# Recommend a book for my mum **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-my-mum/464526 "2008-09-21T11:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Buran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-my-mum/464526/1 "2008-09-21T11:25:52Z")
It’s my mums birthday soon and I’d like to buy her a book for it and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. She likes historical fiction _(mostly Irish)_ and doesn’t appear to be interested in romance novels. I get the impression she’d like to broaden her reading horizons but I’m not sure what would be worth giving her to read. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-my-mum/464526/2 "2008-09-21T12:20:16Z")
Would she like some American historical fiction? I think _Lonesome Dove_ is one of the most entertaining books ever written. I recommended it to my mother-in-law, and she enjoyed it a lot. Also, Gary Jennings’ books are packed with history and story, but can be a little gruesome. Some titles are _The Journeyer_ and _Aztec_. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-my-mum/464526/3 "2008-09-21T12:26:18Z")
Has she read CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS by Taylor Caldwell? (Probably the only TC book still in print.)