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Hello and welcome Kathleen.

Hello Willowfae and welcome.

Hello Jazz and welcome.

Well I managed to finish The Bird Woman this morning, it was an okay book it didn't grab me like i thought it would. Next on the list... Smashed by Koran Zailckas The day Koran turned fourteen she emerged from her friend Natalie's kitchen clutching a bottle of Southern Comfort. At fifteen she and Natalie sneaked out on a summer night, then the next morning had to piece back together forgotten fragments of drink, men and misplaced clothes. At sixteen she was carried through the hospital doors unconscious. And so it began...

Still not got mine either. Not that I'm bothered still got loads of other books to read.

Hello and welcome Heather, i'm sure you'll love it here.

Hello and welcome.

Mine still hasn't arrived yet ah well still got loads on mount TBR.

Curled up on my bed with loads of pillows and my boys asleep at my feet, or best of all lounging on the sofa when everybody else is out of the house, no tv no radio just me and a book...bliss

Bones to ashes sounds like a good read, look forward to seeing what you think of it Princess Orchid.

Whilst i have been 'off line' i managed to finish silent sisters, I enjoyed this one and the fact that Jenny is Martine McCutheon's mum also gave it a more down to earth feel. At times I felt like shouting at the book to try and get Jenny to see what was happening. At the end of the day the sisters remained close and both managed to come through the terrible traumas they suffered, and I think it was brave of them to put pen to paper and write about the abuse they suffered. I also read Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox and although I would not class her in the same league as Karin Slaughter or Kathy Reichs I did enjoy the book and look forward to reading more of her work. Next one to read is The Bird Woman by Kerry Hardie Ellen McKinnon, red haired, clairvoyant, fiercely independent, finds her marriage, her health, her sanity threatened when she 'sees' the death of a man in a bomb attack before it has really occurred. Terrified, she leaves her home and her husband to live with a man she barely knows in Ireland. She is determined to supress her 'gift' but, with the birth of her children, the clairvoyance changes and broadens into a power to heal. Slowly, the rumours spread and the sick seek her out. She reluctantly begins her work as a healer. But, when news of the final illness of her long-estranged mother forces her to return to her native city, everything falls apart and she finds there's no safe grounf beneath her feet...

hello and welcome charley

hello and welcome spooncat.

Belated hello and welcome yo-yo.

Still waiting for mine, begining to feel left out not!

Hello and welcome Busy.

Now there's a thought

What a scary thought

Finished The Other Daughter yesterday. Another enjoyable read from Lisa Gardner, next up.... Silent sisters by Jenny Tomlin & Kim Challinor Jenny and Kim had a brutal childhood, growing up in a house where no-one was safe and violent beatings and sexual abuse were part of everyday life. Both girls escaped the family home as soon as possible but in a sickening pattern of violence, Jenny went on to suffer unimaginable degredation at the hands of her violent partner and Kim had to cope with the agony of watching history repeat itself. Through all the horror, what kept the sisters going was the extraordinarily powerful bond between the two of them, which has survived terrifying pain and given them the strength to triumph over the past. This is a profoundly courageous tale of the strength of the human spirit and the redemptive power of love...

Mine hasn't arrived yet either.

hello and welcome Nicola.

Another new author to add to the list is Lisa Gardner, 3/4 way through another book of hers and loving it.

So far so good Maureen, I read another of hers a few weeks back and I have one more on mount TBR.

Finished Julian Clary's book earlier today. It was, shall we say, an interesting read! I am not into biographies as such but I was intrigued by the blurb on the back. Most of the book was fairly predictable with a few funny stories thrown in, a light read not too taxing on the brain. Next up... The other Daughter by Lisa Gardner A nine-year old girl is abandoned, unconscious, in a hospital ER. When she comes round, she remembers nothing about herself or her past. One of the doctors on duty that night is Dr. Stokes, whose own four-year old had been tragically murdered. The doctor and his wife decide to adopt the abandoned girl, and for twenty years Melanie considers herself very lucky.... Lucky, that is until a has-been reporter starts investigating Mealnie's true parentage and an FBI agent becomes involved in the tangled mystery of her past. And when threatening notes start arriving, accompanied by chilling gifts, Melanie begins to fear that the family she loves the most may be the very people she should trust the least....