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Hi, I'm Summer. I live in the US. Grew up in South and South East Asia and am very familiar with British children's fiction. I read a lot of British mysteries and would love to discuss!
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welcome aboard. Just wander about and get used to us. If you've got questions about stuff wave your hand and Patti will be along to answer Especially if you have a bacon sandwich in the hand that is waving :-)
Hi John and Summer, welcome to the group.
Hi, I'm Elizabeth and fairly new to Goodreads. I get print-starvation if I go without reading for too long and if I discover a series I like I tend to devour all the books in one go ( yes, that includes the Merrily Watkins books). I've also read almost all the J.D Robb 'In Death' series.My first great reading love was 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' and I've been a fantasy fan ever since. The whole of the 'Discworld' series takes centre stage on my bookshelves, and lest I sound hopelessly stuck in fantasy nostalgia, I really enjoyed 'Ready Player One.'
For the rest, I live in Northamptonshire, read a lot, write some and maintain a quality compost heap ( no perennial weeds allowed!)
Welcome Elizabeth! Make yourself at home.
Welcome Elizabeth. I know what you mean about just having to read the series. I'm about 2/3 through a re-read of John Sandford's Prey series featuring Davenport and really enjoying it. I started on the series near this end and after a layoff of around a year I've started at the beginning this time!! Re-read the discworld's last year. Enjoy, there's lots to do.
Hello Elizabeth. You have good taste in books. "Ready player one" was absolutely amazing. I read it free at my library and I liked it so much that I bought a copy to have.
Hello Elizabeth, lovely to meet you. You have come to the right place as we are all passionate about books. Our group is a lovely place to chat about books and almost any other subject you would care to name. Welcome.
Hello Elizabeth, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was an early favourite of mine too.
She's not the only one. I'm well chuffed, just picked up The Complete Chronicles of Narniahttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Chro...
In a charity shop for £2.50 :-)
Jim wrote: "She's not the only one. I'm well chuffed, just picked up The Complete Chronicles of Narniahttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Chro...
In a cha..."
I already got it ready and waiting for Evie to get just a little older, I also bought it from a charity shop, this copy cost £3.50 but it really is " as new" I don't think it's been read at all. I also got the complete Wind in the Willows and complete Winnie the Pooh for her when she was born.
It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books that have been a constant joy throughout my life. What could be better than that !
Hello all, Hmm, how to introduce myself ... I suppose the best way to describe myself is: A penniless writer who is determined to either succeed or fail in such spectacular and epic fashion that I'll be found dead in a gutter somewhere with a rat eagerly chewing my face. There literally is no compromise!
I'm 31, male, I live in an oldy-worldy town called Stamford in Lincolnshire. I love literature, reading and writing. Whilst I will pretty much read and write anything, my true passion is fantasy, history and culture. I am one of those people who likes to consider himself as cultured and sophisticated, therefore I love red wine and port.
There are three extremes to my personality: the first is being wrapped up all cosy in front of a log fire reading a book or writing my own; the second is being out in the countryside, walking through a woods or doing some sort of energetic activity; the third, and perhaps where I don't conform to the typical 'author/writer' stereotype, is as a mad-raving-lunatic football fan, supporting my team and going through the wide range of emotions that only 'true' fans of football understand ... It really is the most important thing in the world at that moment!
So yes, I am a writer, the word 'penniless' I suppose gives you a good reflection of my success to date, however I finished writing my first novel, an epic-fantasy fiction effort, on 31st December 2015 and I hope it will be published by spring 2017. In the meantime I am writing a series of short-stories and self-publishing them via amazon. If you feel compelled to look me up and read one, some or (if you are crazy) all of them, you'd be my new best friend ... Don't worry, I'm not a stalker ... yet!
I hope that is enough of an insight to who the hell I am. I look forward to sharing reviews, thoughts and opinions with you.
Welcome C.S. and I hope you don't have to wait until the end of the year to get it published! I'll drink to the port and red wine, .......
Anita wrote: "It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books that have been a constant joy throughout my life. What could be better ..."You my friend are a Joy to know!
Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Anita wrote: "It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books that have been a constant joy throughout my life. What co..."Right back at you lovely !
Who did you meet in the pages of a book in your childhood Pat ?
Welcome, CS. You're now with people who understand!
Have to agree - books, wine, compost, lovely welcome, more books. (I'll have a look at the 'Prey' series - it's new to me.) What more could anyone want? Thanks folks.
Anita wrote: "It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books that have been a constant joy throughout my life. What could be better ..."absolutely!
Anita wrote: "Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Anita wrote: "It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books that have been a constant joy throu..."Black Beauty, Ginger and Merrylegs and I cried so hard over them, my family teased me and laughed because when asked why I was crying I said they were all crying in the book.
Anyone would think you were a horse lover Pat ! :) I got a similar response from my father, he said it was high time I did something useful and got my nose out of a book. They were filling my head with nonsense.Did you read the Jill series ? We so wanted to be like Jill, when we asked if we could ride out and camp overnight we were told we were too young, the next year we asked again and we were told we were too old, Andrew and I couldn't understand it at all, oh for the days of innocence!
hey i am mukul & am new to this group.
Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Anita wrote: "Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Anita wrote: "It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books that have been a cons..."Swallows and Amazons anyone?
Elizabeth wrote: "Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Anita wrote: "Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Anita wrote: "It doesn't get much better than introducing the girls to some of my favourite characters Jim, and i get to read all the books..."Me too. Coniston is one of my favourite places, it's just magical when the mist settles over the water first thing in the morning. More books already waiting for Evie to get a little older so we can share the adventure together. You are so lucky to be so near Jim.
I have walked to Coniston water. It's about 19 miles :-)
We stay on the caravan club site which is about 2 miles to Coniston. I love being round the water, the view on a misty morning as you drive down to Coniston is amazing ! The view from the top of the Old Man is too, every time I climb the Old Man, and I always pick a nice day, as I get to the very top the mist rolls in on me, it clears as soon as I start the decent, I think it it's trying to tell me something! It's just a stunning area Jim. This year I intend to do Dow Crag, we can still have a picnic at Goats Water as Emma loves being there. The water is crystal clear, beautiful !
We had a few memorable Lake District hols when my parents were alive and the children were young. We decided to look at some of the lesser known bodies of water and planned one night that next day's expedition would be to Devoke Water. Next morning, our lad, Young Jim, around four years old, asked where we were going for the picnic. My dad (Big Jim - age undisclosed) said, 'We're going to Devoke.''How do you devoke?' asked the puzzled Young Jim. He knows now, of course!
And hello and welcome to Latestnewstime.
I only walk up flat hills, Charlie.Hi and welcome, new people!
Charlie wrote: "We had a couple of good caravan hols in lake district as well, we stayed at The Quiet Site in Ullswater. We tried the old man but never made it all the way up. We also failed Helvelyn too on the ne..."There are two main ways up and the one the books recommend is bad, I often said that if I went up the way I come down then I would never have made to the top at all. It's hard enough to walk down let alone up !
where are you Charlie ? I'm the very north of Sheffield and walk bottom of the pennies every day. I walk in Derbyshire a lot too so hills are just a daily annoyance. I will take the flat way if I can. When I do the big hills I have to make sure there is enough time and daylight hours as I am slow and take rests quite a lot. Unfortunately my stupid spine and other faulty parts of my body slow me down a lot. But one rule I always stick too is who cares if you don't make the top, just enjoy being out there and there are no prizes for the one to get there the quickest.
Welcome Latestnewstime, make yourself at home.
Yes that's the hardest way. The way I go is to head towards Dow Crag and go up past Goats water, steep but manageable, slowly ! You are not very far away then. I used to keep my horses near Eckington and know the area quite well. The Tissington trail is good, I've don't parts of it myself over the years. Ladybower is a particular favourite of mine and I go out there a lot. There are so many walks to do in the area.
The Trans Pennie trail goes along old railway line near us and at some point of my walks every day I touch on it. It is fairly flat and great to take my granddaughters on their bikes or pony, they are nicely confined with the fences either side and they love going through the tunnel at Wortley.
I climbed Hevellyn once. It was 50 years ago this summer when I was sweet seventeen. But we've all passed a lot of water since then, as Sam Goldwyn said.
A mere blink of the eye Kath ! You are right again, a lot of water has been passed by all of us !
Was it Thorp Cloud? An almost symmetrical hill!
I know that area quite well. I grew up in Manchester and that area was the standard day out.
We were almost neighbors Kath ! Just listening to everyone makes me think that we are so lucky to live in a country where there are so many beautiful places all within easy reach, so much to enjoy !
I'm near Hull now and the steepest climb is my own front drive!
Morning all , just discovered the forum area of goodreads and after a quick look decided this forum is the place to start , friendly and a bit diverse , perfect !I've deviated from my usual crime/thriller and fantasy genre recently and branched out (pardon the pun) into nature writing which ive throughly enjoyed (meadowland , the shepards life , claxton ,landsmarks etc, and related fiction , check melissa harrison and ben myers who are both excellent .
I'm from the north east with north yorkshire on my doorstep which is handy as i'm either on a road bike , walking or hiking (which i've been told are different !) or caravaning with the wife and my two daughters .
Oh and a camera of some description is never far from my hands !
Steven wrote: "Morning all , just discovered the forum area of goodreads and after a quick look decided this forum is the place to start , friendly and a bit diverse , perfect !I've deviated from my usual crime..."Welcome Steven, there's lots to enjoy! I enjoy reading crime, especially books that bring out the countryside surroundings - Peter Robinson and DI Banks for example with the stone dry stone walls with which I should think you're well familiar. You're not wrong about the camera, we're in Cornwall and i hardly ever go out without mine, as can be seen from our own web site and the village web site gallery at http://www.gorranhaven.org.uk/?page_id=9
Welcome Steven, reading, walking, nature and photography, you will be right at home here. Nice to meet you
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