Madeleine

Went to vote at about 7.00 last night and it was really busy, there was a queue at the desk where you check in, we got there just in time before the rush!

I suppose it depends on the shop! The one I go to has books divided into the usual genres, so you're probably best to look under non-fiction if they don't have a philosophy section.

One of my New Year resolutions was to try to buy books from bookstores, and pay full price if it's from a proper book shop. I do however still occasionally buy from the supermarket (although they have a very limited selection, usually just the top 10 or so), and I also try to get birthday cards from independent shops, although that hasn't worked that well as I tend to get them in Marks or a supermarket as that's the only time I remember I need to buy a card! And it's more convenient.

Book Depository, who are often cheaper than Amazon, and have free delivery. Occasionally Abe books as well, I got most of Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles from Abe.

Yes she used to be more "chick-lit", I've read One Hit Wonder and enjoyed that, have you read that one? She does seem to write more thrillers now.

Song for Whoever - Beautiful South

At lunchtime it was drizzling and very windy, making an umbrella useless. It did stop raining after a while, but it's still very dull, and not very warm.

I Found You by Lisa Jewell - in this thriller, Alison, a single mother of 3 living in a small Yorkshire seaside town, is intrigued by a man who she sees sitting on the local beach during a rainy day. She takes pity on him, eventually taking him in for the evening as he's soaked to the skin and seems to be very upset about something - except he can't remember anything: how he got there, who he is or where he came from, although a soggy train ticket gives a bit of a clue. Gradually Alison helps him to remember, and their story unfolds, along with Frank's (as he decides he wants to be called) history as he slowly starts to recall how he came to be sitting on that bleak beach. I enjoyed this, although I did have to suspend belief at times, and felt that Alison was being rather reckless (although she does at least admit this) in taking in a strange man, especially as she has a rather chequered history to say the least. But the story unfolds to a satisfactory, if slightly rushed, conclusion, and although it sounds incredible there have been some real-life cases in a similar vein - I wonder if one of those inspired the author? I'd recommend this as fast-paced holiday read. 7.5/10 The Stranger from the Sea by Winston Graham - this is the 8th book in the Poldark series, and picks up 10 years after the shocking events of "The Angry Tide", and was in fact written several years after that book, and it shows; Ross and Demelza's eldest children are almost grown and beginning to make their own way, and much of the book is about them and, inevitably, their love lives. It also unfortunately, for this reader at least, spends a lot of time going into detail about boilers, steam engines and other technical things involved in running a mine, as the Poldarks' son, Jeremy, wants to re-open one of the old mines and find better ways of working it. I had heard that the later books aren't as good as the earlier ones, and this seems to be true, although Ross and Demelza are as incorrigible as ever, and overall it was still enjoyable. 7/10

Rained last night, quite dull and cold at the moment and looking very threatening rain-wise.

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Same here, today is sunny but the wind is still quite cold, dry so far.

That's sad, I heard she was ill. Very tragic.

Stop in the name of love - The Supremes

Hi and welcome.

I didn't watch the most recent series, though The Abominable Bride was, well, pretty abominable, and gave up on it!

Heavy wind and rain, or heavy rain and wind - either way, it's vile!

Sounds nice!

Rain in the Summertime - The alarm

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Been raining since about six this evening, meant to be worse tomorrow. Still very windy too.

Well put Talisman, and there is a cap on the amount an author can earn from PLR ie library loans, think it's about 6K, which no one can be expected to live on...

I must admit I found the Twilight series was a case of diminishing returns, with the 4th book being the weakest, sadly by the end I didn't really care what happened to any of them, and felt it was a bit of an anti-climax. I enjoyed the first two books though.

I agree about gone girl; I've deliberately avoided any book that's compared to it since I read it!

Very windy and trying to rain.

Finally finished Timeless, good fun, loved the clothes in the Al Capone episode. Pleased to see the final series of Ripper Street is being shown soon.