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TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 24 Sep 2012 17:05

Just Joy,

have read "The Historian" a very intricate plot but worth reading to the end.

An excellant story. and rather scary in parts.

Have recently read another of Elizabeth Kostova's books, which I also enjoyed (but can't remember what it was called).

~JustJoy~

~JustJoy~ Report 24 Sep 2012 16:21

Yeaay, it's back :-)

Enjoying reading for leisure at the moment instead of study. :-S

Elizabeth Kostova's, 'The Historian' is a different tale of Dracula or should I say Vlad Tepes. Quite a few interesting turns and a good plot line :-0

;-) <3

Julia

Julia Report 24 Sep 2012 14:13

An old Val McDermitt, but I can't remember the name. One of my 50p bargains.

Julia in Derbyshire

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 24 Sep 2012 14:08

the knights templars by susie hodge quite intresting

but no mention of my family yet

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 24 Sep 2012 14:06

Have just started "The Way Things Look to Me"
by Roopa Farrooki
It is about three siblings aged between 19-23. Their parents are dead and the siblings are trying to cope with crisis. The youngest child Yasmin has Aspergers, the eldest, Asif is trying to fit his life around her needs and the middle child Lila has escaped from home.

I am enjoying it so far and wonder if they will be able to resolve their problems, while still remaining a "proper" family.

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 24 Sep 2012 13:56

Muffy "The Art of Racing in The titlethe Rain" sounds interesting and different. Looking forward to finding out what you think of it.

Have just finished reading "Mistress of the Art of Death" by Ariana Franklin.

It is set in 1171 in Cambridge in England. Adelia Aguilar, who as a new born baby, was found by Mount Vesuvius, is the "Doctor of Death" - she examines dead bodies to discover how they died.
Sent to Cambridge to discover who is maiming and killing young children.

I enjoyed the story and was interested in the charecters in it.

Will be looking out for more Adelia books by Ariana Franklin.

If you like history and mystery I reckon you will like this.

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 22 Sep 2012 13:53

I'm just about to start *The Art Of Racing In The Rain* by Garth Stein.

It's all written through the eyes of a dog lol....heard good things about it ...and sounds like my kind of book...so here goes..........

Mersey

Mersey Report 22 Sep 2012 10:08

Good morning all....

While my thread disappeared I have read The Light behind The Window by Lucinda Riley.....I thoroughly enjoyed thi book and literally did not want it to end...

A story of the present day and the findings of secrets, lost loves and trysts from the past going back to the second world war involving the French Resistance and also the SOE.......Such an easy read with a flowing story...Lucinda Riley has written 3 books and out of the 3 this one is my personal favourite :-)

I am now reading The Last Telegram by Liz Trenow so will let you know how I get on.......

Take Care Bookworms <3

Joy

Joy Report 21 Sep 2012 23:04

:-)

Mersey

Mersey Report 21 Sep 2012 21:11

:-D :-D :-D Yaaaay!! Thankyou Phil for restroring my ickle thread it is very much appreciated!!!!! :-D :-D

Thank you to Joy Kentish Maid for pointing me in the right direction :-) <3

Also thankyou to all of my ickle thread readers for putting up with my stroppiness and moaning lol....... <3 ;-)

Happy Happy Reading Mwahhhhhh XXX

ally6740

ally6740 Report 21 Sep 2012 15:54

so good to see this back .....at the moment im reading the new dilly court book THE LADYS MAID
i dont know why but i just love dilly court <3 :-)

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Sep 2012 15:40

Proves it can be done. Welcome back Mersey and well done Phil :-D

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 21 Sep 2012 12:51

Great to see that this thread is back.
Thank you to all concerned.
:-) :-) :-)

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 21 Sep 2012 12:46

Thanks Phil. Glad to see the thread back.

I've been reading, or ploughing my way through, Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain. It's been one of those books I thought I "should" read and when I saw it for £1 on a charity stand I bought it.

I found the author's style a bit difficult, very wordy and I thought a bit stilted, but it is the interesting story of her life, mostly from her teens to late twenties. She came from a well-to-do family and fought to go to university at a time when girls of her sort were expected to become wives and mothers and nothing more. During WW1 and after a year at uni. she became a VAD nurse and really saw the horrors of war. In the war she also lost her fiance, her beloved only brother, and a couple of friends. She later travelled the country speaking on behalf of the League of Nations and became something of a worker for peace. I'm glad I persevered with the book as I think it was worth reading.

Vera
PS Just in case anyone doesn't know Vera Brittain is the mother of Shirley Williams, the politician.

Joy

Joy Report 21 Sep 2012 11:14

Phil is a gem :-)

Thank you, Phil. :-)

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 21 Sep 2012 09:31

Hip Hip Hurrah....three cheers for Phil. :-)

Good to have it back, thanks Phil. :-D

Emma

Julia

Julia Report 21 Sep 2012 08:27

Hurra,hurra, we are restored. Thank you Phil. Mersey will be pleased

Julia in Derbyshire

ButtercupFields

ButtercupFields Report 21 Sep 2012 08:11

Yipee! It's back!! :-D :-D :-D Thanks Phil :-D

philmoir

philmoir Report 21 Sep 2012 08:09

This thread has now been restored. Apologies to all contributors for its temporary (unexplained) absence.

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 4 Sep 2012 15:24

Yes it is Philip Pulman...."The Subtle Knife"....and l have it:)

Hope Baby Satan enjoys that book:)

jude :-)