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I hate to think how many I have in mine. Just added the Book of Lost Things and Lost and Found and I still have to start Emma for the Jane Austen book club!!
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A Small Part of History
Synopsis
This is the unforgettable story of the women who travelled the Oregon Trail in 1945
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It was an easy read, I will do a review later. I said at the beginning that it seemed to lack depth and I had hopes that would improve. It didnt:roll:
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I must get round to reading this one day
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1. Who is your all-time favourite author, and why?
Like everyone else I find this difficult to answer
2. Who was your first favourite author, and why? Do you still consider him or her among your favourites?
As a child, Enid Blyton, as an adult Denise Robins. Both are dead now so, no I dont read their books .
3. Who’s the most recent addition to your list of favourite authors, and why?
Probably Jodi Picoult
4. If someone asked you who your favourite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth? Are there any you’d add on a moment of further reflection?
Robert Goddard, Minette Walters, Elizabeth Kostova
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Started The House at Riverton last night, but I was so dog tired I only read a couple of pages.
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I have finished reading A Small Part of History and will do a review later. I am not sure what book is next. I am faced with a book Nici has asked me to review which I am going to cry buckets over, title Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan; The House at Riverton by Kate Morton; and Helpless book from Newbooks; These are all at the top of my TBR pile. Decisions, decisions.
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I too would like to see the Royal Ballet's production of Beatrix Potter. I have seen Romeo and Juliet and still have an old recording of the Royal Ballet doing it. Its wonderful.
Try and see Swan Lake Slywaka, you will never regret it. Make sure it is a world ranking ballet company performance that you see though.
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I'd just like to say Happy Birthday to Harry Patch - 110 today!
I endorse that Janet. I remember seeing him on a tv programme about the survivors of WW1. I believe he and Henry Allingham are the last 2 survivors now.
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Thanks Anna:D
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I should finish it in a couple of days, I can send you my copy?
That's very kind of you, thank you.
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Got the new edition of Newbooks magazine this morning. Going to be hard to choose my free book. Next time I think the choice will be easier - for me anyway
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I don't play any instruments, although I have a keyboard at home (which doesn't get much use right now unfortunately!)
I quite like classical music but I'm not good with names. I have a couple of those 'best ever classical music' albums, and I certainly have some favourites but I couldn't tell you names or composers
I guess they're just the 'usual' ones that everyone knows.I do have an absolute favourite piece of classical music, however, and that is Air on the G String by Yehudi Menuhin (even with that one, I had to look up the composer's name!
). It's quite possibly the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard.I think you can get Classic FM on line Kylie, that's how I learnt all the names of my favourite pieces.
I forgot to say that I love ballet music, particularly Swan Lake and every now and again I have to go and see it again. I have lost count now how many times I have seen it.
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I used to play the violin, trombone and French horn but gradually let them go. Oh, and the recorder of course!
I'd love to take up the violin again and/or learn the piano.
I share a birthday with Tchaikovsky and Brahms.
And, to disprove your theory that young 'uns know nowt nowadays, supergran...!
I grew up watching Bette Davis fillums and fell in love with a Tchaikovsky piece which played all the way through Mr Skeffington, I think it was. His first piano concerto.
I much prefer the Russian composers. Bliddy mental they were. And passionate.
Did you know Tchaikovsky conducted in the way he did (hand up to his temple) because he believed his head would fall off otherwise? And he committed suicide by deliberately drinking choleraic water.
Mentalist.
(That's why I like him...)
And, to disprove your theory that young 'uns know nowt nowadays, supergran...!
(I didnt really say that did I?) This was the reason I started this thread, to give you all a chance to tell me what you know and like.
My first favourite composer was Tchaikovsky too and I loved the Piano Concerto and also his Romeo and Juliet Fantasy. I am swept away by romantic, full bodied music. Classic FM definitely widened my knowledge of music, I knew "the tunes", but not the titles, but I do now thanks to them.
I learned to play the piano when I was very young and used to bang out The Blue Danube regularly, I still love it today and go dancing around the room when I hear it. Strangely, I have completely forgotten how to play the piano now, I dont know why.
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Thought I would launch a new thread to find out a little more about my bcf friends.
1. Do any of you play a musical instrument (yes I know you do Ice Cream) and if so how good are you and how often do you play; do you play classical, jazz, rock or pop or let's not forget brass band, or any other type of music
2. Do you like classical music? If so what do you like; do you have a favourite composer; a favourite piece of music, favourite soloist, favourite instrument.
Me? I love classical music, I would listen to Classic FM all day if I could. I have lots of favourite pieces and composers. Elgar, Vaughn Williams, Saint Saens, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Brahms etc etc.
I love the Organ Symphony by Saints Saen, also Elgar's Cello Concerto. I love most violin concertos, particularly Barber's.
I also love opera, my favourite operas are La Boheme and Madama Butterfly, but I also like Tosca.
I could go on and on, but let's hear from the rest of you, or if necessary I will shut up
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That sounds really interesting Inver. I remember her from the "Vet" programmes. The account sounds a bit like "A Year in Provence" which I read years ago, cant remember the author's name, but John Thaw played him in a TV adaptation.
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Does anyone have this book for me to borrow???
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I have a copy SG
Have you read it yet?
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I am getting on with this book very well and enjoying it. It is very easy to read. My only criticism at this stage is that it lacks depth a little, but this may well improve as the wagon train gets off into the unknown and things start to go wrong;)
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Anyway its 'Plain Truth' and I think I'm reading that next
That's a really good story Kelly, I am sure you will enjoy it.
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This book is one of the books sitting on my bookshelf borrowed from H&D some time ago. I obviously havent read it yet, because I dont remember it from your review. The Anne Tyler books I have read (recommended by H&D) I have really enjoyed, so I look forward to reading this one too.
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I have just read your review of this book Gyre and have put it on my wish list. Sounds a lovely story.
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Twilight- Stephanie Meyers
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova.
Escape - Carolyn Jessop.
Midnights Children- Salman Rushdie.
The Handmaids Tale- Margaret Atwood.
I Have always Lived in the Castle- Shirley Jackson
How I Live Now- Meg Rossof
Sick Notes - Gwendolin Riley.
These are the ones I plan to read over the summer,does anybody have any recommendations on any particular ones? Thanks.
The Historian is a very good read, take your time over it, dont skip any pages.
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I put down The Blind Assassin by Margaret Attwood. I just couldnt get into it. It is still on my bedside table, so will probably give it another go quite soon.
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Anyone heard of this author. He has a new book out and I thought it sounded like a good story. Cant remember the title though, sorry