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Portrait of a lady without a doubt! Great book- makes you a bit sceptical of human nature by the end though!

I like Ken Homs books too- he did a thai cook book which is fab. I saw him at the good food show a few years ago and he was a bit dull! The co-presenter was trying to liven up the show with comments such as "How are you chopping that pepper Ken?" He can still cook for me though (bet he will be thrilled to hear that!)

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Chorizo and pepper spicy rice. can smell it now!

Hi! No I haven't read anything else yet. He also wrote Mystic river and Gone Baby Gone which have both been made into films. I've seen Mystic River and I'm concerned i would see the actors rather than imagine the characters if you know what I mean. plus I know whow it ends!

My reading List! I'm currently reading: Love in The Time Of Cholera- Gabriel Garcia Marquez Tami Hoag- Night Sins LITTOC- really enjoying this but as the writing is so beautiful I'm reading it slowly and not rushing through to find out the ending as I can do! Its also really funny which I didnt expect and he draws the characters really tenderly while also showing their ridiculous sides! TNS- just started last night and kept me up longer than I intended! I think the characters are going to be a bit cliched but it was a great start! Finished this week A Drink Before the War- Dennis Lehane ealier this week. Really enjoyed this and felt it explored deeper themes than your average crime thriller. like the way Angie is a bit more complex than "fiesty female cop" stereo type! Its first in a series so I think the books will get better now the characters and setting have been established! My to read list (I have all these on my shelf waiting so please give me a talking to If I buy/borrow anything else!!!: Any recommendations as to which of these I should try first? My Side of the Story- Will davis Spot of Bother-Mark haddon A Dark Adapted Eye- Barbara Vine Emperor Orchid- Anchee Min Reading The Ceiling-Dayo Foster Anne Bronte-Tenant of wildfell Hall Anne Bronte-Agnes Grey Shirley-Charlotte Bronte The professor-Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights-Emily Bronte Resistance- Owen Shears Rebecca- daphne Du Maurier The assasignation of Jessee James.... Ron hansen Chocolat-Joanne harris Slave- Mende Nazer The Magicians Guild Lovers room-Steven carroll Ernest Hemmingway- The Old man and the sea Pure Land-Alan Spense SE Hinton-The Outsiders Peter James- Dead Simple House at Riverton- Kate Morton Death Of Kings-Conn Iggulden

Crimson Petal and The White- Michael Faber. I bough this in hardback too- huge!

I loved point horror books as a kid and RL Stine was definately the master of point horror! He/She (not sure!) must have written hundreds!

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I'm going to try and watch season three on line as well! How are you finding Homicide? I'm a big Wire And Homicide: Life in the street fan and apparantly this is the book that inspired them!

I have A LOT of cookery books (I used to work in a book shop and I'm a big foodie!) and I sometimes just like to curl up with a cookery book and just drool! I've ended up with a few celeb offerings by Gordon Ramsey , James Martin, Jamie Oliver and others and I just got to thinking who is everyones go- to celeb chef! I'm a huge Nigella Fan and hers are my favourite books to flick through for ideas but I have found ainsley harriotts books are the ones I use most often and always work! Which celeb chef is your favourite and whose book is most reliable?

The next series of Dexter! Just amazing! Did any one watch the final episode? I watch a lot of dvd box sets and I cant wait for next series of Sopranos, Six feet Under and west Wing even though they're finished!

That sounds lovely! What is the book about?

I was a fan of vice versas- wish they'd bring them back!

Pasta and meatballs- v yummy if I do say so myself

That is a really amazing list! What would you say has been your favourite of the year so far!

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The Godfather and Silence of the lambs were great films ...and I thought awful books!

Cottage Pie with cheesy mash topping! Real comfort food!

I can recommend Shadow of The Wind by carlos Ruiz Zafon! A real page turner!

It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love Gabriel Garcia Marquez- Love In the time of cholera

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Welcome to the forum! You'll enjoy it!

Rebecca- Dapne Du maurier To kill a Mockingbird- Harper lee The Great Gastsby- F Scott Fitzgerald I'm pretty sure they're classics!

Welcome! You will really enjoy!