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An armoured bear - Iorek Byrnison was my hero!

Thanks Gelfling those two sound just the ticket I'll give them a try but just in case they're not as good.... Keep the lights on and watch your back!

Amazon and Waterstones.

I've started adding a lot of audio books to my list, as well as having sight problems I find them very relaxing, especially when listening to a good reader and, lovesreading, you can get them from your library, so no added expense. I've just finished the first four of Bernard Cornwall's Saxon Series read byTom Sellwood, his voice is so remarkably right for the character that reading book five "Sword Song" (this book not yet available in audio) just isn't the same. If you love history with a bite, tales of vikings and saxons, heroes and legends, Bernard Cornwall is a master of this genre. Another of my favourite readers is Lorelei King reading Patricia Cornwell Scarpetta books.

read this book last month and loved it. Not my first Gaiman or fantasy book as I love both and have read most of Gaiman's books. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one, in fact it is up there with his "Stardust" in my list of "to read again" favourites. Favourite character. It has to be Richard; you see him change and grow so much that you feel for him, share his dispairs, trials and joys. Gaimon's characters do that, they become so real that they reach out and touch you. I liked Doors too, of course, and Hunter. Favourite parts? so many .. Crossing Night's Bridge, Mind the Gap, Hunter's Dream. The idea of a London Above and London Below and doors into other worlds is fascinating (reading Pullman's Dark Materials at the moment) add the prose, the tension and humour, amazing imagination and for me this book has it all. Not a great fan of Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar but their malacious intent only added to the suspense, and you have to have the villians, someone to hate in a book.

I love Italian food too, and agree with Kell, you just haven

The best way to make pastry or suet dumplings is quickly and with a light, cool hand. Maybe you took too long? When it turns sticky just use a little extra flour on your hnds and roll. Whenit is dry and breaks up you've used too much flour. :-) Hope this helps

I have just finished "Secret Window , Secret Garden" the second story in "Four Past Midnight" and can't praise it enough, superbly chilling and suspenseful, I think it is worth buying the book for this story alone. Two more to go.

I loved this book too, as with those before me, it was a while ago but didn't Pi imply that the true story was too horrible, spoiler

I used to be strictly hardbacks. I just love the feel and look of them especially those dark leather or embossed ones and the older the better. Now I think I'm mellowing, I just want to read and have bought more paperbacks than ever.

I love poetry and have so many favourties. At the moment I'm reading Madison Cawein and this is one I love... There is a forest, lying 'twixt two streams, Sung through of birds and haunted of dim dreams; That in its league-long hand of trunk and leaf Lifts a green wand that charms away all grief; Wrought of quaint silence and the stealth of things, Vague, whispering' touches, gleams and twitterings, Dews and cool shadows--that the mystic soul Of Nature permeates with suave control, And waves o'er Earth to make the sad heart whole. There lies the road, they say-- Come away! come away! From "Field and Forest Call" M. Cawein

I had forgotten just how good a storyteller Stephen King is. He