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    Historical Fiction

    in Historical Fiction

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    Any one wanting to try a new author would not go wrong with S J Parris and her debut novel Heresy. It is about a monk who escaped the Inquisition in Italy and comes to Elizabethan England when being a practicing Catholic is a hanging offence. More twists and turns as a murderer in Oxford is sought. Any fan of C J Sansom will not be disappointed

    Angel's Books 2010

    in Past Book Logs

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    I've only read the first 40 pages so far and I'm hooked! I'm a veryvery big CJ Sansom fan and I always buy his book on the day of publication if I can. Heresey is promising to be very much of the same vein - I'll let you know how it shapes up

    Angel's Books 2010

    in Past Book Logs

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    Now I'm struggling with this one. I haven't read a novel by King for some considerable years. I'm getting into it for a few pages and then falling asleep - mainly due to increased painkillers (back and other joints)Still another 200 pages to go yet!!

    In The News (Cont..)

    in General Chat

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    I've never heard such tosh in all my life!!

    There's no guarantee as to what group a child will turn out to be - an AB marrying a B could end up with an B, or AB so what then abortion on the grounds that a child may be a B??

    Angel's Books 2010

    in Past Book Logs

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    Hi Maureen.

     

    Jean Plaidy is fantastic and she is really the fore-runner to many of today's historical novels. Philippa Gregory was influenced by her and many others. I would thoroughly recommend them especially now that so many of the books are now being republished in more upto date covers. Her tudor books are all very readable and I think that you would enjoy them.

    Is cooking from scratch cost efficient?

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

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    We also cook mainly from scratch and on the whole it does cost less. I love making my own bread when I have time - but it rarely hangs around in this house!! Or any cakes. I love cooking from scratch and DH and I both find working in the kitchen very therapeutic. In addition my children much prefer "mum's food" so I think that I am teaching them the value of good wholesome food

     

    As for adding salt I rarely add any instead relying on herbs and spices for flavouring. I suffer from high blood pressure so I try to keep salt to the rare occassions that I have proper fried chips when we eat out.

    Angel's Books 2010

    in Past Book Logs

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    I was very pleasantly surprised as Mr Darcy Presents his Bride was very good and I don't tend to go for sequels penned by other authors.

     

    Whilst on holiday I also read

    Jean Plaidy - Defenders of the Faith

    Jodi Picoult - Picture Perfect

     

    and started PD James - A Taste for Death

    Cross stitch

    in General Chat

    Posted

    Kat don't put it in the washing machine! It will ruin all your good work. Just use a gentle handwash and gently rub at the offending areas. Will only take a couple of minutes!!

    Angel's Books 2010

    in Past Book Logs

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    I really enjoyed Hue and Cry - the first book with more to come about an investigator in Tudor Scotland. Has promise I think

     

    Helen Halstead - Mr Darcy Presents his Bride. Maybe interesting as it's a sequel to Pride and Prejudice - so far the author has tried to keep to the same type of writing style as Jane Austen

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