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Definitely not! I've always loathed clowns and don't want even more reasons to!

If you enjoy them (not everyone does, but I did), they're addictive. The TV series is excellent too, it doesn't stick that closely to the books but near enough and the pacing is wonderful.

I'm sure once you've washed and blocked it most of the mistakes will disappear. Mine always do and I have loads.

So did I

Tell us some of the books you've enjoyed.

That's such good news! I thought Lonesome Dove was wonderful and have been reluctant to read any of the sequals in case they fell short and destroyed some of the magic.

Young Woman and the Sea by Glenn Strout is a book club read and getting surprise gems like this occasionally is why I keep going . It's the story of the first woman to swim the Channel a remarkable natural athlete called Trudy Eberle, why the Channel is still so difficult to swim, the history of swimming, women becoming accepted in some sports, the shennanigans around Trudy's attempts and more, lots of themes wound together into a fascinating piece of narrative non-fiction. I absolutely loved it and recommend it highly.

I've read a few of Liz Fenwick's books and thoroughly enjoyed the first one then gradually became less and less interested as I read more. I think maybe because they were a bit samey and, as you said, an OK read (but nothing special) so no impetus to get more of her books.

I can't remember either! I must be getting old (I AM getting old). I didn't go to school until I was 11 and then it was an all girls boarding school. I have a feeling we might have done Heart of Darkness for O level but I can't remember finishing it and there was something about hauling a cannon across Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. We had Richard II as our Shakespeare which I loved.

Oh brilliant! That's terrific news.

Yes, but there's nothing like a waterproof Kindle for reading in the bath!

What a cow! And I agree with Poppy, see if you can get a different HV or if you can't, just ignore her. If she really thought there was a danger of you allowing Ollie to snack on screws and computer parts she could have least waited until he was old enough to reach and grab. I've got three girls 2 1/2 years apart from each other so by the time no 3 came long I was feeding her, reading to no 2, then listening to reading practice from no 1. Your health visitor would have had a fit at the state of the house!

I liked this one a lot.

I got adept at supporting the baby with one arm and hand while she was feeding and holding the book with the other. Even easier these days with a Kindle. However when the next ones arrived it was no longer possible apart from night feeds as whenever I picked up a book another (usually My First Big Ladybird Book) wou!d be dumped in my lap with an imperious command to read! And don't worry about not getting things done. A health visitor told me se aways worried when she saw a new mother with an impeccably tidy house because either they weren't spending enough time with the baby or on themselves.

Wishing you all the best. Eye operations seem to have the most amazing rejuvenating effects, must be something to do with regaining vision you haven't had for ages, even years though when I asked my mother about having her cataracts removed she said it was awful! 'I haven't been able to see myself properly in the mirror for five years and now I can. I've got so old!" She was 89.