Madeleine
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I recently finished "The Trysting Tree" by Linda Gillard, another beautifully written story, this time set in Somerset, and centring around Ann and her mother Phoebe, and a young man, Connor, who with the help of the women sets about finding out the truth about his family. Ann, who is coming to terms with the break-up of her marriage, moves in with Phoebe who, following successful treatment for cancer, is becoming rather frail and not very good at looking after herself. So Ann takes charge, and finally persuades Phoebe to sell her house, in the grounds of a country estate, and move somewhere more practical for hr. During a storm, an ancient beech tree is felled, and a box of strange letters, written on old seed packets, is found concealed in it's trunk. Meanwhile, Connor turns up, ostensibly to view the house, but he eventually admits that he has a personal interest, for his great-grandmother, Ivy, used to live there - she died recently, but a large contributor to her death was the fire which she accidentally started whilst burning all the family records, letters, photos etc - what was she trying to hide? So we get a voyage of discovery, as Connor tries to find out about his family, and Ann tries to find out why her father really left when she was 5, and why he's never attempted to contact her. This was very enjoyable, with a nice, dry sense of humour, and the admittedly predictable romance between Ann and Connor is well-handled. 8/10
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Yes I dread seeing it updated too!
Oh that's a shame, I used to like watching out for the little appearances he made in most of the TV episodes.
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Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
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Hi there!
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Lovely and sunny, clear blue skies, but it's got so cold, really chilly wind.
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Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
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Still drizzly and really windy.
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Yes it is, thanks.
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It's so hard keeping up with series isn't it, I keep saying no more series, then another one comes along and I give in! It's been over a year since I read City of Glass so I can't remember much about it now, but hope to read the next one sometime this year.
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Very windy, and heavy drizzle last night.
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Honey Honey - Abba
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HI Danielle!
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Very windy last night and today, but dry so far.
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Yes got cloudy here too, seems to be quite windy now as well.
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I've just got "The Waters of Eternal Youth" by Donna Leon, and also indulged in the 30th anniversary edition of Barbara Erskine's "Lady of Hay". Shouldn't have I know but hey
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Pancakes are difficult aren't they, and that stuff you buy as a mixture, that's in a bottle and you're just meant to shake it .....ugh, went like wet cement, absolutely vile!
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Yes ebook sales do seem to have plateaued out, and I notice that Waterstone's and Smith's have stopped selling e-readers now.
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I've got Ashes of London on my tbr pile, glad you liked it. Have you read "The American Boy" by the same author? One of my all time favourites, it's lovely.
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Mr blue sky - Electric Light Orchestra
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Same here, just in time for the weekend, typical!
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I like her Vicky Bliss books too, they're good fun and have nice settings, and some great characters, especially her boss, who is the world's worst "spy".
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That's interesting Will, thanks for that.
Someone on another forum has pointed out that "hallway" has been in use since the 1870s.
Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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