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Hi Dominic, welcome to the forum
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Hi Welcome to the Forum
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For some reason i've never been drawn to reading Tom Sawyer Or Huck Finn but i have added Frederick Douglass to my wishlist. I read The Last Runaway Tracey Chevalier earlier this year & although i didn't think the book was that great it did make me interested to find out more about the underground slave railroad.
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Hope you have a lovely holiday Devi & get plenty of relaxing reading days in
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I finished Eye Of The Needle, another rattling good read from Ken Follett & decided to go for a book of short stories next as the summer holidays is a busy time for me & so i've just started The Little Disturbances Of Man Grace Paley. I've only read the first story so far which wasn't great but hopefully there'll be a few gems in there
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Hi Peter, welcome to the forum, i guess being brought up in a bookshop you couldn't help but grow up loving books
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Thanks Poppyshake, it seems an unusual topic for a woman to choose to write about, not sure if i have a strong enough stomach i'm afraid
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Don't know any of the others but i loved The Thorn Birds
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Don't quite understand what happened there - but have edited my post to show three children sans the illusive Mappy!
I'm sure Mappy was the child she would have had if circumstances had been different
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I tempted to add Dora Damage to my wishlist just out of curiosity about the rude bits
However i couldn't cope with reading about anything that involved children & you mention her daughter might be at risk so i'm wondering just how depraved it is 
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Hi Frankie
Just caught up with your news. The translating job sounds fantastic & the fact that you're able to do it wherever your living is definitely a bonus. The guy sounds like an all or nothing sort of person to me, people like that are usually very insecure & tend to be a bit smothering so i think your better off keeping your distance. -
I didn't get much reading done yesterday this heat is making me lazy all i want to do is loll around on the sofa. So i'm still at the start of Eye Of The Needle Ken Follett but i did go down to the library & get out Shift the second book in the Wool series by Hugh Howey.
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I finished Light Margaret Elphinstone & have made a start on Eye Of The Needle Ken Follett for my next read.
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Brilliant news Julie, i think a book buying spree is most defintely called for to celebrate your good news
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Hi Willoyd
Just reading your review of Light as i just finished it myself . I agree it's a slow burner i was over halfway through before i really got into the story & started to enjoy it. At first i thought the title just referred to the lighthouse but i liked the way both natural light & man made light featured throughout the story. She's definitely an author i want to read more of so i've noted down the other titles you mentioned. I'm thinking your copy must have differed slightly from mine though as there were only 3 children in the story i read, Mappy....???? 
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What a find!! I love Persephone books
I've read Good Evening Mrs Craven and Cheerful Weather for the Wedding and enjoyed both enormously. I have Someone At a Distance too but haven't read it yet. Goodness! why is it I only ever see Lee Child or Wendy Holden at the charity shops Well done KM .. enjoy!! Thanks Poppy, they really were a find hidden amongst the crime novels
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I read House of Orphans in 2007 - and totally agree! Here's what I said! (Tagged, as it's a bit spoilery)...
The book started off really well. The first chapters about the Orphans and about the doctor were interesting and really drew me in, and the premise was great. However the book changed when Eeva went to Helsinki, and became very political and rather dull. It went on for too long. Towards the end, Eeva sends for Thomas, and he declares his love for her, but she rejects him and he returns to his village - this bit of the book felt very rushed.
The ending was poor. The author recaps what has happened to the male characters, but we are left guessing whether Eeva and Lauri find happiness. It was almost as though she ran out of steam!
Yes that sums it up really well, it's a shame because i loved the beginning but it just to lost it's way as the story went on.
Still reading Light but i haven't been able to get much reading done over the weekend hoping to remedy that though before the children break up for the summer
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Finished One Hundred Years of Solitude. At one point there were 18 people with the same name, which got a bit confusing.
Crikey!! I have this one to read as well
Did you enjoy it though Cookie?I finished House Of Orphans Helen Dunmore , i was disappointed in it as i've enjoyed her other books that i've read but this started off really well,kind of dragged in the middle & then had a really naff ending. It wont put me off trying her other stuff though. I'm now a few chapters into my new book Light Margaret Elphinstone.
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What a bookful day, Kidsmum. You're going to read some wonderful stories, believe me!
Thanks Eleonora, i'm sure i will enjoy them when i eventually get round to reading them. The trouble with having so many books is you all most have too much choice
I'm glad you had a great day, Kidsmum. Have fun reading your books
!Thank you Athena, i certainly will
I really enjoyed The Road by Cormac McCarthy!
I don't think it's a book i would normally of gone for Devi if i hadn't read & enjoyed Wool so much but i'm finding more & more that it's a good thing to step out of your comfort zone & try different things
Wow, great books! I've read Good Evening Mrs Craven which has a lovely sense of fun and wit, despite the fact there's a war on, and also Someone At A Distance which I felt was the very thoughtful book - one to take your time with and think about.
I couldn't believe it when i found 3 Persephone books in one shop, it was such a lucky find & they were only £1 each & in mint condition. Out of the three Someone At A Distance sounds like the most interesting it's my favourite cover as well, now i just need to make the time to read it
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So I finally got my TBR list down to 60 . . . and have immediately bought some more books
Kindle freebies are a dangerous way to get it high again though!
Whoah!!!....you guys ...... Life in the fast lane
Totally agree with your opinion of the cover art of Blood Song, Steve, i looked at it & thought there's a guy who needs a fringe
Good job it didn't put you off though seeing as you enjoyed the book so much 
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I've never read Of Mice & Men either Brian even though we have it on the shelves as one of the children studied it at school but after reading your review it sounds like something i'd enjoy. As for The Handmaids Tale, i've read a few of Atwood's books but that ones still my favourite so far.
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Interesting list VF, of course you can't go wrong with Sharpe imo. I'll be interested to hear what you think of the slavery book, i read Bury The Chains by Adam Hochschild about Britains involvement in the slave trade which i really enjoyed.
I don't think about how much i've spent on books, quite a lot probably but a lot less than if i smoked, gambled or went to the pub every week
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Only 80 pages left in House of Orphans i might manage to finish it tonight. I have Light by Margaret Elphinstone lined up for my next read
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i had a lovely book filled day today, Hubby & i went to Skipton for lunch today & a nose round the charity shops & we came home with
Cheerful Weather For The Wedding Julia Strachey
Good Evening Mrs Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter - Downes
Someone At A Distance Dorothy Whipple
These were all in the same charity shop & are Persephone Classics, i couldn't believe my luck & literally jumped up & down i was so excited when i found them. The covers are absolutely beautiful & are worth keeping just for those alone
I also bought from other shops
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Aimee Bender - Just couldn't resist the title
Great Classic Library The Moonstone/ The Haunted Hotel / My Lady's Money Wilkie Collins - I've read the Moonstone but haven't heard of the other two so bought it for those.
The Road Cormac McCarthy - got this recommendation off the dystopian novels thread & i so enjoyed Wool i want to read more of this sort of stuff.
The Machine Gunners Robert Westall - i remember reading & enjoying this one at school so got to read to my own children.
When we got home i went down to the library to collect a book i'd reserved Light Margaret Elphinstone, i blame this one on Willoyd who mentioned it on another thread & it sounded so good i wanted to read it straight away; luckily the library had a copy so it's going to be my next read
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