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Thanks for bumping up thread for me, Mersey :-) I finished Gone Girl and really enjoyed it. It was about a wife who goes missing and it tells the story from the husband's and wife's side and believe, neither of them are very nice characters. It has a great twist which took me by surprise (I love surprises in books!). Would recommend. except I didn't like the ending.

I stopped reading Poppy Day by Amanda Prowse as I needed something lighter for bed time reading. I am now reading Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks and am loving it so far. Nice to go to sleep with a chuckle :-D

Happy Reading Folks <3

I've been a very busy reader over the last few weeks...the Promises to Keep freebie by Shayne parkinson was one of 4 !!! The rest of which were just under £2 each but I enjoyed it as an easy read.

Not sure what I'm going to read next..there's a new book by Edward Rutherford out and I'm currently trying to talk myself out of buying it lol

Nearing the end of The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. I've read and loved all of her books, especially the Big Stone Gap series. This one is a bit more of an epic novel, involving Italian Americans, as all of her novels do. Highly recommended! :-)

I'm currently on the third book written by Steven Robinson. They are genealogy based crime mysteries and I have thoroughly enjoyed the two that I have already read.

Titles are: To the Grave, In the Blood and The Last Queen of England.

Three quarters the way through The Kingmakers Daughter,
good book, really enjoying it.

Emma :-)

Helloooooo me lovelies <3 <3

Im nudging this up as requested....

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Well, I gave up on The Long Earth; found it very dull and it didn't seem to be going anywhere.

I've just read The Mysterium by Paul Doherty. It's one of his Hugh Corbett mediaeval mystery books - lots of deaths but, because it's so far away in time, the goriest bits don't seem quite real. Pure escapism but Paul Doherty is an historian so the background is well researched.

Off on a short holiday to Dubrovnik soon so I've downloaded The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir on to my kindle. Some of her books are a bit scholarly with lots of footnotes etc. but this one doesn't look too heavy for holiday reading.

:-D@ Ann

I assume she is Irish as it is set in Ireland. I didn't find it depressing anyway. Unless you find marriage failure, infidelity depressing Lol!!!

\Will do, Ann. I am intrigued so far and it is supposed to have a gasp out loud moment, shall finish it fast, methinks. :-D

Is Anne Emright the Irish writer? If so I found her writing a bit depressing so I didn't read anything more from her. Maybe I should give her another try. BC XX

I will be interested to know what you think of Gone Girl BC as it was a greaders suggestion this time. Unfortunately it didn't get chosen but I see it is only £2.89 on Kindle.

I have just finished The last Walz by Anne Enright A Man Booker Prize winner. I enjoyed the book, a different style to what I am used to reading but she has a lovely way with words and descriptions.

Well I have dumped the Margaret Forster book I was reading (well I told you I was a Book Tart! lol), and am now engrossed in Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn; I think someone from GR team recommended it. So far so very good. BC XX

Finished Bernie Nolan book such a gutsy lady,
it finishes at April this year.
Back to P Gregory and The Kingmaker's Daughter.

Emma :-)

Thanks Ann.. I think I will keep mine separate as I know my daughter well she won't tell me how much.

Really enjoying Bernie Nolan's autobiography, her fight with
cancer, her wild days with the Nolan Sisters, her father's
chauvinistic ideas etc and celebrity goss which must admit
has put me off a bit on one of my favourite people on TV.

Emma :-)

Perse. My daughter and I share an account on our kindles. (Don't ask, she set it up). We each get the books the other orders. Only thing is, whereas at first we paid for our own books, they changed the system and now it goes on her account and I have to pay her. No problem as I just transfer money to her bank account.

Thank you Ann... I suppose I could have asked my smartee pants daughter who has one.. Of course now I don't get books from her after she has read them.

Kindle and IPad are on my definite to get...

Just been giving away some books today including Behind the Scenes at the Museum. I am at the stage where once read they are to be moved on except for reference etc.

Persie

Sue, Hi. I decided to keep the Mark Haddon for my hols next week, so am reading the Pat Barker at the moment. Yes, I've read the other Mark Haddon books - they are excellent.
Lynda :-)

Hi all,

just been having a quick look at recent post. Geordie in Norfolk, have just read the Red House, Mark Haddon, and it was excellent.!! Have you read it yet.?
Have also read The curious incident of the dog in the nigt time, and A Spot of Bother both of which were good. Realistic characters and very true to life. Also funny in places, also sad in others.! Roll on the next Mark Haddon.
Now, what to read next.?

Sue :-)

You can actually get back to the beginning perse, and if you know the location number and the index because that is in the menu. But you can't find a random page without laboriously going back page by page. The family tree would be OK if it is right at the front (which I think it was) as it is easy to go to the beginning.