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'Outside, the technicolor sunset is giving way to the silvery sweep of searchlights over distant Cardiff as a hand tugs the blackout curtain across the sky.' 'The Welsh Girl' by Peter Ho Davies

Have you done any book signing tours, and do you have a favourite places out of all those you

We are off out for a birthday meal tonight as it is Andy's 18th. Just the four of us....yippee....no cooking

I joined a bookring via bookcrossing to read this one and I would thoroughly recommend it. The title says it all really. It is set in a place called 'Scots Bay' in Nova Scotia in the era of WW1. Dora is young girl growing up in fishing village. She makes friends with Miss Babineau, and is referrred to as Miss B, who is the local midwife. She uses kitchen remedies and refers a lot to 'The Willow Book' for these. Eventually Dora becomes her apprentice and attends births with her mentor. She learns all she can from Miss B and eventually takes over from her. Times change and Dr Thomas, an upstart of a young doctor, comes on the scene. Supposedly with wonderful modern ideas of how woman should be having there babies at the all new hospital down the valley. Unaccessible to lots of mothers to get there in time, they still rely in Dora to help them. There are divisions of preference to where to have their babies and things get serious when certain accusations are put towards Dora, but you will have to read to find out what happens. Wonderful characters and setting and an insight into how woman coped with help of there fellow women friends in times of hardship and pregnancy in remote places. A recommended read. I would give it an 8/10.

'The Birth House' by Ami McKay This was a great read. The title says it all really. Based in the era of WW1 in Nova Scotia. My Review

Well the International Market thingy was here in Aberdeen this weekend. Which means lots of foody stalls. Kenny, hubby and I went down town and grazed. We had chicken paella (the Spanish stall), followed by apple strudel (Dutch) Kenny had little pancakes in choc sauce. We then bought Dutch cheese, German sausage, olives and French bread, olive, tomato and wholemeal. Oh and we bought some Bexton (Knutsfod, English) cheese, Cranberry (which is in the freezer for Xmas, I bought some last year and it was yummy) and Tomato and Basil. So I guess we will be having a selection of that tonight at some point.

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Got that to look forward to Kate. Glad you gave it a good review. It is via a bookring on bookcrossing, but am reading one and another bookring to go before I get to that one.

Thanks Sam Hope you have enjoyed your time on here. Have you browsed elsewhere on the forum at all?