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Hi Weave, it was all a front, she had been insecure and a bag of nerves since childhood, it is a very brave book I agree and an interesting read.

Hi Willoyd I read your review. Quite interesting how we concurred on a lot of points. I did think that I had caught a clear reference to another Austen novel (Persuasion) but when I checked the first name was different. Were there more? Maybe you can PM me to let me in on them?

It looks great poppy. I bet they would beat a person severely if they said the word "kindle" in there.

Hi Chiara welcome I really like your avatar very clever.

I tried the method for doing scrambled eggs today. Found a suitable bowl. Had 4 eggs to use up so put them all in after buttering the bowl. I did stop it twice to stir it frequently as Easy Rider said but nothing seemed to be happening at all so in the end I just left it to see what happened. The result was a huge solid yellow mass of egg like a massive yorkshire pudding as big as the bowl itself. I ate in on toast. It tasted great.

That looks quite interesting pontalba. I am not in a hurry to get a cooker yet though and will stick out for a proper one with an oven.

Vandals Of The Void by Jack Vance I was very pleased to get this book on my kindle through the Gollanz SF Gateway. It is one of the few Jack Vance books I had not read . I was very disappointed. It is the only Jack Vance book I have not enjoyed. It was a silly juvenile story and had none of his sparkling language or interesting concepts. I would not recommend this one to anybody.

Unbearable Lightness- a story of loss and gain by Portia de Rossi I didn't know who Portia de Rossi was when I started reading. This is not about her relationship with Ellen Degenares (who she credits with saving her life every day) but about her unnatural relationship to food when she was growing up, which was linked to her self esteem. Although she obviously is not a natural writer, she tells her own story in her own words which have a scary power . I didn't know anything about bulimia or anorexia. It was shocking. Things came to a head eventually when she collapsed during filming an action film. She weighed 82 pounds and was too weak to do the stunts. At the end she has some things to say about women in our culture which make sense. It was a good read.

Death Comes To Pemberley by PD James Here is my review. Sorry it is just going to be a few words because I think most people who liked Pride and Prejudice are going to want to read this themselves and I don't want to spoil it for anyone. I have been surprised by the vitriolic reviews on Amazon about this book, undeserved in my opinion. It was a quick read. The main things I liked about it were: 1)In the same way that the seeds of WW2 were sown by the results of WW1, the events in this book were born out of things that happened in P & P. Elizabeth and Darcy might have been set up for happy ever after but some of the other characters were not so fortunate. 2)The simple pleasure of reading these beloved characters having another ride about after 200 years. Something I didn't like so much: The character I most identified with:

Hi Milo I like reading about this period so I will add this to my wishlist thanks!

Hi Milo welcome. Brilliant name. This is a great place you will find yourself reading all sorts of new books you would never have picked up before.

Hi MysteryRose, welcome to the forum. That's a great name by the way.

The landlady took the cooker away. For the moment I have a sandwich toaster, a normal toaster and a microwave.

Thanks all I know enough now to be able to do poached or scrambled. I need eggs to keep my strength up for the weight training. Eggs are the cheapest form of complete protein and also the most easily digestible to the body.

I don't have a stove any more Kell!

Hi does anybody know if it is possible to cook scrambled eggs in the microwave? If so what is the proper way to do it? Are there any other ways to cook eggs in the microwave? (I am guessing boiled eggs ain't gonna work )

I loved Restoree. RIP Anne you gave us a lot of pleasure. :super: (this was the most scifi smiley we had)

I will write it soon...there is just one thing in the book I wanted to check on first.

I don't think I would stop reading because I enjoy it and it just comes naturally. But I don't think I would have a reading plan that would be a bit depressing when you get to the last few books. I would like to go to Norway and India and a few other places. I would spend as much fun time as possible with my kids. I would paint a few pictures. I would date as many beautiful women as possible. And when the time comes I might just refuse to go quietly That sounds like a lot of hard work. God is taking you back early so you have already served your purpose. You don't owe Him anything else.

I finished Death Comes To Pemberley and really enjoyed it. I will review it soon. It has got mostly negative reviews on Amazon though. At the moment I am reading an autobiography: Unbearable Lightness: A Story Of Loss And Gain. It is by Portia de Rossi. I don't watch telly and have never seen Ally Mcbeal but I understand she is the wife of Ellen Degeneres. It is very harrowing reading. It is so far about her struggles with her weight, which is(was) her measure of her own self esteem.

It was fun thanks poppy. I have decide to stay away from The Ambassadors

Interesting.....so women don't know this stuff instinctively then

Yes if they are all dead I suppose they don't do much!

Will definitely read this one thanks Willoyd!!

Last one for now Pickle I will have another look through my sketchbooks.