General Chat

NEARLY FINISHED 'THE SONGBIRD' BY JOSEPHINE COX. I LOVE HER BOOKS, AND HAVE READ MOST OF THEM.

I LIKE BOOKS ABOUT HOW FAMILY LIFE DURING WW2, BUT HATE ROMANCE STORIES.

DEF NO MILLS & BOON IN MY HOUSE LOL

A good read with detailed from true life happening

The London Monster 1790 by Jan Bondeson,,,

Gripping storey..as taken from the Times Newspaper accounts.

That's you and me both, Lanarkshire Lass.

I've recently found Mark Billingham. Have you tried any of his?

Sue x

Hi all, I've just finished working my way through Simon Scarrow's "Eagle" series, I think there was nine of them in all. Set in the Roman Legions of the 1st Century AD they follow the careers of a Centurion and his Optio through the invasion of England and then in the Middle East.

Cracking good yarns with some insight into life in the Roman army, well worth reading if you don't mind the occasional bit of "fruity" language.

Ed

Hiya Igor.

yeeeeeeeeey another devotee lol

The Dublin series is next on my list..........I have eastern European ancestry.......so went with Russka .......

Actually I also have Irish ancestry .........but the Russka book called the loudest lol xx

Ive read both those too Ann, and they are unputtabledowners!

MV x

Just started reading Julie Walter's autobiography and find her early life was a lot like mine. I love her sense of humour and tales of her Saturday nights out with her pal,soo true!
Mau

*agree The Island is a beautifully written,though very sad, book.

I am about half way through Patricia Cornwell's latest, SCARPETTA.

Iam hooked on this lady, and any other author who follows this genre, forensic pathology......gruesome but compelling.

Gail x

hi muffy
Read all of them , sarum in particular is very good gives an insight into how english surnames came about , but you forgot to mention "dublin"
in two seperate volumes
igor

The House at Riverton and the Forgotten Garden both by Kate Moreton.

Ann
Glos

oh i love Michelle moran. haven't read the heretic queen though. will add it to my list. I'm reading "the life and opinions of Tristrm Shandy; Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne. it's difficult to get used to as it is a satire on the novels of his contemporaries so goes against everything you beleive a text should be.

it's very good though, some very funny moments. :D

Lee.

also "the boy in the striped pyjamas"
written for teenagers but should be read by eveyone
igor
Also i forget the full title but "heroic acts of? love"
a tale with a wicked twist

A Rude one....:}}}}}}}}no its pure filth........!!!!!

a thousand splendid suns
a modern day tale set in a country bahind the times (afghanistan)
well worth a read

I enjoyed the Time Travellers Wife......

I've started to read some epic books by Edward Rutherford.

Sarum, London, The Forest.......and my most recent buy.....Russka.

They are BIG books but ........for those interested in history.........soooooooo worth a read xx

i love "the time traveler's wife" by Audrey Niffenegger, also "Spies" by Michael Frayn.

Both very good although i had to concentrate when i read the first as i had to follow when each bit was happening for who.
they are both brill though (in my opinion!lol)

Leanne

might not be her latest lol but lastest the library had lol
iv read lots of her books shes brill

'The Religion' - Tim Willcocks. Not for the faint-hearted, but gripping none the less!

I agree Rach, The Island is an excellent book

Stray was Tory Hayden's latest called something like Forest of Flowers?Brill.