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Like BC can't wait for the next book 'Bring up the Bodies'
Keep hoping it will come down in price but looks like I
will have to pay up. ;-)

Emma

OH bought me 'Bring up the Bodies' for my birthday :-D. I was waiting for the paperback but apparently this won't be out until next year as it is shortlisted for the Booker. I guess 'they' want to maximise the revenue. I'm enjoying it very much - better even than Wolf Hall :-D.

Morning all,

Finished 'Abandoned Women' and now reading the sequel
to 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel.
So far am enjoying 'Bring up the Bodies' didn't think it would
come down in price so had to get it. As 'Wolf Hall' was a good
read looks like this one is going to be the same. :-)

Emma

*tries to read Wolf Hall faster so she can get Bring Up the Bodies!! :-D :-D :-D

LOL @ BC, come on babes you can do it :-D

Good Afternnon my Ickle Book Worms :-) <3

Well ive finally finished Lilians story, I agree with Muffy it was ok but not the best
:(.....

Im now reading Claras War written by Clara Kramer, this is a memoir of Claras life starting from the age of 15 in Poland in 1942...Despite the worst of circumstances this is a story full of hope, survival, courage and love.... :-)

Haven't managed to get to the library recently. Been very busy doing other things.

Have however got to my local charity shop, where they sell three paperbacks for a pound!

Am now reading "The Golden Prince" by Rebecca Dean.

It starts in 1911 and the Prince of the title is Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward V111 and The Duke of Windsor.

A fictional story about young David (as he was called in the family) as a teenaged navy cadet.
He meets by chance a lovely young girl called Lily, who is from a "good" family but not Royal.

The young couple fall in love ....

The story takes us through the Coronation and the Investiture of The Prince of Wales, ass well as many other factual events

An easy to read way to get to know about "the feel" of the times, before women had the vote and approaching the Great War.

Haven't finished it yet, but interesting plus informative and amusing so far.

See 'Bring up the Bodies' got the Booker prize.

Good read and still enjoying it, 50% still to read. :-D

Emma

im reading fire brand by susan wiggs :
:)

Yeehaww Emma....just finished Wolf Hall and starting Bring up the Bodies tonight :-D :-D
:-D

*blushes...think I am in love with Thomas Cromwell :-D <3

Get in line BC...sounds soooo manly :-D

Enjoy ;-)

No, I saw him first......... :-D :-D

Oooh yes Mersey... 'Clara's War' sounds like one for me :-)

If you are enjoying it then may I recommend these

'Between Shades of Gray' by Ruta Sepetys. It's the true story of a 15 yr old Lithuanian girl taken prisoner by the Soviets in 1941 (with her mother and brother) and set to hard labour in Siberia. Perhaps I felt it particularly meaningful because of my Lithuanian background, but I still think it's worth a read to anyone who is interested in this particular cjhapter of WWII .

'Joe's War - my Father Decoded' by Annette Kobak is another great book, and another true story of a someone caught up on the wrong side of the wrong border atthe worng time! He was born on the Polish/Czech border, fled the Nazis, captured by Russians, fought for the Poles in France and escaped to the UK. His daughter writes the story. Worth a read.

Got to go now and look up Bring up the Bodies , not heard of that before I looked in on here. Seems it's very popular :-0

Karen

Sheila, not you too :-D

Karen 'Wolf Hall' is best read first as 'Bring up the Bodies'
is the sequel. :-)

Emma

OK Emma, thanks.

Don't know why I'm looking at more new books to read, I must have a shelf (shelves in fact) full of books waiting to be read.

I forgot to mention my current read..'A Loyal Spy' by Simon Conway.
I bought it for my hubby but he didn't get round to it quick enough so I started and now just can't put it down! It's what I'd call a bloke's book really - secret ops, MI5, MI6, SAS, Taliban, Afghanistan, War lords, terrorist plot blah blah blah.
It's great if that's your kind of thing ;-)

Karen

Hi Karen thanks for the suggestions will take a look and download them on kindle........

~~~~~ All..... <3

'Is it me?' - Terry Wogan's autobiography.

Anyone read 'The Darling Strumpet' by Gillian
Bagwell? Just downloaded it to my Kindle as
was on special price, read a wee bit of the intro
and looks good.

BC what you think of 'Bring up the Bodies?'

I am still reading it.

Emma

Just finished My dear I wanted to tell you by Louisa Young. Quite a long book, a lot in it about the first World War and the injuries and the first attempts at rebuilding faces etc. Quite graphic. There is a love story in there. I found it quite hard going but in retrospect it was a well written book, maybe just not my scene, too much war in it for me.

Im reading the Seamstress by Maria Duentas....its quite an easy read but for some reason im struggling with it....im about 12 % through it, I dont like giving up on a book so going to give it a bit more reading and hopefully it should pick up....has anybody else read it ??