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Bookcrossing meetup tonight....3 books to take to leave on the shelf. Also have put a couple of 'Free Books' up for grabs..... check here

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Clearing bookshelves and I have the following books on offer free to good homes: 'Guilty As Sin' 'A Thin Dark Line' If you would like any of the above please get in touch and send me your address. First come first served. I will leave this open for a week, then any unclaimed will be off to the charity shop.

About half way of Perfect Match....really engrossed

Ooooo....wasn't expecting that .....

Oh dear....new season hiccups Sedge...never mind, months of fun to go! Sorry can't do Tuesday, they have a game themselves. Good luck though.

100 pages in and loving it...getting interesting....

Just finished this one and I liked the way it was written being carried along with how it started with her death and then almost worked backwards so to speak. Each chapter begins with a description of one of her paintings from the exhibition, which gives us an incite to what the chapter will reveal and each involves a different member of the family. Although I have to say I was a bit disappointed that it came to such an abrupt end! Still recommend though.

Thanks for the heads up peeps. Jodi's books can have that effect, her subject matter can be a bit sensitive at times, but she writes them so well.

Kenny glad to hear you enjoyed Eldest Ben. I want to read Afterwards on my To Get books

That was the first one I read Claire and bought this one after. I like his writing, nice and easy to read.

Finished 'Notes from an exhibition' ~ Patrick Gale and starting 'Perfect Match' ~ Jodi Picoult (she does tell a good story).

Yeh I know Geoff, but they are quite a good bunch of guys he plays with. I would proabably say you are better sticking to the egg-chasing when you are up here, you would have to travel a good bit to catch a decent footie game Anyhow, good result to report today. The sun shone (even hot!) , pitch in reasonable condition given all the rain we have had and the 'Dale won 2-5. Good away win for them today. I managed to arrive just in time to see Andy score a goal and then later on they were awarded a penalty....my boy stepped up to take it and he put it away confidently. So he is off to a good start and probably top goal scorer at the moment, although they haven't actually scored many...lol. How things go today Sedge?

'Notes from an Exhibition' by Patrick Gale Rachel Kelly is a gifted artist, but suffers mental illness after the birth of her children. Over the years she struggles to overcome these issues with visits to hospital, but her health problems go further back than that. She is somewhat of a mystery at times to her family, but when she is found dead in her Penzance studio the family have to take time to come to terms with what has happened. Secrets from the past are discovered when her Quaker husband, Antony, looks for information on the internet and it appears that Rachel was not all she appeared to be. Slowly the jigsaw of unknown pieces of her life are put together, but how will the family accept her past life. This was well written. Each chapter begins with a description of one of her paintings from the exhibition, which gives us an incite to what the chapter will reveal and each involves a different member of the family. Although I have to say I was a bit disappointed that it came to such an abrupt end! Thoroughly enjoyed this one and might look to read more of Patrick Gale. 4/5

Hi guys....see this thread has opened up again for another season.....lol. Andy and the guys have had two games so far and two defeats....here we go again.... Anyhow he enjoyed himself Tuesday/Wednesday. He was through in Glasgow with a mate. Celtic v Man U legends....5-2 to Celtic.....testimonial for John Kennedy. Lots of celebs played. He then went to Scotland v Denmark....and hoorah we won 2-1. Now here is hoping Andy and Glendale can pick up a win tomorrow. Good luck for the new season Sedge.

I have chosen my next book of the shelf. Perfect Match.....anyone read this one?

I don't think I have, but I have recently found a few on my mum's bookshelf when we have been clearing out the house. I guess she liked her. I did hear about the death recently too and like you didn't realise she was a man. I hope you enjoy them.

Kenny asking if that is in preparation for No.4 coming out in November? Eventually finished 'People of the Book' by Geraldine Brooks.

'People of the Book' by Geraldine Brooks 'During WW II a Bosnian Muslim risks his life to save the book from the Nazis....this story and more make up a secret history of the priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, a medieval Jewish prayer book recovered from the smouldering ruins of a war-torn city.' A good read, taking you through a fictional, historical journey of 600 years of travel and an entire continent, of the 'Sarajevo Haggadah'. Very well researched and clever idea put together well to reveal the secrets of what Hanna Heath, a book restorer, finds in the bindings and pages of the books when restoring it. Little did she know when she took this job on the intrigue and mystery she would find and unravel. 3.5/5 I would have given it more but I took too long to read this and found the names and hisotrical references a bit tedious at times. Worth a read though.

Pickle you drawings are wonderful....and yes a butterfly or dragon fly would be lovely I'm sure.

It did with me too.....please read his others as they are great too.