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My favourite reads 2007 1. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 2. Atonement by Ian McEwan 3. The Sea by John Banville 4. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Blurb from cover How does a man addicted to routine

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I found the audio book very good FishAndChips. Clarissa

I would like to see the film HandD.

In December I read

Brick Lane by Monica Ali Blurb from book At the tender age of eighteen, Nazneen

The Road by Cormac McCarthy Blurb from Book A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscapes save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food

Hello Kate! Most of us know how you feel and have gone through a similar period of being unable to read. Take your time and relax and enjoy yourself here, and before you know it you will have a huge list of books that you are desperate to read.

I have

Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright (audio book) Blurb from cover Clarissa was born into a wealthy family of food lovers who thought nothing of flying pigeons in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress and her father was a brilliant surgeon to the Royal Family. But he was also a tyrannical and violent drunk. Clarissa was determined and cleaver, though, and her ambition led her to a career in the law. At the age of 21, she was the youngest ever woman to be called to the Bar. Then disaster struck when her adored mother died suddenly. There followed a mind-numbing decade of wild drinking. Rich from her inheritance, in the end Clarissa had drained her entire fortune. It was a long road to recovery along which Clarissa finally faced her demons and turned to the one thing that always brought her joy

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Border Crossing by Pat Barker Blurb from book When tom Seymour, a child psychologist plunges into a river to save a young man from drowning, he unwittingly reopens a chapter from the past he

Welcome to the forum Dan! Nowadays I keep a notebook of what I have read, and I also try to keep a list of books that I would like to get. (Usually things mentioned on this forum). I then print out some of the list when I go to the library. Hope you enjoy it here.

Hello and Finrod! Hope you enjoy it here.

Thanks for all the information everyone. I will be on the look out for this book. I remember seeing The Omega Man with Charlton Heston many years ago.

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel Blurb from Book After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger and Pi