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GR bookclub has announced the new title - The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook.
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/hobbies_crafts/thread/1344460

~~~~~to all Kindle Tarts&Book Worms <3 <3 <3


Emma I have read 2 books which are

Alice the Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victorias Daughter - Christina Croft £3.80 on kindle..........I really enjoyed this book so much intrigue......!!

Of all Queen Victoria’s nine children, none was more intriguing than her second daughter, Alice. The contradictions in her personality are so striking that, while she has often been overshadowed by her more illustrious brother, King Edward VII, and her brilliant sister, the German Empress Frederick, she remains to this day an enigma, the depths of whose character are virtually impossible to penetrate. By the time of her premature death at the age of only thirty-five, Alice had lived through two wars, had lost two of her children, and had exhausted herself in her devotion to duty to the extent that she suffered from disillusionment almost to the point of despair. Nonetheless, in the final tragic weeks of her life, she met unimaginable grief with courage and serenity, and her last words demonstrated her ultimate redemption and the beautiful restoration of all she had loved and lost.


Ive not long started The Secrets of Jackson Glen - J Richard Scott £1.98 Kindle

From Author........

"When I first began poking around in my family tree I had thought that genealogy was pretty boring. That was before I discovered a great aunt that was rumored to have done away with three husbands. All died of a mysterious stomach virus – one of them on their honeymoon!

I’m not the suspicious sort that looks for a conspiracy behind every door – but you must admit – it all sounds mighty peculiar. This matter came to my attention through family gossip. To my knowledge the authorities had never given these deaths even a casual glance.

I was certainly no detective, but I had found many dead relatives through my passionate hobby of genealogy. Would that be enough to solve such a mystery? In addition, I discovered my aunt’s house had many hidden rooms and had been used as a speakeasy during prohibition? Add in a dead body or two and it was quite a riddle. You will not want to miss this exciting story!

Born out of true people, places, and events, this first person account is based on family gossip, rumors, and innuendo – decades old. Obvious embellishments are weaved into the story along the way. This tale took decades to unveil, but it is an exciting story that needs telling..

Thanks Mersey will have a look :-)

Finished The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory,
enjoyable read and would recommend if you are into
history.

Now reading Alice the Enigma...A biography of Queen Victoria's
daughter.

Emma :-)

Let me know what you think Emms...... :-)

I have just finished reading "The Romanovs: The Final Chapter: The Terrible Fate of Russia's Last Tsar and his Family" by Robert K Massie. It's not a particularly easy read as there is quite a lot of scientific stuff about DNA and a lot of people in the story. I kept wanting to flick back to remind myself who people were but that's not as easy to do with a kindle as with a paper book.

The book is in several distinct parts. The first is more or less the same as the ending of Robert Massie's previous book "Nicholas and Alexandra" and tells the story of the final days of the tsar and his family. It then goes on to the discovery of the skeletons at Ekaterinburg and what happened to the bones. This is followed by the section about the various tests, including mitochondrial DNA testing, to try to prove whose bones they were and who was missing from the grave. (11 people were killed but only 9 skeletons were found in this grave.)

There is then a section about the "pretenders" to the tsarship (is that the right word?). In particular there is a long section about Anna Anderson, who went by a variety of names, and who claimed for decades to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia.

The author finishes his book by talking about the current Romanov family and the various sub-sections of it who are scattered around the world.

I had known nothing about all the court cases that took place in America about the release of tissue from Anna Anderson for testing or about the disagreements amongst the scientists on what the DNA was or was not proving. I found this quite a difficult but a really fascinating book.

It sounds an interesting book Vera, but I think I would prefer to read that in a proper book so I could look back. Not at all easy on the kindle.

I have just finished The Marriage Certificate by Stephen Molyneux. Reccomended on here a few months ago, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Before that I read That Summer Affair by Sarah Challis and The Light Between Oceans by M. L Stedman, that one made me cry.

Now have a couple of Tess Gerritsens waiting and a Karin Slaughter and Simon Kernick. Back to the death and gore !!!!

M.
:-)

I thought the Marriage Certificate was brilliant :-D.Maryanna I have read all of Tess Gerritsens and Karin Slaughters books.I too love the Death and Gore.
Now reading Truth or Dare by Tania Carver.

Finished Alice The Enigma and enjoyed it, good read
I knew very little about Alice.

Now reading The Secrets of Jackson Glen.

Emma, I was hoping to read The Secrets of Jackson Glen but it doesn't seem to be available on ibooks, only Kindle. Drat.

Hope you enjoy it.

M

Maryanna - it is possible to convert Kindle books to ireaders, and vice verse

Not sure how, but it is :-D

Thank you Maryanna.

Det I have just downloaded The Argincourt Bride for my
Kindle.

Emma :-)

Hi

I'm currently reading Martina Cole's latest book The Good Life fantastic as always and good that I was able to pre order on my Kindle.


Linda :-D

Thanks Det, will look into that.

M.

Edit just found a Kindle for iPad ap which I have downloaded. Now just have to work out how to actually get it from Amazon and onto the iPad, if you see what I mean.

Hope it works out Maryanna - I've been trying to persuade my friend to use her tablet to read books, but she is sticking to hard copies. As she goes away a couple of times a year, it would save on luggage weight and packing space!

Hope you enjoy the read GG :-)

Although I've read a lot since last posting a review, most of them aren't worth recommending. Well, what do you expect when they were free? :-D

Just read The suffragette Girl by Margaret Dickinson. A really good book with (I thought) believable characters. Suffragettes and WW1. (VADs)

Anyone out there remember the 1980's TV series The THORN BIRDS?

Well, I only vaguely remember that (must have been busy doing other things in those days) so this week I decided to read the book for the first time (£2.99 Kindle, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough).

It is a wonderful story, in fact, I would better describe it as 'moving'. Some say it is the Australian equivalent of Gone with the Wind, and I have to agree <3


"...In the rugged Australian Outback, three generations of Clearys live through joy and sadness, bitter defeat and magnificent triumph - driven by their dreams, sustained by remarkable strength of character... and torn by dark passions, violence and a scandalous family legacy of forbidden love.
It is a poignant love story, a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice, a celebration of individuality and spirit. Most of all, it is the story of the Clearys' only daughter, Meggie, who can never possess the man she so desperately adores - Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph will rise from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vatican... but his passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life." - says the Amazon description.

Go on....read it.....you'll love it :-)

Hi Kindle Tarts and Bookworms :-D :-D

Have finished 'The Kashmir Shawl' and thought it was very good. I especially liked how the story was set in different time zones,giving vivid descriptions of the Indian culture.

Mau, yes I loved the Kashmir shawl, (BC loved it too).

Karen that was a great series, unmissable, loved it and also read and loved the book some years ago. :-)