Blog Award and Memorable Reads

Many thanks to Diane Mannion who kindly awarded me the One Lovely Blog Award. Since I've done a few of these before and have probably listed all the interesting things about myself that you'd want to read, I'm going to list seven books that have made an impression on me since I've been nominated to do something similar on Facebook (although it's ten on there!)

Obviously, I've read hundreds of books over the years and have lots of favourite authors, including Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt, but I think we all probably have a few books that are either perennial favourites or that made more of an impact than usual. These are some of my Memorable Reads.

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
From the first sentence to the dénouement of the mystery, I was hooked on this author

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Mr Rochester was the first fictional hero with whom I fell in love and I loved Jane Eyre's Victorian character

Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
A wonderful philosophical novel I read many years ago, questioning nature over nurture  - must read again

Possession by A.S. Byatt
A literary split-time novel that has continued to engross me - love the Victorian section (and the film version)

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Absorbing futuristic tale - yet it also incorporates ancient Biblical influences

Green Darkness by Anya Seton
A fabulous split-time story that explores the idea of reincarnation - love the medieval sections

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
One of my literature degree novels that made me look at African culture in a whole new light

Rather than nominate specific blogs, as I know many of you will have done this before and I don't want to single any out, please feel free to accept the award and give your own list of seven things about yourself , or any other kind of list you prefer!

Rosemary