Madeleine

I don't pay much attention to publishers either, and a lot of them now tend to be owned by one big company eg Random House & Penguin. I think I have quite a few from: Pan Gollancz (mainly Charlaine Harris and Ben Aaronovitch) Harper Collins Allison and Busby

So sorry to hear that Anna. That poem is lovely, had me welling up too!

Same here.

Nest

And I wouldn't have thought the use of LSD would go down well either...shocking reading, and interesting (and sad) to see that the people they spoke to for that article don't, for the most part, seem to be much better.

I agree about Danny, he should have got more 10s and has been superb from the very first show; a few minor mistakes, mainly in that foxtrot, but he's still the best dancer by a mile. I can see it being an all guy final too, but suspect it will be him, Ore, and either Louise or Claudia. Greg danced much better in the dance off but he is a bit inconsistent and I can't really see him in the final, likewise the judge and don't even talk to me about Ed! I also agree about the Blackpool dances being extra fussy, I think we said the same last year. Should be entertaining though. I share your fantasy Kell , and look forward to seeing him dance every week, he could easily be a professional. Ore's jive was fabulous but he's also a bit inconsistent, although he is a good dancer and if he does get to the final it's possible that his show dance could win it for him.

Hi Svetlana and welcome!

Crowd

I think she's written a few stand-alone novels, which are the ones I've got, as well as the long running Wire in the Blood series.

Well done! Good luck with the regime, keep up the good work!

Bless him, hugs!

Yes you're right, she could hit a plateau, but she does seem fairly consistent, and if she keeps being as good as she is then she should get to the final. The Judge does improve week to week, his facial expressions are priceless and I love how he gives as good as he gets from the judges (ie Craig!), but I think he's been one of the surprises of the show, and he manages to be entertaining at the same time.

Glad your boy is OK bobblybear, make sure he doesn't burst those stitches though! They soon bounce back don't they.

Yes Daisy's legs are incredible aren't they, in fact she seemed to be having a bit of a problem knowing what to do with them on Saturday! A shame she went as she's not a bad dancer, just not as good as the others, and I thought that Greg was much better in the dance off, he's tall isn't he! I think the final will be Danny, Ore and either Louise or Claudia in the last three. Although the Judge has improved a lot, he could be a surprise, thought he was very sweet this weekend, and the look on his face when Tess was reading out who would be in the dance off was priceless, I thought he was going to faint at one point!

Yes I've seen her interviewed and she comes across really well, very intelligent with a twinkly sense of humour, and such a lovely voice too.

Back to rain again!

That's good to hear. What colour are the stockings? A friend of mine had to wear hideous bottle green stockings after her hip op.

After a day of almost continuous rain, we're back to bright and sunny today.

Anyone see it last night? At the moment I'm trying to choose one word to describe Ed's "dance" - it's a close contest between my first thought "grotesque" and my later one of "indescribable". At one point I wondered if he was going to make it to the end of the routine.

I have a couple on my shelves but haven't got round to reading them yet.

Back to rain here.

Me neither

I don't mind short sections, makes it quicker to read!

Oh that's so sad.

I think I have The Resurrectionist somewhere, was it a Richard and Judy book choice many years ago? The Victorian setting appeals to me too. Hope you like it.