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Sole, with new potatoes, cabbage and carrots followed by raspberries and greek yoghurt

Started The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber. Made a start on this last night. I found his style a little perplexing at first. He has an offbeat kind of humour which takes a little time to get used to. I have reached page 21 and am not tempted to put it down, so that must be good. It is described as a modern thriller in the blurb, which is encouraging. Watch this space.

Southern Counties Radio and Classic FM, with Spirit FM sometimes.

Colin, my OH does cross stitch too!! You may have a girl inside you, but I am sure part of me is a boy because I love and have an interest in planes and cars. When I went to Farnborough recently I was spaced out by all the jets, the new Airbus 308 and the Typhoon Eurofighter were something else. I decided there and then that if I came back to this world I am going to be a jet pilot

Did you do a review Janet?

I havve finished Five Quarters of an Orange by Joanne Harris and I loved it. Will do a review soon. Am debating what to start on now from TBR pile.

I read at bedtime and breakfast time mostly, but if I get a chance I will read for an hour - hour and half in the afternoon. I can read to classical music easily. If the book is absorbing enough, there can be a whole roomful of people chatting and I wont hear them, I can completely switch off where necessary. My OH can confirm this.

Well see Colin, its like watching a movie again and again. There is always something you didnt notice the first time. Its the same with books, on the second, third or fourth even, you are bound to find something that maybe you skipped over before, or a character that you didnt take so much notice of the first time. I have lost count of the number of times I have watched Gone With the Wind, so I will never tire of reading the book. The Thornbirds is like the Australian GWTW I suppose, its a giant of a story and I will never tire of going through all the traumas and heartaches again and again. Pride and Prejudice reading it just a few months ago, was like reading it as a new book, the characters seemed more developed. The scene between Darcy and Elizabeth when he proposes marriage and she slaps him down I will never tire of reading. In fact I read that scene alone 3 times on this reading.

That sounds like a good book, have made a note of the author's name.

Thaat's another one gone on my little notepad Michelle.

I have read all of Jane Austen's more than once and am in the throes of reading them again. Two other books I have read at least twice are "The Thornbirds" by Colleen MacCulloch and "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. I love BIG sagas!!

Marley and me made me cry buckets. Anything to do with animals will usually start the tears rolling. Jodi Picoult's "Plain Truth" brought me near.

I have always read right from a young child. I was an only child, so I think this was one reason why I got into books. I remember being given books at Christmas and also belonged to the public library. My dad was an avid reader and used to take me with him to the library. I dont really remember being read to but I am sure my dad would have done.

That was an excellent read and I too look forward to the film.

What about The Painted House? I think I have mentioned this one before. Its completely away from his usual genre and a rivetting read.

Yes that's it Pontalba, thanks. I wonder if people who are afflicted like it or whether they regard it as a handicap?

I am lucky to have a book loving daughter who lends me books, even when she hasnt read it. How generous is that? :friends0:to H&D

There is a condition which I have heard of and was mentioned in a book I read recently, but I cant remember what its called. People who have this condition, see things in colours and smells when they look at things and people. Its hard to describe, the word starts with S I think, I will try and remember it. It was in the book about the dog which I reviewed for Nic.