I started reading more about nine years ago. I have always read, but not heavy books, but I was surprised and pleased at how quickly I got going. I speed read but, thanks to my early problems at school, absorb it all. I don’t allow myself to trip over slow or tricky words, but get the meaning from the flow and sense of the section. Now that I have started, reading has become a great pleasure. I like history books best – which has led to my interest in archaeology. At the moment, I am funding a dive off the coast of Egypt to survey the ancient city of Alexandria. My favourite books are
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