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[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished "Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and starting His Majesty's Dragonby Naomi Novik

[Ashley Marie]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I finished "Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and starting His Majesty's Dragonby Naomi Novik"

Have fun with Temeraire, Jayme!

[Ashley Marie]

Two wartime historicals for me right now: The Alice Network and The Nightingale.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I loved The Nightingale

[Lauren]

Middlemarch! And adoring it. Middlemarch

[Book Concierge]

My Mrs Brown – William Norwich – 4****
This is a lovely, charming story of one woman’s quest, at once modest and outlandish: to own an Oscar de la Renta sheath dress with jacket. Mrs Brown’s genuine goodness and politeness serve her well. Despite being the target of mean-girl behavior at work, and some serious setbacks, she perseveres quietly and consistently. It’s a wonderful fable, and I just love Mrs Brown.
LINK to my review

[Cheryl A]

Book Concierge wrote: "

My Mrs Brown
– William Norwich – 4****
This is a lovely, charming story of one woman’s quest, at once modest and outlandish: to own an Oscar de la Renta sheat..."

Wasn't this just a delight? It was one of my "sleepers" for 2016 - I paired it up for a Best Books program with American Housewife by Helen Ellis. Both sort of flew under the radar, but both are so enjoyable, in a sweet (Mrs. Brown) and snarky way (those American Housewives!).

[Dem]

Finished A Boy in Winter
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2044477255

[Jeffrey]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "literary binge watching?"

You get what I mean...

[Sara]

The Distant Land of My Father, and it has tons of historical facts about Shanghai during Japanese invasion and also during WWII.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jeffrey wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "literary binge watching?"

You get what I mean..."

Is that like reading while watching TV? I do that all the time.

[Alice]

Finished Roseblood by Paul Doherty. It reads like a political thriller with pungent descriptions of medieval London. 4 stars.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

Reading The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh, Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry, and What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons. All are excellent!

[Alice]

Carol, I really envy you guys who can read several books at the same time :)

[Carol]

Alice wrote: "Carol, I really envy you guys who can read several books at the same time :)"

Ah, it's truly an ADD thing. Combination of poor impulse control (what do I feel like reading tonight?) and commitment-phobia. But I always enjoy what I'm reading in the moment. :)

I envy you for being able to stick to one novel start-to-finish. Believe me.

[Faith]

Finished Saint Peter's Fair which was a fun diversion. We'll be traveling soon, so I'll have lots of time stranded in airports and tedious lines to read--one of the best parts of traveling! My ebook is loaded with fifty some TBR titles and battery topped off. In case of lack of charging stations, I'm taking the paperback version of The Song of Troy.

[Kathleen]

I am about half way through The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal - it is action packed with lots happening.

[PattyMacDotComma]

4.5★ Last Drinks by Aussie Andrew McGahan. Alcohol, politics, alcohol, corruption, alcohol, murder. Mystery based on 20-year reign of an infested Queensland State Government. (Did I mention the alcohol?)
Link to my review

[Margaret]

I'm reading the biographical novel about EM Forster.. [book: Arctic

[Margaret]

Arctic Summer by [Author:Damon Galgut]

[Alice]

Kathleen wrote: "I am about half way through The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal - it is action packed with lots happening."

Love her books can't wait to start reading it

[Dem]

Finished Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2096713830

[Patrizia]

Good evening!
My name is Patrizia Martinelli and I'm a Latin/Italian teacher from Cesena (Italy). I am a passionate reader of historical fiction novels and I would be glad to exchange opinions about writers and books. I beg your pardon for my lack of proficiency in English; is there someone who would like to chat in Italian ?

[Patrizia]

P.S. What a start!
I forgot to say that I wrote and published a book. If I understood the guidelines of this group, I was to specify that I am an author. Pardon, again.

[Book Concierge]

Kitchens of the Great Midwest – J Ryan Stradal – 3.5***
A debut novel that shows the writer’s promise. The story is told in roughly chronological order, but each chapter is told from the perspective of a different character. Through them the reader gets to know Eva, “the mysterious chef behind the most sought-after dinner reservation in the country.”
LINK to my review

[Sara]

I started The Aviator's Wife, and can't wait to finish it & watch the movie.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Fun! Wish You Were Here - a Thelma and Louise (no Louise) sorting-herself-out, warts-and-all road trip across America in a bright red, 1989 muscle car!

By Sheridan Jobbins, Aussie journalist, screenwriter, TV presenter.
4★ Link to my review

[[deleted user]]

I am currently reading G.A. Henty's 'Won by the Sword'. It's pretty good, but I wish that the writer was more versed with Turenne. It seems out of character for a man like Turenne to talk about himself in the third person. He would have been more forthright about his identity to a youth that really respected him. So when the character actually found out who this mysterious officer was, it felt really awkward to me.

Another book that I am reading (because Won by the Sword is an archived book online) is 'The Book of Negroes' by Lawrence Hill. This is really the first book that I like a story from the female perspective, and he does an outstanding job with Aminata. She's quite the strong, believable character that a lot of women can look up to, or even relate to for that matter.

[Alice]

I've started Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien.

