supergran71

At the risk of embarrassing my daughter, I used to do that too:lol: We are having grilled Scottish salmon with potatoes and veggies tonight

In that case I wont tell you what happened;) It wouldnt have been a good programme to watch if you were depressed F&C

Finished Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan sent to me by Nici, review to come. I have also finished The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith picked up at H&D's on Sunday. Review will follow in due course. I will probably read The Book of Lost Things by John Connolley next.

This is one of the reasons I like doing a review. I actually type it up first and save it in Word in a special folder before I transfer it to here. I too used to forget books as soon as I had read them and this helps a lot.

Is anyone else watching this very good serial which began on Monday on BBC1 at 9pm. It finishes tomorrow night. Brilliant story and terrific acting.

That's interesting Laa Laa, because I started to read The Blind Assassin a couple of months ago and couldnt get into it. I will have to try again methinks.

The House at Riverton - Kate Morton Synopsis on back of book Summer 1924 On the eve of a glittering society party by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999 grace Bradley, ninety-eight, one time housemaid at Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and old memories - long consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind - begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge, something history has forgotten but Grace never could. Set as the war-shattered Edwadian summer surrenders to the decadent twenties, the House at Riverton is a thrilling mystery and a compelling love story. Review I think the synopsis is a tad misleading - probably on purpose;). I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a spanking good read. A story cleverly woven taking the reader through the years after the first world war and giving a really great insight into society and the way each level of society viewed each other. It is an "upstairs/downstairs" story with the characters on both sides of the spectrum richly drawn. The two sisters are described in a way which illustrates their turmoil in the changes going on around them, particularly Hannah, who wants to break free from the old ideas. There is humour as well as drama in the story which flows along easily. Tension builds up in the last few pages and you are wondering what is going to happen. There are many puzzles and revelations which create surprises. I liked the idea of Grace the maid looking back at the time she was lady's maid to Hannah and I felt great sympathy with her as she reveals the sacrifices she made and the dreadful tragic secret she has kept until the end of the 20th century. A wonderful story, I would read again and again. I give it 10/10

Can't make up my mind Kate:blush: I have so many on my TBR pile. Have to see what my hand picks up when I go to bed:lol:

Janet, what kind of books do you discuss?

You could probably get some tips from your local library and I believe they will probably let you meet there. Post a notice on their notice board inviting likeminded people.

The House at Riverton I finished this this afternoon, sitting in the garden. What a fantastic story!! Dont know what to start on next

Because it takes hold of your heart and squeezes it. Try listening to the 2nd movement of Barber's violin concerto, or the second movement of Saint-Saens Organ concerto, or Meditation by Thais. But there is other stuff that makes you want to dance around the room - like Strauss's Blue Danube. I darent drive if that comes on. If I am at home I am whizzing around the room, its fantastic. Classic Fm - tune in!!

I am more than half way through The House at Riverton and I am really enjoying it. As someone else has said, its like "Upstairs Downstair", and provides an historical interest into that era. Very well written too I like the author's style