through russia, central europe, scandinavia, great britain, and ireland to the. This is often described as hollands first feminist novel. Great maria by cecelia holland 1974, hardcover for sale. Railroad schemes by holland, cecelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is set during the period when norman adventurers invaded and conquered sicily and southern italy late 11th and 12th. Author cecelia hollands complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and.
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