madcow

It's ok Judy glad it made you smile, my youngest is in there already and waiting for 9pm!

Looks like I'll have to sneak off to the other room to take a peek at who's going in, hubby nicked the remote and won't let me have it

Colcannon

Sounds lovely Inver, we've just had a chinese takeaway

Here are my thoughts... This was a very touching story which made me so glad I wasn't born in that era. The struggles and heartaches they went through on their journey don't bear thinking about, it was also very touching in places. To me Sarah started of acting very childish but faced with all the adversity on the trail she matured into a lovely thoughtful person. The book gives the reader a real insight into what it would have been like to up sticks so to speak and start a new life on the other side of the country including all the hardships without being graffic or depressing. A highly recommended read. Apologies for my review I'm not very good at them and it does not do this book justice

Finished A Small Part Of History last night. I'm not very good at reviews but here goes: This was a very touching story which made me so glad I wasn't born in that era. The struggles and heartaches they went through don't bear thinking about, it was very touching in places. To me Sarah started of acting very childish but faced with all the adversity (not sure if that's the right word but it will do for now) on the trail she matured into a lovely thoughtful person. The book gives the reader a real insight into what it would have been like to up sticks so to speak and start a new life on the other side of the country including all the hardships without being graffic or depressing. A highly recommended read. Next up - Confessions Of An Ugly Sister by Gregory Maguire. We have all heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, the homely pair exiled into ignominy by the fame of their lovely sibling? What fate befell those untouched by beauty...and what curses accompanied Cinderella's looks? Set against the backdrop of seventeeth-century Holland, COAUS tells the story of Iris, an unlikely heroine who finds herself swept from the lowly streets of Haarlem to a strange world of wealth, artifice, and ambition. Iris'spath quickly becomes intertwined with that of Clara, the mysterious and unnaturally beautiful girl destined to become her sister. While Clara retreats to the cinders of the family hearth, Iris seeks out the shadowy secrets of her new household - and the treacherous truth of her former life. Far more than a mere fairy tale, COAUS is a novel of beauty and betrayal, illusion and understanding, reminding us that deception can be unearthed - and love unveiled - in the most unexpected places.

I'll let you know when I've read it.

How did you find Karin Slaughter's book Indelible Angel?

Nope never tried it, not sure if I'd want to. Steak and chips here tonight.

I've just signed up to this today so I could leave a message on a bookring book. Need time to explore the site properly it looks fun

Hello and welcome Mrs C I'm sure you'll love it here.

Not read The Outcast but loved Water For Elephants, so I'll look out for it and add it to Mt TBR.

So far this year I've given up on 3 - Shirley - Charlotte Bronte Silent Spring - Rachel Carson Pride & Predjudice - Jane Austen I will probably pick up Bronte's and Austen's books in the future when I'm in the right frame of mind but not Silent Spring that was just soo boring it felt like I was revising for an exam!

Hello and welcome I'm sure you'll love it here.

Hello and welcome Linda, do you get time to read for pleasure? and if so who are your favourite authors, genres etc?

Hotpot and veggies

Cold meats, salad and hot finger foods.

I think it is my favourite part of Britain, I have lots of fantastic memories of the Yorkshire Dales and Whitby.

Hopefully you won't be disappointed Kylie, I know we weren't

Sadly no we were staying in a village a few miles down the road so we drove there, parked up and had a good mooch round. We did shop in the Post Office come grocery store and bought a few bits and pieces.

Half way through A Small Part of History and enjoying it. Similar narrative/style to Lesley Pearse's Never Look Back although that was set against the Gold Rush instead of The Oregan Trail.

We've had a drink in there too and a nosey round Scripp's garage stunning scenery I love it round there, spent many a holiday when I was younger on my uncle's farm in that area.

Thanks Laa Laa just had a peek on Amazon it does look good so that's another one for the wish list