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I have no idea as the husband will be cooking

I have read emotional Geology and Star Gazing which I both really enjoyed so I will definetly read this one too

A prayer for Owen Meaney sounds really good so will give it a try I think.

Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann Can love outwit death? A heartbreaking epic story of two lives sustained by the memory of love 1992: Leo Deakin wakes up in a hospital somewhere in South America, his girlfriend Eleni is dead and Leo doesn't know where he is or how Eleni died. He blames himself for the tragedy and is sucked into a spiral of despair. But Leo is about to discover something which will change his life forever. 1917: Moritz Daniecki is a fugitive from a Siberian POW camp. Seven thousand kilometres over the Russian Steppes separate him from his village and his sweetheart, whose memory has kept him alive through carnage and captivity. The Great War may be over, but Moritz now faces a perilous journey across a continent riven by civil war. When Moritz finally limps back into his village to claim the hand of the woman he left behind, will she still be waiting? Danny Scheinmann paints a dramatic portrait of two men sustaining their lives through the memory of love. Cinematic and brimming with raw emotions, it is the magnificent and emotive debut from a remarkable new writer. This was such a beautiful book to read and actually made me cry from the very beginning. the portrayal of Leo's grief felt so real to me and I really wanted him to be happy by the end of the book. The two stories of lost love intertwined so well although I felt the link was a little too obvious. This though did not distract me in anyway or diminish the impact that the book had on me. a truly beautiful book about love and how it so easily can be taken away. I gave my husband a big hug after reading it.

Star Gazing by Linda Gillard Blind since birth, widowed in her twenties, now lonely in her forties, Marianne Fraser lives in Edinburgh in elegant, angry anonymity with her sister, Louisa, a successful novelist. Marianne's passionate nature finds solace and expression in music, a love she finds she shares with Keir, a man she encounters on her doorstep one winter's night. Whilst Marianne has had her share of men attracted to her because they want to rescue her, Keir makes no concession to her condition. He is abrupt to the point of rudeness, and yet oddly kind. But can Marianne trust her feelings for this reclusive stranger who wants to take a blind woman to his island home on Skye, to 'show' her the stars? I absolutely loved this book and I need to own it, such a shame that I borrowed it from the library. I could not put this book down and I read it within a week which is very quick indeed for me. I found the issue of Marianne's blindness very interesting to read as there is a history of eye disease within my family. My nan is registered blind and my mum is partially sighted. I found that Linda wrote about this subject with great warmth, humour and honesty which I found refreshing. I also found the character of Keir very likeable and a total highland hunk. I fell a little bit in love with him myself. 10/10

I have 30 books on my bookshelf waiting to be read but I have a long list of books that I want to read

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My first job was as a care assistant and I am now a registered nurse

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Enduring Love by Ian McEw This story begins on a windy summer's day in the Chilterns when the calm, organised life of Joe Rose is shattered by a ballooning accident. What happens is shocking and tragic, but strangely inco-sequential. The consequences come after, for that fatal accident brings Joe together briefly, with Jed Parry. Unknown to Rose, something passes between them - something that gives birth to an obsession so powerful that it will test to the limits Rose's beloved scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife Clarissa and drive him to take desperate measures merely to stay alive. I had watched the film adaptation of this many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, maybe because Daniel Craig was in it, Anyway I digress, I decided to read the book and I am so glad that I did. I have enjoyed other Ian McEwan books and this did not disappoint. I found the whole of the book very difficult to read as I was made to feel very uncomfortable about the relationship between Joe and Jed. However having said that I needed to continue reading to find out how it would all end, If Jed would kill Joe or indeed if things would happen the other way round. It ws not a feel good book at all but still a very good read and a book that I shall probably read agai. 9/10i

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Most of my books I buy from charity shops and the local market. I also use the library a lot as well.

P.S I Love You and the time Travellers Wife both made me cry.

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I think I will have to read that book, do you know the title?

I really want to read this book but will get it from the library I think.

Running with Scissors This is the story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of grandeur) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain. Suddenly at the age of 12, Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients and a paedophile living in the garden shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules or school. The Christmas tree stayed up until Summer and valium was chomped down like sweets. When things got a bit slow, there was always the ancient electroshock therapy machine under the stairs. I absolutely loved this book but at the same time hated myself for enjoying it so much. It felt so much like a guilty pleasure as I was gaining enjoyment from reading about the life of a really dysfunctional and chaotic family. There were some really funny moments in the book but there were some truly horrific and uncomfortable moments as well, especially the scenes between Augusten and Nick. I have never read a book like it before and think that I will never read a book like it again, utterly mesmerising. 10/10

Reading in Bed Opening at the Hay Festival, and ending with the prospect of a spring wedding, Sue Gee's novel is a lively story of tangled relationships and the sustaining powers of good books, loyal friends and conversation. Friends since university, with busy working lives behind them, Dido and Georgia have long been looking forward to carefree days of books and conversation, when each finds herself caught up in unexpected domestic drama. Dido, for the first time, has cause to question her marriage; widowed Georgia feels certain her husband will return to her. Meanwhile, an eccentric country cousin goes wildly off the rails, children are unhappy in love, and perfect health is all at once in question. I was hugely excited about reading this book but about half way through it I began to lose heart. I found myself not really caring about the characters and I found the ending far to predictable. 5/10

Firstly I really enjoyed this book although i found it very disturbing to read. I found the book simillar to a car crash, in that you really don't want to carry on reading but that you simply have to. I can honestly say that I have never read a book like it, utterly mesmerising, mainly due to the fact that the events were real but at the same time appearing totally unreal. My favourite character was that of Natalie, although she had a totally disfunctional childhood and upbringing she came through it all to end up going to university and having a succesful career. What I found most disturbing in the book was the relationship between Augusten and Neil and that the relationship was blessed by his mother and the doctor. I was really uncomfortable reading the scenes between them.

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