Trish, I don't know anything about Dorothy Coombson, but I will look for her now that you have said I would like her. I am currently reading Written in Bone by Simon Beckett with the Bookworms, which is holding my interest but not setting me on fire. Also the World My Wilderness by Rose McAulay, which I am not far into, but the reading of Gretel Davis is not doing much for it so far. Also a school story by Angela Brazil. I love her, but this isn't her best. I also have a very slow burning project on the go. I scanned and read very quickly last year the Concerto, edited by Ralph Hill. As we have a lot of the works discussed in our CD collection, I am going back over it in tandem with the recordings. This is because I feel I haven't been listening to music nearly closely enough in recent years, well, for a heck of a long time really. And because we have an awful lot in our music collection which I ought to know far better than I do. Are others getting these messages in a very odd order? I've had a complete jumble of all the messages that have poured in over the last three days.
Welcom to all our new members. Clare----- Original Message ----- From: "Trish" <trish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:58 PM Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: What is everyone reading.
June, "Paris Wife" was serialised on radio 4 fairly recently, and I enjoyedwhat I heard of it.I am currently reading yet another Dorothy Koomson novel, an author I enjoyvery much. Has anyone read any of hers? I think Clare would enjoy them. She is black, and the main character in her novels is usually black, butBritish, and it's often a good way into the story before you know she (iIt'susually a she) is black. The one I'm reading at the moment is "The Rose Petal Beach", and I've had to tear myself away from it to write these emails. Trish. -----Original Message----- From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tar Barrels Sent: 15 April 2013 16:10 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: What is everyone reading. Shell, I often re-start a book if I'm not getting to grips with it, just to give it another chance. I'm currently reading The Paris Wife - can't remember the author - aboutErnest Heminway and his first wife. It's really interesting, and can't waitto get stuck into it again. Also, Stonemouth by Iain Banks for my book group. Finding it a bit difficult to get into this, but will definitely persevere. Also Melvyn Bragg's book of Books - all about the King James bible. A bit disappointed in this so far, but again I'll give it a bit longer. Have just finished The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Gone Girl - both Richard and Judy titles, and both worth a read. If I hadn't beenreading Gone Girl for my book group, I'd have given it up and thrown it outthe window, but I'm so glad I didn't. Once I was about a third of the waythrough, I was hooked, and really wanted to know what happened to two of themost unsavoury characters i've ever come across. They deserved each other! Who else is reading what? June ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shell Sent: 15 April 2013 15:39 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] What is everyone reading. I think it would be a good idea to see how that goes, if you don't mindgiving it a try. I would also like to keep the list strictly book related.I would be interested to know what everyone is reading. I started a book at the weekend called The Start of Everything by Emily Winslow, but I was away at the time and so distracted that I don't reallyknow what happened. So to be fare to the book I have decided to start rightfrom the beginning again. Recently we read The Litigators by John Grishamfor my local book group and though I enjoyed it, I think I am Grishamed outfor the time being. Nothing unexpected happened in it, but the characters were quite good. He seems to write similar books most of the time but occasionally has a huge departure into something really original like A Painted House, which is still my favorite of his. Shell. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3162/5746 - Release Date: 04/15/13
