Its been over a year since diana gabaldon released written in my own. This was followed by fire along the sky in 2004, queen of swords in 2009, and the release of the sixth novel in the wilderness series three. Sara donati is the author of eight historical novels set in the united states between 1790 and 1885. Dawn on a distant shore on apple books apple apple. Donati writes strong novels in the genre of historical romance fiction. For good reason jamie and claire get up to some steamy shenanigans. We know you will enjoy exploring the intrigue and romance in these books to read if you like diana gabaldon. Books by sara donati authors like sara donati what. Sara donati s debut novel, into the wilderness, was hailed as epic in scope, emotionally intense. Sara donati is the pen name of rosina lippi, also here on goodreads because. By revising cooper in the same way the film version did, donati inserts herself into a strange literary conversation. Through a glass darkly, by karleen koen again, no time travel, but a very lush, eighteenth.
Gabaldon, there can be little doubt, as the two main characters in ms. Gabaldons shoes are hard to fill, but plenty of authors rise to the challenge. Diana gabaldon paullina simons jean m auel karen marie moning l m montgomery susanna kearsley jennifer donnelly sharon kay penman nora roberts philippa gregory books by this author. Her books blend genres such as historical fiction, romance, and sciencefiction to create stories that possess unmatched storytelling, unforgettable characters, and rich historical detail. Her first novel as sara donati was into the wilderness, which was published in 1998. Donati s novels feature detailed settings, a strong love between outsiders, and more, which is great as the author credits gabaldon as being her mentor. Wildly popular, the book won the romance writers of america award for best novel of the year. They are well worth a read, and if you like the outlander series you may enjoy the. I saw the sara donatis books are already recommended, but i just began. Fire along the sky by donati, sara 2005 mass market paperback.
Find authors like diana gabaldon from the worlds largest community of readers. Into the wilderness, by sara donati no time travel, but claire shows up as part of an interwoven world. If you like diana gabaldon s outlander, youll probably also like. Gabaldon s best selling outlander series make a brief appearance nearly midway through this book. A few more dont like it because into the wilderness isnt a proper sequel to last of the mohicans of course, i never said it was. There was like, four lines in there but anybody who knows french well enough or who knows canadian french or knows that part of the country will say, oh look. Whether youre a history buff or a fan of brawny scottish rogues, diana gabaldons outlander. Click on an authors name if available to read a short biography and see a partial list of their books. Click on an author s name learn more about them and see a partial list of their books. The love story in it is almost as epic as jamie and claire. The sequel, where the light enters, will be out in 2019 with penguinberkley. Sara earned a phd in linguistics from princeton university. Goodreads members who like diana gabaldon also like.
I put in sara donati, and something like this showed up click for a larger image. Gabaldon is an american author, best known for the outlander timetravel and romance series. This series was one of the best i have read since the wonderful outlander series author diana gabaldon. Books by diana gabaldon authors like diana gabaldon. The 10 best books like outlander to make you swoon reedsy. Sara donati came out with four more books in the series, that continued on with the dynamic release of the third wilderness novel, lake in the clouds. Sara donati is the pen name of rosina lippi, also here on goodreads. All firstperson text was written by diana gabaldon. Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, sara donatis epic novel sweeps us into another. Epic in scope, each book weighing in at around 900 pages, this series weaves a tapestry of fact and fiction, sweeping us into another time and place, all of it beginning with a forbidden affair between an unconventional englishwoman and an american frontiersman.
A fan of diana gabaldon posted her opinions that sara donati was a dg wannabe who tapped into a huge fanbase by dangling an appearance of jamie and claire into her story. Handpicked recommendations to authors who have a similar writing style to sara donati. Garcia y robertson are similar to the outlander books. Also fascinating, is that the author and the book are totally aware of the books fictional presence and ambition. This if you like page is here to assist readers who enjoy the particular styles of some lead authors in discovering. If you feel we are missing an author similar to sara donati. Lake in the clouds by sara donati is the third in the series about the bonner family, and is available in several forms, hard cover, paperback and kindle. Into the wilderness her first caught my attention so much that i simply went out and bought the remaining three published thus far.
