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    Roald Dahl

    in General Fiction

    Posted

    Revolting rhymes. Wonderful. We used to have a lecturer at college who, every now and again, would start our doctrine lecture with one of these! Didn't remember the doctrine but did the rhyme :D

    Favourite fantasy book

    in Horror / Fantasy / SF

    Posted

    I have enjoyed the Terry Pratchett books, CS Lewis Narnia series, and Beckwood Brae.

     

    I also read one book, whose name escapes me because it was from a while ago, where the main character kept moving between her world (modern England? Scotland?) and the past where she was in the nobillity. Think it got a bit samey in the end, but was interesting at the time nonetheless

    Featured Author - Lynne Rees

    in Author Interviews and Forum Visits

    Posted

    With poetry, at least in the UK, it seems essential to get a reasonable body of work published in some reputable journals before a publisher will take a look at a MSS. I think that shows a committment to the contemporary poetry scene too. It is much easier to get work published online, though it's probably wise to be a little selective about the sites.

     

    Re 'the quote' thing - I've just been clicking on the 'Quote' box that appears at the bottom of the post I'm responding to, and that seems to work!

     

    It only seems to give the whole thing and...oh just occurred I probably could deleted the bit I want...I'm usually typing with one of the children on my lap, so concentration is :welcome:

    Featured Author - Lynne Rees

    in Author Interviews and Forum Visits

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    "I was just going to write it is difficult to get a collection published, but actually, it's difficult to get any MSS accepted and published, isn't it?"

     

    Exceedingly difficult! It seems to be a vicious circle, you can't get published until you have been published. At least there are a few of the smaller houses that are prepared to take risks with the unknown.

     

    (Sorry, haven''t learned on ANY forum how to do the quote thing...maybe here I will learn!)

    Autobiographies and Biographies

    in Non Fiction

    Posted

    I have two that I loved. Both are personal journeys but also follow earlier generations of their respective families.

     

    White Swans, three daughters of China by Jung Chang documents the change in life in China, from the feudal system and the life the grandmother of the author had, her mother under Communism and then her life.

     

    My Place by Sally Morgan documents the discovery of the Aboriginal family she never knew existed.

    Sweet Potatoes

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

    Posted · Edited by knitnat
    see eta

    Nothing...they are great by themselves.

     

    Or maybe a little bit of butter after you have dusted it lightly with cinnamon.

     

    eta: just realised I repeated the suggestions of those below...should read other posts first huh!

    Books that made you cry

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted · Edited by knitnat
    To add second book

    I haven't had time to read all the posts so it may already be here....April Fool's Day by Bryce Courtney. It tells his son's story from a childhood lived with haemophilia until his untimely death through contracting HIV from an (ironically) life-saving blood transfusion.

     

    I couldn't read it in the train, I would have run out of tissues. A brilliantly written account though.

     

    And Dead Man Walking...the barbarity of capital punishment.

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