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Nudge up for anyone who want to read the suggested book titles. Ann Glos

Are we voting today??? ;-))))

Thanks Anne. Well I haven't read Northanger Abbey and I bought it in Bath a couple of weeks ago so how about that one? Daisy

Hope you enjoyed your weekend Ann, Just had a reading list for one of my courses and realised that one of them is on the list of choices for this month ;-))) (Let's hope it gets picked) ;-)))

I forgot to say thank you to dee for keeping this going over the weekend ann

Welcome Daisy and thank you for your suggestions. Do you think you could narrow down the Jane Austen for us and give us one title. Ann Glos

Room for another one please? And if you agree my suggestions would be: The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley 'It is August 1939 and five cousins have gathered at their aunt's house in Cornwall for their annual summer holiday and ritual of Terror Run. By the end of the evening war will have been declared and the lives of all five cousins will have been altered irrevocably. The Camomile Lawn follows the cousins through the war and beyond, into adulthood and old age, united by shared losses and lovers, by family ties and friends. As each of them grows up they fight not just to survive but to remain true to themselves and those they love.' The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 'Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles. To this library a man brings his 10 year old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book and from the dusty shelves pulls The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. But as Daniel grows up several people seem inordinately interested in his find. What begins as a case of literacy curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind. Classic - anything by Jane Austen. Daisy

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Any more nominations?? Ann's away, so I am trying to keep this in view ;-))

thanks Lorraine for nominating 1984 again! I can vote for it this time :-)) my nominations are ... Small Island by Andrea Levy The multi-award-winning Small Island is the story of two couples: Gilbert and Hortense who come from Jamaica to live in post-war Britain, and Queenie and Bernard, who (willingly and unwillingly) end up putting them up in their London house. Told in sections through each of their voices, the book builds into a picture of two very different worlds and examines how expectations are formed and disappointed, and highlights a far from multi-cultural Brittain. and now for something more controversial lol ... Criminal Wirral by Daniel K Longman 'Criminal Wirral' is an intriguing and entertaining collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula from the Victorian era up until the early twentieth century. Daniel K. Longman's painstaking research has uncovered many fascinating cases that have been long forgotten, and he sheds new light on local causes celebres. The tales are supported by a number of maps with many contemporary and modern photographs, which help to bring these events and the people featured in them back to life. 'Criminal Wirral' will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the darker side of Wirral's history. HURRY !!! Amazon only have 3 copies left (but they have more on the way!!) Classic .. Middlemarch by George Eliot George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a disastrous marriage to the pedantic scholar Casaubon; the charming but tactless Dr Lydgate, whose marriage to the spendthrift beauty Rosamund and pioneering medical methods threaten to undermine his career; and the religious hypocrite Bulstrode, hiding scandalous crimes from his past. As their stories interweave, George Eliot creates a richly nuanced and moving drama, hailed by Virginia Woolf as 'one of the few English novels written for adult people'. sorry it took me so long!! Maz. XX

Oops, sorry Lorraine, how could I forget you? still you are not last! Ann Glos

Hi ann - guess u forgot about me!!! The Divide by Nicholas Evans Ive read all of his other books and i find them very hard to put down. The story line of this one is more of a thriller type and it looks at how a family can be cut apart by tragedy, and how a young girl can become so distant and different from her upbringing Ps I love You by Cecelia Ahern recommended this last time, but im desperate for a reason to read it again. The story of a woman left alone after the sudden death of her husband. This tells the story of how she manages to cope with the first year and the surprises her husband has planned for her. A real tear jerker and very life affirming Classic - 1984 George Orwell This again was on last months list but wasnt choosen and I havent read it for years. I love the way that orwell could see how life might change and i dont think he was far wrong in some respects.

Nudge to the top again Ann

Thank you Lu, are you joining in with the book club? If so we need two ordinary titles and one classic. you are very welcome to join in with us, the vote for Septembers books will be on Monday, they will need to be read by 30th and reviewed on that date. Ann Glos

I wonder what Maz is going to come up with, she is taking her time choosing. Thats the trouble working in a library, so many to choose from. ;-)))))))

The Boleyn Inheritance - Philppa Gregory Katherine Howard - A Tudor Conspiracy - Joanna Denny Innocent Traitor - Alison Weir The other Boleyn Girl - Philppa Gregory Lu

Nudge for anyone else. Kaz, are you back from holiday yet? Hope you had a good time. Nolls are you joining us again yet?

My suggestions for September Plotting for Beginners - Sue Hepworth Women reach fifty and think they're on the verge of liberation and excitement, and their broken-down men just want to stay home and fart. Or in my case, go and live in a cabin in the Rockies and fart.' Sally Howe plans to spend her husband-free year trying her hand at becoming a wildly successful author. But she's beset by distractions - the first being a queue of local lotharios, led by young Billy Bathgate, village postmaster with a tartan trouser habit and an obsession with drain rods. Warm, wise and funny, 'Plotting for Beginners' offers a wry evaluation of long-haul marriages, plus a lesson on how to hit the menopause running and seize your freedom when the family has gone. The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has surpassed her self with this epic tale of lust, jealousy and betrayal. The Other Boleyn Girl charts the lives of both Boleyns--each in their turn 'the other Boleyn Girl'--and their fiercely ambitious, conniving family who used the girls as pawns to advance their own positions at the court of Henry VIII. At 13, Mary is little more than a child when she is presented to Henry, ordered by her scheming family to serve her King and country by opening her legs whenever commanded, or doing anything else the great monarch desires. And while his loins are satisfied, life at court is sweet for the unofficial Queen and her pushy coterie. Inevitably though, the King's eyes soon begin to wander and Mary is overlooked, helpless to do anything but aid her family's plot to advance their fortunes, replace her with Anne and give Henry the greatest gift of all: a son and heir. Classic Colonel Jack - Daniel Defoe Full title: The History and Remarkable Life Of the truly Honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was Born a Gentleman, put 'Prentice to a Pick-Pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and then Kidnapp'd to Virginia, Came back a Merchant; was Five times married to Four Whores; went into the Wars, behav'd bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, is still abroad compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to dye a General.

Hi Jeanette I am looking for a reason to bring it to the top of my pile of books to be read ;-))))