[Margaret]

I've just completed Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut. It is a biographical novel about the writer EM Forster. I gave it 4 stars. It dwells on his struggle with his homosexuality and his relationships and travels which informed his novels and stories. Not enough on his writing and his books I felt.

[Book Concierge]

Half Broke Horses – Jeannette Walls – 4****
In what she calls a “true life novel,” Walls turns her attention to her maternal grandmother: Lily Casey Smith. Walls is a wonderful storyteller; she really brings Lily and all the other characters to life. And what a life! The author also does a fine job of putting the reader into this time and place. I could practically smell the horses, and feel the dust on my skin.
LINK to my review

[Michele]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "5★ for Helen Garner's searing story of a fascinating Canberra murder trial..."

I read that too fast and thought it said "a Camembert murder trial" and I was like "What, someone murdered a cheese??"

[Michele]

Finished Osama. Woah. My head feels all weird now, but in a good way :)

Now reading Augustus. It's written in the form of letters, diaries, etc which I love, plus it's got all the backstory to my favorite Masterpiece Theare series, I, Claudius (young Patrick Stewart, mmmmm...)

[Earl]

I am reading lots of tidbits here and there from non-fiction sources. History on silk production, The Silk Road, Justinian i of Constantinople, Byzantine culture, Pope Innocent III, Doge Enrico Dandolo of Venice, the beliefs pf the Cathar heresy which I find I am a heretic too, the long history of the relics the True Cross and Lance of Loninus and Crown of Thorns, the religious debate around filioque, the Great Schism, Theodore Laskaris first Emperor of Nicaea, and more.

Lots and lots of book reasearch.

[Earl]

Oh and funny you mention I, Claudius. I had a screenwriter friend suggest that book a few days ago. I added it to my to read section.

[Lariela]

Just started The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker.

[Book Concierge]

Lucky Man – Michael J Fox – 4****
Michael J Fox was barely thirty years old when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. This is his memoir in which he explains how and why “I consider myself a lucky man.” He is honest and forthright in describing his childhood, early career, missteps, alcohol abuse, successes, and failures. I was interested and engaged in his story. Not your typical celebrity memoir.
LINK to my review

[Faith]

Eclipse vacation accomplished (AWESOME!) and managed to finish three ebooks in five days:

Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet Loved it!

Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process Liked it.

The Spy Still deciding.

Also working on Dictator the last book of Robert Harris's trilogy on Cicero.

[Margaret]

I'm reading Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys a harrowing tale of Stalin's Russia told through the eyes of Lina a young girl captured and transported by cattle truck with her Mother and brother to Siberia. Another harrowing tale of the brutality of Europe under Hitler and Stalin. Historical fiction at its best.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished reading His Majesty's Dragonby Naomi Novik and starting The Essex Serpent

[Jackie]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I finished reading His Majesty's Dragonby Naomi Novik and starting The Essex Serpent"

I loved His Majesty's Dragon. I have to re-read so I can continue on with the series.

[❀⊱RoryReads⊰❀]

I'm almost finished with Chocolat by Joanne Harris. Chocolat It's excellent, much better than the movie.

"I loved His Majesty's Dragon. I have to re-read so I can continue on with the series."
I loved it too! I think I read through number 5 and then got distracted, I need to go back and finish the series.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jackie wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I finished reading His Majesty's Dragonby Naomi Novik and starting The Essex Serpent"

I loved [book:His Majesty's Dragon|..."

I thought there were only 4 books

[Jackie]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I thought there were only 4 books "


Looks like there are 9 books in the series -
https://www.goodreads.com/series/4327...

The last one came out June 2016- League of Dragons

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jackie wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I thought there were only 4 books "


Looks like there are 9 books in the series -
https://www.goodreads.com/series/4327...

The last one came out June 2016..."
cool

[Carol]

I'm reading The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh, which takes place in Lebanon.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Romance, politics, and mystery! Enjoy a trip to Kakadu National Park, the World Heritage site in Australia's wild Northern Territory.
Kakadu Sunset by Aussie author Annie Seaton.
3.5★ Link to my review

[Patrizia]

"Bridge of Sighs and Dream"s by Pamela Allegretto.

Following an allied attack, Angelina Rosini flees to Rome from her bombed-out village and a ruthless Nazi officer bent on revenge. In Rome, the spirited portrait artist channels her creativity into the art of survival for herself and her young daughter. Unwilling to merely endure, and armed with ingenuity, wit, and unyielding optimism, she enters the shadow world of the Resistance where she zigzags through a labyrinth of compassionate allies and cunning spies.

Meanwhile, Lidia Corsini, Angelina's sister-in-law, quenches her lust for power and wealth by turning in Jews to the ruthless Nazi Police attaché with whom she has formed an alliance. Her spiral into immorality accelerates as swiftly as the Jewish population dwindles, and soon neither her husband nor her son is immune to her madness.

Once Angelina discovers the consequences of Lidia’s greed, she conspires to put an end to the treacheries; but in doing so, she becomes the target of Lidia’s most sinister plot.

[Dem]

Finished and loved Saints for all Occasions

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2097897315

[Margaret]

Dead man's land by Monty J Roodt A South African murder story. 4 stars