Clare, I also had to give up on Jack Maggs and another one he wrote, which I forget now. I did, however, really enjoy the Kelly Gang, which I borrowed from Calibre many years ago on cassette. I find him quite hard going though. Shell. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Clare Gailans" <cgailans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 12:17 PM To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BOOKER BOOKS was Re: Re: Alison's books. > Ian, I have been recommended before to read Oscar and Lucinda. The trouble > is, I hated his Jack Maggs and couldn't bring myself to read the Kelly Gang > when the library sent it to Voldi in braille. I sometimes like Booker books > but sometimes loathe them, so I don't really make a point of reading them, > not at the appropriate time anyway. Clare > > >