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Have finished 'Stairlift to Heaven' and really enjoyed
it, an easy laugh out loud read.

On to P Gregory's 'The Virgin's Lover'

Emma

Just finished Virgin Earth which I enjoyed although I wasn't always sure how much was historical fact and how much was made up novel.

Just started re-reading Nella Last's Peace. I first read it a long while ago. It's a follow-on from Nella Last's War which Victoria Wood made into a television drama called Housewife, 49. She must have been such a frustrated lady - she was expected to be "just a housewife" but had a good brain and could write well. Such a shame her writings were confined to her diaries for Mass Observation. (She can be a bit of an irritating prig though!)

Just giving my Book Worms Thread a little nudge :-D :-D <3 <3

Nudge :-D

Reading "The House On Willow Street" by Cathy Kelly at the moment. Enjoying it, as it's undemanding - can't concentrate on much at the moment.

Hi Geordie I dont think you noticed my post from the other day...


Geordie Im really enjoying Netherwood, have you read her other one Ravenscliffe, im thinking of getting this on my kindle too





:-) :-)

Have just got hold of Valentine Grey, by Sandi Toksvig, and am hoping it will make for more interesting reading than the last 'Grey' book I read !! I have been waiting for it from the library for some time

Welcome VFM......nice to see a new face...... :-) :-)

Thank you Mersey. Nothing better this weather than curling up with a book :-)

I agree VTM...... :-)

The book I have just finished was The American Boy by Andrew Taylor.

Shortlisted by Richard and Judy back in 2005 and reviewed by The Independent as 'Deeply absorbing and beautifully written.. he creates an atmosphere close to Sarah Waters' Fingersmith'

I was really looking forward to it. Very disappointing - not easy to follow, and the atmosphere he created was nowhere near close to that created by Sarah in her books

Ive finally finished Neverwood and thoroughly enjoyed it im going tostart Ravenscliffe by the same author.....hopefully its as enjoyable as the last one

Keeeeeeeeep Smiling, Keeeeeep reading <3

Hi, Mersey, sorry I didn't see your post. Glad you enjoyed Netherwood. I haven't read Ravenscliffe yet, but will look out for it.

Lynda x

I have just started the Paris wife a story written around the character of Ernest Hemmingway. Haven't read enough to get into it yet.

Valentine Grey is turning out to be quite good

Geordie no probs you have had a lot on your mind :-)

Good luck with your book Ann youll have to lett us know :-)

DeeDee is your book like Fifty Shades ;-) :-)

Not really Mersey. A girl and her cousin change places, she goes off to the Boer War to fight and he stays home with his male lover :-0

Am ready to abandon the Margaret Drabble book...ok for classic scholars I suppose, but it seems to be dragging on a bit. Ann, let me know what you think of The Paris Wife as it looks interesting.

*waves to new and old worms :-D <3

Will do BC, like it so far. TTried one Margaret Drabble once and didn't get on at all with it.

Valentine Grey seemed a bit disjointed in places, dodging between the war in Africa and life in London. Certainly opened my eyes to what went on in the Boer War. At times I could almost here Sandi Toksvig reading it to me, which I am not sure helped !!