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Glad to hear you are feeling better Brian, I'm sure a Black Sabbath will blow any remaining cobwebs away!

Thanks Brian, I hope so!

I have five, you can see which ones on my TBR list on my book blog. I have only read Of Mice and Men, in my mid/late teens, and enjoyed it then so hoping when I re-read it soon I will enjoy it even more.

Great review BB, I bought a John Steinbeck set recently but of course this one isn't in it so I'll have to add it to my wish list.

The Little Prince?

Or something like Heidi, could be Clara's mother? Though think she may just have had a father on the scene? Let's try and narrow it down! Was it British?

Funny, I had a mint polo soon after! It was divine BB, I don't often buy avocados BB as their eating window is so small but two came with last weeks veg box and they are lovely. I'm hoping for more tomorrow!

I thoroughly enjoyed The Snow Child, not great if you like exciting reads but it was wonderfully atmospheric and a great book to read in the winter! I hope you enjoy it too.

I am very fortunate and have a lovely M-I-L, in fact I think I like her more than my Steve does, she is very chatty and has lots and lots of interests so can be a little ear bendy but I like it and find her very interesting. I'm hoping she will like the Women's Hour book as she has been listening to the programmes for probably almost as many years as it has been going! She may have read it already of course. It's strange how Elizabeth Taylor has kept below the radar for this long.. Maybe if we all like her we should shout her name from the rooftops? Of course we would have to make it clear exactly which Elizabeth Taylor we are referring too!

Grilled bacon and avocado in crusty french bread, mmmm.

I received this yesterday as a gift from a friend, along with two other Elizabeth Taylor books so I'm glad to see you rated this one so well as she is not an author I am familiar with. Fingers crossed I like it too! Thanks to Sari for pointing me in your direction for a review.

Of course, the first rule for doggy friends! She does indeed, I have no idea how Steve and I achieved that! I think I remember Ian recommending it, and possibly others too and I am rather keen on books set in this period so fingers crossed I like it! I hope so! Ooh, I shall have to have a look for that! Thanks Sari!

Very emotional but how lovely they lived in a time of letters as now you are able to read them..Nowadays it's all emails and texts and they will be long gone in years to come.

Thanks Athena.

The Secret Garden?

I can say, with great certainty that you MUST open it when you return home. You will be very disappointed if not.. I may have insider knowledge of this.

Happy birthday Brian! :)

If your package says fragile I would suggest you open it now..

Sari, Obi is a fan of any food so anything you choose would be fine, obviously meaty things are always a favourite but the meatier the treat the faster the drool will flow! Not with Jojo, she is too ladylike to drool. I thought I could imagine Maddie asking for a motorbike but then I remembered the hair, she would never participate in something that would give her helmet hair voluntarily! She was horrified at the school ski meeting on Wednesday when they said the kids MUST wear helmets, her first thought was her hair!! Despite my best efforts I am now 6 books better off after yesterday. It was my youngest sons Christmas Fair and they have a second hand book room where I picked up - Alone In Berlin - Hans Fallada and Woman's Hour: Celebrating 60 Years of Women's Lives - John Murray (I bought this more for my M-I-L) I also received Newes from the Dead (Mary Hooper) from the lovely Claire, thank you Claire! Kay and Janet have already enjoyed it so I am highly optimistic I will too. From another friend (a Cattle Dog friend on Facebook who also loves books) I received three Elizabeth Taylor books - A View of the Harbour Angel Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont She isn't an author I've come across but the reviews for her books look favourable on Amazon so will give them a go.

Was great, even though I'm not a Matt Smith fan. Loved seeing Tom Baker!!!!

Is it a famous book?