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Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Aug 2016 22:00

Do you have one and why is it your favourite?

Researching:

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Aug 2016 22:19

"Falling for a Dancer" by Deirdre Purcell and all the sequels

"A kiss before dying" by Ira Levin [he wrote "Boys from Brazil"

both these books had me gripped

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 6 Aug 2016 05:51

Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein.

Lord of the Rings - Tolkein

Lorna Doone - R D Blackmore

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

Robert

Robert Report 6 Aug 2016 11:36

Ian Rankin's Rebus books.

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 6 Aug 2016 11:52

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

My first book I read through from start to finish.

Have read many more over the years but this one
is special to me.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 6 Aug 2016 11:54

Any of the Terry Pratchett Disc World books. Each one contains an element of satire which may not be spotted during the first read.

Researching:
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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 6 Aug 2016 13:03

"The first lady's detective agency" series by Alexander McCall Smith

Any of Bill Bryson's travel books

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 6 Aug 2016 13:26

So many - The first lady's detective agency. Ian Rankin's Rebus. The first book I ever read, aged seven and given Mum's copy of 'Little Women' to keep me quiet.

Have to say '84 Charing Cross Road' by Helene Hanff. Why? I was with her in her apartment from the beginning. I understand her love of books, the way she scolded Frank because books she had ordered came wrapped in loose pages of books. I knew her, she was my friend! <3

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Aug 2016 17:28

Well I tried, I wracked my brains and couldn't come up with one favourite. I can come up with favourite authors though. Diana Galbaldan, Kate Moss, Kate Morton, Daphne Du Maurier, susanna Kearsley, Philippa Gregory, Elizabeth Chadwick. rosamunde picher, Barbara Erskine, Louise Candlish. To name a few.

Favourite books in the past have been, yes Little Women, Little men and Good wives (read them all quite young), the Poldark series, the Jalna series by Mazo de la Roche, Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee.To Kill a Mocking Bird

Not quite answered your question Rose, often my favourite is the one I am reading although not always, with the Kindle I do read some rubbish!
I like a book I can really get into, one I can't put down with characters that are real and, even better if I can learn something from it.

I am sure that I have left some authors out, blame my 'brain' for that.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 6 Aug 2016 17:33

All the Swallows and Amazons books by Arthur Ransome (I was given the first for my 8th birthday) and also HMS Ulysses, by Alastair MacLean. It is so realistic that it was quite a long time before I realised it was fiction.

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ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 6 Aug 2016 17:48

Color Purple by Alice Walker

Love the film too with Whoopi. :-)