Good NH Historical Fiction Recommendation

CrawfordCentury · 07-25-2011, 01:32 PM

John Irving's "Prayer for Owen Meany" was set in Exeter. I believe he gave it the fictional name of Gravesend or some such. I was living in the area when I was reading it; used to look up from the page while reading on the bandstand or and see landmarks he was describing.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Great Stone Face" is a nice short story about a boy named Ernest who seeks inspiration from the Old Man of the Mtn.

For non-fiction, I love the writing of Howard Mansfield. He and his nature writer wife Sy Montgomery live in Hancock. Howard writes a lot about New England in popular historical memory. I recommend "Memory House" and "The Same Ax Twice"

07-25-2011, 01:32 PM	#23
CrawfordCentury Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere betwixt Gonic and Chocorua Posts: 191 Thanks: 13 Thanked 30 Times in 21 Posts	John Irving's "Prayer for Owen Meany" was set in Exeter. I believe he gave it the fictional name of Gravesend or some such. I was living in the area when I was reading it; used to look up from the page while reading on the bandstand or and see landmarks he was describing. Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Great Stone Face" is a nice short story about a boy named Ernest who seeks inspiration from the Old Man of the Mtn. For non-fiction, I love the writing of Howard Mansfield. He and his nature writer wife Sy Montgomery live in Hancock. Howard writes a lot about New England in popular historical memory. I recommend "Memory House" and "The Same Ax Twice" __________________ Plant a garden. Heat with wood. And thank a veteran.

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