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(group member since Feb 05, 2016)
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I am currently readingThe End of Your Life Book ClubbyWill Schwalbe. I know it's not going to have a happy ending but it is very much a life affirming book so I am enjoying it a lot.
Jay-me (Janet) wrote: "Judy wrote: "I'm in the Lake District at the moment and have started The Lake District Murder by John Bude, a British Library Crime Classics reprint. Good so far......"I am up to number 7 in the Bobby Owen series. I really like them and it makes me happy that I still have many more to go.
I've read 19 on the UK list and 18 on the American list. No Dick Francis on the American list. He is one of my favorites and I reread several of his titles but the 2 on the UK list are not among them. It might be interesting to make my own list.
Reading A Chelsea Concerto by Frances Faviell. World War II in London. The author was a Red Cross volunteer during the London Blitz.
Two series that I like that I don't think have been mentioned are the Gil Cunningham series by Pat McIntosh set in 15th century Scotland and the Dido Kent series by Anna Dean set in Regency England.
Judy wrote: "Ellen, I love their letters - I've got an old hardback edition of them from the 1940s and love to dip in. They were both such wonderful letter writers, and I'm amazed by the way they exchanged seve..."It is amazing how they can put into words what they are feeling as opposed to what they are doing. I guess one of the reasons they are great poets and most of the rest of us aren't.
Judy wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Reading Dared & Done: Marriage Of Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning by Julia Markus. I have gotten to the point where they married and moved to Italy."..."It is not my feeling that she favors one or the other. She seems to admire them both. This is the only bio I have read but the parts I enjoy the most are the many quotes from their letters.
Reading Dared & Done: Marriage Of Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning by Julia Markus. I have gotten to the point where they married and moved to Italy.
I just finished reading In This Grave HourbyJacqueline Winspear. It was a real page turner for me but then the ending didn't quite satisfy me. The motivation of the murderer was not strong enough to make it believable to me.
Carol ♔Type, Oh Queen!♕ wrote: "Lady Clementina wrote: "Bloodstained pavement was a lot like Evil under the Sun. I haven't looked up the publishing dates but I'm assuming this was a prototype. I also remember another short story ..."In Busman's Honeymoon Harriet wrote several short stories to pay for her wedding gift to Peter.
I got the Complete Stories on my Kindle and read the first story last night. Short stories are a lot of fun. I really like them. It's a shame they seem to have fallen a bit out of favor.
I am reading Washington: A LifebyRon Chernow. I'm going to have to renew this book. 3 weeks seems like a long time but it is over 900 pages.
Moonlight Reader wrote: "I just finished Death in Cyprus by MM Kaye. I had read all of Kaye's mysteries years ago, before they were reprinted by Minotaur. They are just as good as they ever were - very enjoya..."I liked the MM Kaye mysteries too. My favorite was Death in Kenya
I am so happy my library has this book. Hope to join in the discussion.
Judy wrote: "What did anyone think of the murder method in this one, ie the catapult ? I thought it was clever but wasn't sure if it would really work."Well David did bring down Goliath with a sling shot.
I haven't reread in quite some time but I remember enjoying the cricket match. I don't know the cricket rules but it must not have mattered to me. I like it when Peter resolves to not play as well as he is capable of and then can't help himself.
Just received The Shattered Treewhich is the latest in the Bess Crawford series byCharles Todd. I am looking forward to starting it.
Just finishedVictoria's Daughters. I enjoyed it very much. Just goes to show being born into a life of privilege doesn't make you happy.
