I, Elizabeth, by Rosalind MilesRead about another entry on the list.
My lifelong obsession with this lovely royal redhead might make me a bit biased, but Miles’ fictional autobiography of Queen Elizabeth I should definitely be on your need-to-read list. Told from the perspective of a declining Elizabeth, the novel documents her life from childhood to old age, with all the wit, humor, and regret you’d expect from a woman who muscled her way through war, scandal, and exile.
--Marshal Zeringue