[ebooktalk] Barbara Kingsolver
- From: "Shell" <shell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:48:26 +0100
Thanks Ian and Steve, I will get to her as soon as possible, she sounds right
up my street.
Shell.
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From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 9:41 AM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] RE: [ebooktalk] LAURA MORIARTY
> Shell
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> I think you would like the Poisonwood Bible. The descriptions of life in the
> US and Congo are very good. It paints a rather disturbing picture of African
> missionary work. Animal Dreams is another good read about personal
> relationships in a small town facing distruction by corporate greed. Barbara
> Kingsolver is currently one of my favourite authors. The Bean Trees and The
> Lacuna were particularly good but very different from each other. I have
> also read Prodigal Summer but can't remember anything about it. This may be
> because I listened to it or it may be just not such a good book.
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> Steve
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> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Shell
> Sent: 25 July 2013 09:04
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] LAURA MORIARTY
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> Hi Elaine,
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> The Poisonwood Bible has been hanging round the top of my to read list for
> ages. I really must get to it as I've heard so much about it.
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> The chaperone is set in the 1920s, where quite a conservative woman takes
> the job of chaperoning a young girl to New York. The girl is very pretty and
> wants to be an actress and has very much more modern ideas. I really
> enjoyed this book, I think it was a Richard and Judy pick a couple of years
> ago. I've attached it in case you're interested.
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> Shell.
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> From: "Elaine Harris (Rivendell)" <elaineharris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 5:54 AM
> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Other worlds, others times - or almost.
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>> Hello Shell,
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>> I have only read part of "The Long Song" by Andrea Levy; felt guilty for
> not
>> finishing it but just couldn't get in to it.
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>> No, sadly, "The Naming of Eliza Quinn" is the only Carol Birch I have read
>> to date. I believe it was long-listed for the Booker when first published.
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>> Unfortunately, I don't know Laura Moriarty and so haven't read "The
>> Chaperone"; do tell more.
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>> Also, Barbara Kingsolver was mentioned yesterday. I read "The Poisonwood
>> Bible" a few years ago and couldn't put it down. She said it took her 20
>> years to write. The depth of research is superb.
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>> Elaine
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