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lasanga!

That sounds so interesting! Its hard to read a book where a child is suffering though. Cant wait to hear how you found it

Home made pizza with a nice valpolicella. Heaven!

Thai Chicken rice- Cant have it till byf come home tho! Hurry up I'm starving!

One of myy favourite books when i was little was Dear Milli by Wilhelm Grrimm and Maurice Sendak- the illustrations were really good too

Elizabethtown with Orlando Bloom or V for Vendetta

Me too! watched Phoenix nights on Saturday- forgot how funny it was!

Welcome!

Had halloumi and salad pittas. Yummy but am stuffed now!

I love bookmooch but as you're swapping books you have to wait for the book you want to become avaliable! Hadnt hear anything about amazon being unethical- why is that?

Just watched the season premiere of the hills last night! Dont like Spencer! I like Gossip Girl- the fact they're all actually 25 only adds to the appeal!

I read the Slummy Mummy column in the sunday times and the character can be a little annoying so i can imagine that the book would be a bit much!

Welcome Charley

Hi Polly!

Trashy Tv ( the hills for example) and tortilla chips! I went to a restaurant in Brighton a couple of weeks ago, and at the end of the meal they gave us a plate of these, black jacks & fruit salads, to share. Luckily we still had a bit of room for them! Black jacks used to make your teeth and tongue go black if you had too many if I remember!

Penne arrabiatta. Yummy!

I will be interested to hear what you think of them-I've never read any orwell.

Welcome!

Beef stew and dumplings!

I've just finished Tami Hoag- Night Sins. "Megan O'Malley, the first female field officer of the state's criminal investigation bureau, is forced into a close working relationship with Mitch Holt, the town's police chief, when a child goes missing. Against the background of a multijurisdictional criminal investigation, dialog and plot flow smoothly, and elements of romantic tension that serve to define the characters further are seamlessly inserted into the basic mystery/suspense theme. Current news topics, such as the presence of known pedophiles in a community and the problems of childcare in homes with two working parents, help fuel important subplots. The investigatory techniques are all presented intelligently and provide a strong framework for this gripping suspense tale. Highly recommended for current fiction collections." I can only describe it as, well ,a bit silly! I love a good thriller and they dont always have to be hyper realistic but characterisation wasnt great with some real cardboard cut out characters and lazy descriptions- the police chief looks like Harrison Ford apparently! Also some awful "romantic scenes" , a cute kid and an annoying female lead who just seemed to stomp around accusing everyone of not taking her seriously because shes a woman! I wasnt keen on her either! Hung in for the ending though- you have to with a thriller...and it was a bit of a cop out! Really enjoying Anchee Mins' Empress orchid and Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez at the mo. Wuthering Heights is next I think

The truth is that I have never been the mastermind of anything Empress Orchid-Anchee Min

Hi Janet Great idea for a challange. Have you any idea what you will read for the 1930s? They Shoot Horses Dont they by Horace McCoy is a great depression era book- lots of atmosphere! Theres great noirish detective fiction too such as James Cain!

Thats a good one actually- I live in Bronte Country so I wont have any problem visualising the locations!

Think i will try a book by the bronte sisters Nici thanks. Now I just need to choose which one!