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That's interesting re Kindles Glossie Ann and BC.. so one can't flick back...

You wouldn't want to read Edward Rutherfurd on Kindle then... with London I was forever referring to the family tree at the front. Would have to put Kindle on the copier and copy those pages I guess.

Persie

The Kindle does have one or two irritations I think. One is what you have said BC, not being able to see the title, another (for me is not seeing the cover photo/picture which to me is part of reading the book. And another is not being able to flick back sometimes to remind myself of characters and events. But it is very useful for travelling and holidays. I do still read 'proper' books at home because I have so many still to read.

I thought Bring up the Bodies was the better of the two too Vera, although they were both superb and can't wait for the next one. But I love Thomas <3

Geordie, I also have just finished The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frey and thoroughly enjoyed it although I felt it dragged a bit towards the end. A very satisfying read. Have now started a Margaret Forster book whose name I have completely forgotten! That's the trouble with the Kindle, I never remember the names of the book as it is not sitting there looking at me, ;like areal book does!

BC XX

ps looked up the Margaret Forster book and it is Keeping the World away...am not exactly enthralled as the heroine really irritates me! Hope it gets better.

I finished Bring Up The Bodies which I loved. I enjoyed Wolf Hall but thought this book was better. Can't decide whether I love or hate Thomas Cromwell - what a man he was!

I have started reading The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter. I generally like Pratchett for his humour and fantasy but I didn't know Stephen Baxter at all. I gather he is a sci-fi writer. I'm not sure whether the collaboration is going to work. I'm only a few chapters in so I'll plod on a bit longer but I haven't enjoyed it much so far.

I've finished The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and I must say, it was one of the best books I've ever read! It's not just about a man walking to see a former friend dying of cancer, though that's really fascinating, it's also about his examining what has gone wrong in his life, with his wife and son ,and how the people he meets along the way bring about his soul searching. Plus, it has a very satisfying ending.
Not yet decided what to read next - either Toby's Room by Pat Barker, or The Red House by Mark Haddon.

Just bought for my kindle Now and Forever by Bernie Nolan.
Took a sample last night to read and OH got me to buy it.
Must admit I will put aside P Gregory's book for the moment
to read this one.

Emma :-)

Started The Kingmakers Daughter by P Gregory last night. :-D

Emma :-)

Hi Hayley I have just taken a look at that and think it maybe one for me thanks :-) <3

Just finished the sisterhood by Helen Bryan ....very good read :-D

At long last have finished Nicholas and Alexandra.
If you want a history lesson on Russia and their
murders this is a book I would recommend. I have
learnt a lot from this book even though it took me ages
to read and happy I managed to get through it. :-D

Emma :-)

Yes Ann so sad in places and shows the connection twins have to one another.

Hope you enjoyed your holiday :-)

Good book isn't it Barb? Very enlightening

This book I have just finished isn't my usual type of read. Biography's and anything by Dilly Court suits me best. Anyway my D.I.L. bought this one for me but I didn't think I would enjoy it.

A true story called My Secret Sister by Helen Edwards & Jenny Lee Smith. Twins separated at birth. One sister abused, one loved.
It made compelling reading. Very moving and inspirational.

I have read the narcisstic mothers thread on here and never really understood until now. On searching for her family history one of the women came onto Genes and posted a message and got a response back from an unknown family member.
Only published this year. A very good read.

I read Life of Pi when it first came out, and found it really fascinating, and now looking forward to watching the DVD. It was like nothing else I've ever read.
Still reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. I do wish he'd buy himself some hiking boots - I can really feel those blisters!

Just finished Life of Pi. Well written and informative but not really my type of book.

Don't ask.

Emma :-)

Well since getting my touchpad thingie l have downloaded the amazon kindle from my puter. The latest book is "Name and Number", based on a true prison story.

Wow l certainly don't want to be in prison. Young lad gets 2yr sentance for drug related crime.....and its what happens to him basically. Some of it is amazing and good some bloody awful...but l'm hooked.
Some of it is written badly, can't explain, you'll have to read it to see what l mean.
But a very good read.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Name-Number-Based-Prison-ebook/dp/B009KFLLGI

and its still free on amazon kindle:)
jude x

<3 :-D <3

If you like Maeve Binchy you will probably
enjoy Finding Home by Roisin McAuley.

Louise & Rebecca are looking for a suitable location for a film, they find Wooldene Hall, the ancestral home of Diana and her brother Henry.

Diana a widow feels her life is crumbling along with the house, she runs a garden centre and longs for romance.

Henry, retired from the army is drawn to Louise whose home is Belfast, but the past has its grip on the present.

Lucy, Diana and Henry's aunt is in a home slowly succumbing to dementia

Set in Oxfordshire, London and Donegal mainly it is a good story with romance, pathos and some menace.

Shall look forward to your review Perse.nwhat a thoughtful OH you have.