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Finished 'Getting Rid of Matthew' - a great flowing read - not too taxing chick lit. The subject of the book is not a particularly likeable character and neither is Matthew. Still wanting a light read so chose 'Walls of Glass' by Amanda Brookfield as I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'A Cast of Smiles' recently.

It's a bit like homework

you can do it - just jump in whilst holding your nose

I thoroughly enjoyed it too - I recently watched the DVD as well - the ending has been altered but otherwise it's excellent with Judi Dench as Barbara

Thanks for the recommendation Judy - I had deja vu reading the synopsis - perhaps I picked it up and read it in Waterstones

All over the house. The kitchen has a shelf of cookery books. The living area has a bookase of mainly childrens books and oversize reference books. The front room has two large bookcases of fiction and non fiction arranged in author alphabetical order (OH not me!) Upstairs the children have a large bookcase each full of books. The spare room has several full bookshelves and my bedroom has a full bookcase plus the window ledge filled with about 30 of my TBR books

Ditto Severnlad - 20-30 pages at night until I am sleepy. My son regularly reads a book at one sitting. He will stay up all night reading. The latest Cherub book released last week by Robert Muchamore was demolished in one day and night last weekend. Is this my 1000th post? I can't tell. Ooh yes it is!

I know who you are!!

Finished Amanda Brookfield - 'A Cast of Smiles' - did enjoy this book. Still wanting something light to read picked up 'Getting Rid of Matthew' by Jane Fallon at the library

That's more like it!!

I just started it today - not - chic lit and a light read I think - I picked it up at the library this week. We have 2 cats and a dog here - where do you live Kirstykat?

Hello Kirstykat and welcome

Hello and welcome - I am sure it will come to me soon but where is Pa?

I occasionally call my husband 'Macon' - the main character of 'The Accidental Tourist' as he has a series of systems by which he lives and he feels of out of control if they are disrupted. Among other things my husband has been known to label drawers with 'socks', 'underwear' etc in the childrens rooms to help him put away washing. Hence the name Macon!!

Someone was keen as I sold it very quickly indeed!

Mine is now for sale on Amazon

Avocado and thousand island sauce, choccy biccy and a nectarine which I will save for later - back to work now...

I kept that in mind while I was reading it. No mobile phones and such like. However the descriptions of violence toward the main female character were I suppose, timeless? My original plan was to pass the book to my 14 year old son to read and review as he is a James Bond fan. I am glad I didn't now.

Daughter watched at a friends on Friday - we don't have Sky - poor deprived child - she wasn't impressed - may be an age thing!!

The Blurb on the back - Trying to escape her tangled past, Vivienne Michel has run away to the American backwoods, ending up at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court. A far cry from the privileged world she was born to, the motel is also the destination of two hardened killers - the perverse Sol Horror and the deadly Sluggsy Morant - who have her in their sadistic sights. When a coolly charismatic Englishman turns up, Viv is not just hopeful, but fascinated. Because he is James Bond.. 007: the man she hopes will save her, the spy she hopes will love her.... Review I saw the film many years ago and could not remember the story apart from the character of Jaws with his scary metal teeth. Not a partcularly memorable occasion. A spy/thriller novel would be not be my usual choice of book genre however it was only 164 pages long so I coould polish it off quickly. It began well. A detailed account of a young Canadian woman Vivienne Michel and her two failed love affairs in England that distressed her enough to force her to leave behind her former life for an adventure on a Vespa in the USA. The book is divided into three sections and James Bond is nowhere to be found until halfway throught the second section. At this point there are some vivid descriptions of gratuitous violence towards Vivienne by two thugs called Horror and Sluggsy who turn up at the motel where she is working. I almost stopped reading at this point as I cannot bear to read this sort of material normally. I couldn't wait to finish reading this, it wasn't exciting or particularly interesting. I could not recommend it to anyone apart from James Bond/Ian Fleming fans.

Thanks Paula. I have chosen to read Amanda Brookfield next. Fairly light chick lit. It's called 'A Cast of Smiles' and here is the blurb. 'Veronica's group of friends are well-to-do professionals, intent on keeping up a charade of wellbeing and success. On the surface everything is fine: Julian and Veronica get married; Teddy tells good jokes; Gloria chases men. Trouble brews, however, when the sinister Katherine Vermont becomes obsessed with the deceitful activities of her ex-lover Julian. The tragedy that finally erupts shows the high price that can be paid for emotional dishonesty - to oneself as well as to others.' Ok I can hear some of you groaning but Brookfield does have a first class Cambridge English degree and puts together a good read.

ok it's all done! Just have to wait for review to be posted - hooray.

Welcome Fangirl

Finished 'The Spy Who Loved Me' last night - Hooray!! Just review to do now. Will have to wait until tomorrow. Looking forward to my next selection off mount TBR.