General Chat

Dee, thanks for the PM and offer of Hard Times, gratefully accepted. Mike tongue in cheek there?? Quite happy to have poetry included!! Ann Glos

Hi Paula Thanks for suggesting E Bay. I now have the promise of a copy of Time Travellers Wife, a very kind lady contacted me and offered me a copy (she knows who she is ) ;-)) Chris I have used Abebooks but I am lucky that Baggins Book Bazaar is in Rochester, it is reputed to be the largest second hand book shop in England, it has a website if anyone wants to find out more about it. Ann I may be able to rustle up a copy of Hard Times for you, will let you know if I can, should know before the weekend Mike Poetry!!!!!!!! Dee ;-))

Ann, Think you can get out of it that easy? lol Actually I think we should have some poetry! xxxxxxxxxxxx lol

Happy New year to you Mike and our thanks for starting this up. Do you want it back? Ann Glos

In case thre is anyone who has not seen this. Ann glos

I have to confess .... have Time travellers wife but not read it yet * waves to Maz * Happy New Year to you and all Greaders -- thanks to you all its still going x

Hi! Ann OK by me Norah

For second hand boks, i sometimes use www.abebooks.co.uk, sometimes even cheaper than ebay and usually a really good service and often have out of print books. Love Chris

I looked in every bookshop in town this morning, new and second hand for copies of Hard Times or My cousin Rachel. couldn't find one copy. i have the time traveller's wife so will read that first and try for the others at the library. Ann Glos

Dee, (and anyone else out there who is interested) there are quite a few copies of The Time Travellers Wife on ebay at present - I tend to use that rather than Amazon as the postage rates are often cheaper. I will be asking round to see if I can borrow a copy from someone and fortunately have a copy of Hard Times packed away somewhere from an Open University course I did several years ago. I'm looking forward to reading it again. Paula.

Maz I am a stranger to libraries I'm afraid. The village one is not full time, and I never seem to get there when it's open. The out of town site I use for shopping doesn't have a library, which is a pain. I am far to hooked on Amazon and the second hand book shops in Rochester I'm afraid. Decades ago, when I first married and was working, I used to go to the library regularly in my lunch time. I really must get organised and make it one of the places to go to more often Dee xx

sorry Dee, mine was (of course) from the library!!!

BTW, has anyone a copy of The Time Travellers Wife they would be prepared to lend me? Dee ;-))

ok I have read Time Traveller's Wife so I suppose I could comment on that anyway at end of month! going to library tomorrow, will have a look for Hard Times and My Cousin Rachel and see which looks least scary lol !! Still waiting for the flippin Linnet Bird to arrive! Maz. XX

Hi Ann That is fine by me Dee xx

Result of vote for January 06 is: Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffeneger 3 Hard times by Charles Dickens 3 My cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier 2 message in a bottle } Tenko Club } Far from the Madding Crowd } Whitest flower } Birdsong } All 1 vote Notes from a small island } Double Eagle } Vanity Fair } So the first two win with 3 votes each but:- I suggest that, as Dickens is not everybodies choice of reading we read one of the first three (if everyone agrees). Ann glos

anyone else due to vote? Ann Glos

sorry not on here yesterday have read quite a lot of these so voting is difficult! Notes from a Small Island Hard Times Maz. XX ps nice to see you Mike, Happy New Year !

sorry Mike I should have put, results of vote wednesday 4th Ann Glos

Ann, When do we get results of vote so I can get reading lol