Renniemist Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 Border Crossing by Pat Barker Blurb from book When tom Seymour, a child psychologist plunges into a river to save a young man from drowning, he unwittingly reopens a chapter from the past he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Sharpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright (audio book) Blurb from cover Clarissa was born into a wealthy family of food lovers who thought nothing of flying pigeons in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress and her father was a brilliant surgeon to the Royal Family. But he was also a tyrannical and violent drunk. Clarissa was determined and cleaver, though, and her ambition led her to a career in the law. At the age of 21, she was the youngest ever woman to be called to the Bar. Then disaster struck when her adored mother died suddenly. There followed a mind-numbing decade of wild drinking. Rich from her inheritance, in the end Clarissa had drained her entire fortune. It was a long road to recovery along which Clarissa finally faced her demons and turned to the one thing that always brought her joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 The Road by Cormac McCarthy Blurb from Book A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscapes save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Brick Lane by Monica Ali Blurb from book At the tender age of eighteen, Nazneen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I would agree with you - it was difficult to like any of the characters. I thought the book was well written with depth. I saw the film recently - it was excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I would like to see the film HandD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright That sounds good. I might have to add it to the wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I found the audio book very good FishAndChips. Clarissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Sharpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Blurb from cover How does a man addicted to routine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler . So glad you enjoyed Anne Tyler - she is I suppose my fave author and I have them all and have read them all. Accidental Tourist was made in to reasonably good film although they couldn't quite capture Macon and his systems very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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