General Chat

Yep guilty as charged Maddiecow lol If it's rubbish you can blame me lol xx

I love reading, always have - read late at night or on holiday
Books have to capture me in the first few pages, not very tolerant if a book doesn't 'grab' me!

Not always fiction, but over the last few years have read most of the books by

Rosamund Pilchar......... delightful and warm
Daphne du Maurier ......... totally immersing
E.V. Thompson ....... Cornwall series, which evolve to South Africa or Australia - fascinating
Bill Bryson........ all of them, have read Notes from A Small Island 3 times and still laugh out loud! Brilliant

also
Tracy Chevalier
Philippa Gregory

and some time ago
Norah Lofts - her Town House series is fascinating

Jean Plaidy - not so keen now.

and I actually think Jeffrey Archer writes quite a good yarn! LOL

mines dean koontz. read 1 off his books yrs ago & now its my aim 2 collect them all

i go the libraru every tuesday take little man hes loves going to pik books for him and the girls

he also likes to flirt with the blonde librarian lol who always saves him the brand new books

xx

I have always loved to read, and will have a go at most authors, altho prefer historical novels, and any novels to do with war time family tales, triumph over adversity type stuff is always heartwarming, also don't mind the odd chick lit and also autobiographies.
Just started a new book yesterday, set in Chile, and moving to Cornwall. I always love anything set in Cornwall, Malta or Norfolk, or anywhere I have spent any time so that I can picture the places as they are mentioned.
Favourite authors, too numerous to mention.
Get most of my books from Charity shops or the charity bookshelf in our local supermarket, most of the books I take back there to be resold (cost is 25 p in charity box but I usually put in more). My son found some of his favourites when we were there yesterday, I am so glad the love of books I encouraged when small, is still with him.
You are never alone with a book.
Lizx

I like all sorts of authors , Emma Blair , (who is really a man !!!) Margaret Thompson Davies are Scottish authors who`s books I enjoy , also love auto / boigraphies
,Ros xx

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Ian Rankin - the Rebus stories are first class - and John Mortimer

My son bought me... Barbara Erskine's House of Echoes, but I have not started it yet.
I am half way through another book he bought me.
*Birds Without Wings*,
by Louis de Bernieres... enjoying it too.

I love many authors.
Daphne de Maurier's ...*Rebecca* my all time favourite, and could read the opening chapter over and over.... and have done.
I was given the book written by (can't remember) which is supposed to be the sequel to it. I think it is called *Rebecca's Tale* and I find it hard to read, as it is totally destroying the character of the second Mrs De Winter....
I must finish it and I will, but I don't like the easy way she has been 'put down' by the people she trusted.
I'm an idiot I know but it upsets me.. ;-0(

Maeve Binchy
Cathy Reichs
Alex Kava
Jeffrey Archer
Emma Blair..... who is a lovely big man....
Harry Bowling
Elvi Plain (sp)
I love a good mystery, murder, family sagas... but they must have an honest historical background.

All in all.... I'll read anything except for Celebrities life stories.... all of 25 years of them.
I did enjoy Claire Rayner's book though.
Have read many of her novels too... very good writer.

Have I bored you yet???? ;-0)
SORRY...
Deanna X

Not at all bored Deanna. I love hearing about all kinds of books and what people think of them......I'm always on the prowl for new authors too.

I also love Rebecca and I've avoided the sequel as I read the one for Pride and Prejudice and found it lacking........so I've given up on those and write my own mental sequels now.......or is it prequels I can never remember lol.........I find it's less disappointing that way !! xx

Deanna, I have just finished a Harry Bowling one!
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I just love anyone who can write and take me into the time and the place they are writing about..

Harry Bowling does that for me, as many others do.

Have any of you read any of the books by
MARY JANE STAPLES?

She writes about London too, but starts a bit further back than Harry does.
We had people visit our library once to tell us about how they found her.
I missed the evening, but one of the librarians told me all about it.
It seems that Mary Jane Staples had been writing for some time, and like most of us who try writing, thought they were not good enough to be seen.
she had them (so I believe) under her bed... and they are just lovely lovely books.
the story of one London family, and their widowed mother.... from their young years, after their father was killed in WW11, right through to their own children and grand children.
If you like Harry Bowling and family sagas, you will love these.

Deanna X

Harry Bowling writes so true to life in the East End before and just after the war. All his books are so readable.

They are Jean, but have you ever read any of Mary Jane Staples?
Very much like Harry's, but of one family.

Like Harry's books they are easy to pick up and read from where you left off.
Which is what you want after the *H* word, isn't it?

Deanna X

Well I did what I swore I wouldn't do...........I finished the book too early :0( i was hoping to eeke it out til at least Tuesday !!! Feel lost now.

I can highly recommend it ........it's classic Barbara Erskine a real page turner.

Ok.........back to Amazon now to find something new lol xx

No will power, that's your problem lol

I know TW. Useless aren't I? lolololol.

Do you want me to send it on to you???
xx

I love James Patterson have read nearly all his Alex Cross series and The Womens Murder club series as well, just finished 7th Heaven in the Murder club ones. They start at No 1... and so on...
What I love about Patterson is the chapters are so short and each one is different.
I also like Catrin Collier, Lynda Page is another good one like Harry Bowling, and I also read Mark Billingham books.
The Greaders club on here is very good and I have read a varied amount of books which I wouldn't have looked at before, worth joining it if you are not in it. Ann from Glos started it.
Maisie x

Not jsut yet hun, I've still got the last two Boudica's to read, then the Crystal Skull, the a Stephen King and a Terry Pratchet....by that time it'll be out in paperback LOL

Blimey you have got them stacked up !!!! No worries xx