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Have to agree with Roland Butter. Runyon's books are classic. Guys and Dolls was based on a short story called The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown and Runyon loves to mix the pure Miss Brown from the Salvation Army with the world of gamblers, sharp shooters and petty criminals with names such as Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Harry the Horse to name a few - and she naturally falls in love with one of them. As said above, you need to get yourself into the period and just enjoy!

They are separate. They just hapen to take place in the same area in France.

I've just finished a Kindle book called When the Flowers Died. It cost all of 86p and is a darn good read. I'm now going to start on All Quiet on the Western Front.

Finished My Enemy's Cradle last night and now reading Far to Go by Alison Pick.

Mine would have to be The Novel in the Viola by Natasha Solomons and The Sleepless Moon by H E Bates.

Oh dear that's awful. Can't you lock them in a cupboard until you've finished your book I'm still struggling to get my Philip Kerr book finished. Like you Pixie family keep getting in the way! I downloaded a Scott Mariani book yesterday for 49p (The Shadow Project). I've ordered p/backs of Clochemerle; Between Shades of Grey; Far to Go and from the library I took out The Enemy's Cradle. Hmmmm now when to read them all ..............

I certainly remember reading The Good Earth by Pearl Buck and I'm sure I've read some Frank Yearby but can't remember which ones.

Neville Shute did also write Beyond the Stump - haven't read it though.

I'm still reading The One from the Other by Philip Kerr. It's good but I don't seem to have enough reading time at the moment. I want to finish it by the weekend though as I'm orf to sunny France next week and want to be paper free - the kindle is loaded up and packed of course.

Wasn't that On the Beach? I like his books though - especially A Town Like Alice

Hi Chesilbeach, one of the best books I read on the Arthur story is The Mists of Avalon. It is a beautiful tale that will stay with you for a long time. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mists-Avalon-Marion-Zimmer-Bradley/dp/0722119577/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308643818&sr=1-2

Let's know which one you decide on Ben and what you think of it. I've decided to go for The Russia House and I will download it later - my Kindle has gone from slimline to quite fat with the amount of stuff going on it.

Great book Kylie, very creepy. Have you read the Man in the Picture by Susan Hill, that's also creepy.

Thank you ladies! I might well treat myself to one then (as if I didn't have enough other stuff to wade through )

I read a couple of short stories on the Kindle before deciding on my next read and I've now picked on The One from the Other by Philip Kerr (a Bernie Gunther book). So far looks quite promising.

Any John le Carre readers out there. I thought it was time I delved into one or two his books and thought I would try The Russia House and maybe Smiley's people. Just wondered what opinions of his works were?

Have to agree with Charm there Pickle. I mean how do you know the 9 you downloaded are right for your holiday. You'll need to download at least another 30!!

This happened to mine too Janet. Also, I've found that the light tends to go from very bright to quite dim in a matter of 5 minutes, I jiggle it about and it goes from bright to dim erratically. I've given up on mine now and use a small torch (bit like the one a doctor uses for down the throat ).

Hi Dove, you might enjoy Mist Over Pendle which has recently been re-published. Great novel of witchcraft. I can't remember who wrote Witchfinder General, I will have a look around and see if I can find out. Also, talking of witchcraft, there are two good books out at the moment: The Heretic's Daughter and The Lost Book of Salem and they have been reviewed on here.

I'm about halfway through L'Auberge at the moment. Quite good and witty in a French farce sort of way. Can't compare to the great Clochemerle though.

I liked Kate Morton's first one The House at Riverton, and I have The Forgotten Garden to read. Love Barbara Erskine, have you read all her books? It's difficult to know what to suggest next though. What is your favourite style? If you go on Amazon, they quite often suggest an author similar to the ones you have been reading, might be worth having a look on there? I've found quite a few new authors that way that I wouldn't otherwise have heard of or thought of reading. Daphne du Maurier might appeal to you though. Have you read Rebecca? Best book ever

Just finished The House of Dust and Dreams on the Kindle. It was OK, ish - nothing to write home about... Now what's next, Kindle or Paperback - eenie, meenie mynee mo. I've got L'Auberge coming in the post to review from Amazon. Sounds like a nice gentle holiday read - takes place in France - that's my sort of thing.

I've just seen some Victorian Mystery Murder books by Penrose Smith (never heard of him - has anyone read his stuff) and I could download six of his books for just £3.45 total. Sounds like a good bargain. I've found some other good deals on there lately. I downloaded two medieval mysteries for the total sum of £1.40 yesterday.

Is that the remix?

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