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Historical people appear as major and minor characters, and real events are part of the plot. The characters are well-developed and interesting you get involved in their struggles and challenges.Įach is centered around major developments in the Christian church in England. More often they are real people whose story has been fictionalized. Sometimes the main characters are fictional. Where There is Love: Six historical novels by Donna Fletcher Crow set in 18th and 19th century England Where There is LoveĮach of these novels by Donna Fletcher Crow is a light, clean romance. So if you prefer to get your church history through novels, here’s a place to start. And recently I discovered a series of excellent historical novels about the very people I’ve been researching. I’ve been reading a lot of history of the church in Jane Austen’s day, working on my own book. This time, the history led me to the novels. Historical novels have also led me to read books of “real, solemn history,” as Catherine Morland says. For years I read them with my children, to help them appreciate history. Since then I have read hundreds of historical novels. In any case, it made me realize for the first time that history could be interesting and even entertaining! I read a book about Queen Isabela of Spain it might have been Norah Lofts’ Crown of Aloes, but I’m not sure. When I was in college, I discovered historical fiction one summer. I would hardly have suspected you to be an avid reader of novels, but one of Miss Austen’s books includes a strawberrying party, and what do you suppose the parson’s wife wore?”- Where Love Triumphs “Did you notice that the ladies of the vicarage are proclaiming their literacy in their dress?.