This series does not feature time travel, but becomes a family saga set in the 1800s in america with light touches on slavery, mixed race families and womens contribution to. Find authors like sara donati from the worlds largest community of readers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading into the wilderness the wilderness series book 1. If you liked diana gabaldons outlander series, try these. Click on the stars to rate their similarity, or click on the spade to see more similar authors. Susanna clarke was born in nottingham in 1959, the eldest daughter of a methodist. Fire along the sky book by sara donati thriftbooks.
Into the wilderness the wilderness series book 1 kindle edition by donati, sara. Diana gabaldon burst onto the scene in 1991 with the publication of her first novel, outlander. Into the wilderness by sara donati penguin books australia. I wasnt allowed to read the outlander books when i was younger. Its time to dust off your time machine, hop in and set your destination to times long past. Someone at the dg group didnt like lippi s latest book. The book tells the story of a twentynineyearold englishwoman, elizabeth middleton, who travels to a remote area of new york state in 1792, to take up residence there with her father and brother. A native of chicago, she lives with her husband, daughter, and various pets between bellingham bay and the cascade mountains in the pacific northwest. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Diana jean gabaldon watkins grew up in flagstaff, arizona and is of mexicanamerican and english descent. I am very much enjoying sara donati s 1st book in the wilderness series, into the wilderness so much so that i have ordered the next 3 books in the series.
Author diana gabaldon called it one of those rare stories that let you breathe the air of another time, and leave your footprints. As a fan of diana gabaldon particularly the first 3, i was pleased to find sara donati s series. Rosina lives with her husband the mathematician their adult daughter once referred to as girl child but at the moment without a code name, jimmy dean pupper extraordinaire, bella cat, and the occasional foster doggo, in the middle of an overgrown garden near the puget sound. If you liked diana gabaldons outlander series, try these 56 books.
Sara donati became a published novelist in 1997 with the novel homestead writing as rosina lippi. It gets you involved from the first words of the first book. Its a series of 6 books,so far, that is written with the same detail as outlander. Diana gabaldon is just as much of a household name in my family as janet evanovich. If you like diana gabaldon you might like similar authors jeff woodman, deborah harkness, k. Outlander dragonfly in amber drums of autumn by diana gabaldon. If you go to dianna gabaldons facebook page or to the starz website you. If you like diana gabaldon red wing public library. The second series about the bonner family starts with the gilded hour. Interview sara donati book, authors, entertainment, more. She writes under the names rosina lippigreen linguistics, rosina lippi literary and contemporary fiction, and sara donati historical fiction. If you liked diana gabaldon s outlander series, try these score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Although they do not deal with the fantasy element of traveling, reading will enjoy the narrative style in which the author writes, which resembles the novels of gabaldon. This homepage was last updated on thursday, february, 2020, at.
Author biography interview books by this author readalikes. This book is of the same high quality as her previous ones, with a mix of romance, humour, danger, and always, historical accuracy. Below is a list of sara donati s books in order of when they were first released. The literaturemap people compare hemingway to writers like dickens, tolstoy, rand. Sara donati, the pen name of rosina lippi, is the bestselling author of the wilderness series. Buy a cheap copy of dawn on a distant shore book by sara donati. Text with a thirdperson voice was usually written by diana s webmistress. Hour is a captivating, emotionally gripping novel that proves sara donati is. Lippigreen was born rosina lippi on january 14, 1956, in. May 6, 2012 if you love diana gabaldon, youll love this similar series from sara donati.
Readalikes for diana gabaldon if you like diana gabaldon try these authors. A few of those dont like the novel because im not diana gabaldon. Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, sara donatis epic novel sweeps us into another time and place. If you like by author style originally created in 1996, revamped in 2002, last updated april 15, 2010 if you like by author style if you like by settinggenre all about romance has long offered a number of special title listings of various types of romance. Sara donati s novel dawn on a distant shore picks up soon after the conclusion of her prior book, into the wilderness. Then, in one scene, another fictional character, claire fraser from diana gabaldon s outlander series, shows up. T he following are authors similar to diana gabaldon. Exit unicorns by cindy brandner, into the wilderness by sara donati, in the country of shadows by cindy. This is the official website for diana gabaldon, bestselling author of the outlander series of major novels, the lord john series, and other works. If you love diana gabaldon, youll love this similar. It should be noted that diana gabaldon herself has warmly endorsed this book.
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