A discussion on Amazon has been brought to my attention,
HERE. It is about whether or not my books
Trianon and
Madame Royale
are truly at the Bodleian and whether or not any academics have ever
"examined" my books. I must respectfully cite my friend, author and
historian Gareth Russell, who shared with me that he referred to my
novel
Trianon
in his dissertation at Oxford University a few years ago. Gareth is the
author of several books and plays, including the recent acclaimed
biography of Catherine Howard,
Young and Damned and Fair. Gareth also is the one who told me that both
Trianon and
Madame Royale are to be found at
Bodleian Libraries at Oxford.
HERE are excerpts from his dissertation which he gave me permission to publish.
I was also more surprised than anyone else to find
Trianon mentioned in a work about mother and daughter relationships,
HERE. I have no idea why but I am glad the book was found useful. I discovered
Madame Royale mentioned in
Russia and Europe in the Nineteenth Century by Roy Bolton and Grigory Goldovsky,
HERE,
which is an honor indeed. So I just wanted to clarify the matter for
those who think my novels belong with the Harlequins that there exist
scholars who have thought otherwise. But honestly, I know of few other historical fiction novels that have undergone such scrutiny and treated as if they were post-graduate theses.
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