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[Portia]

Jane wrote: "Portia wrote: "Well, whatever you are reading, Jane, enjoy :)"

Thanks, Portia. I decided online would be too taxing, so I bought a copy a couple of months ago at an indie bookstore in town.

Gosh..."

Good for you supporting your indie book store :) There is a used book store not far from my house, but it is on one of those "through routes" -- I see it when I am passing through that neighborhood. To use a really trite, over-used phrase, I need to make that store a "destination."

[Jane]

Well, I only went there the one time; the parking is terrible in town. Two retired woman English professors from Binghamton U. [or as I still call it SUNY-B] run it.

[[deleted user]]

Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival

[Marie]

I'm reading The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory, in the Cousins' War series. It's very good like all the books by Philippa Gregory.

[Darcy]

The link for Lucrezia's book The Lady of the Rivers

[Marie]

Darcy wrote: "The link for Lucrezia's book The Lady of the Rivers"
Yes thank you I forgot the link.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have started reading Exit Wounds - One Australian's War On Terror

[Dawn]

I've started North and South and The Seven Dials Mystery. Only 29 more Agatha books to go!! :)

[Mark]

[Jane]

Started and am nearly finished with Embers by Sandor Marai. Two former friends meet after 41 years. Twilight of Austro-Hungary. Psychological novel, beautifully written.
Don't know whether to call it a short novel or long novella.

Sorry, the add book/author feature does not work, nor does the html feature either.

[Mark]

is this correct book Jane?

[Jane]

Yes, it is. Thank you. I don't know why my stuff doesn't work. This book is strange, but I'm liking it. It's rather like Stefan Zweig's writing, but I like it better.

[Linda]

Lionheartby Sharon Kay Penman, and Google Searches on anything and everything about fleas.

[Portia]

Hi, Linda. We have cats and we put Frontline Plus on them every month. We have lots of trees near our house, plus mulch around the flower beds and in the wood plié [i am leaving my iPhone's choice for pile. ;-)]so we choose Plus for the tic repellant. Revolution does fleas and ear mites, but we need tic ick.

[Portia]

Oh yes, and I am reading Stonehenge.

[[deleted user]]

Are you liking it, Portia?

[Portia]

I am, Derek. I haven't gotten very far into it yet. Looking to Sat & Sun to do some page vacuuming. (Or is that hoovering? ;-)

[Alicja]

Of course Lionheart, and then in my multi-genre ADD-ish fashion I am also reading The Sallee Rovers (historical m/m romance) and Ancillary Justice (sci-fi space adventure in the mind of an AI). Plus, I am trying to get back into 1Q84 and finally finish that one. Next on the list is Two Boys Kissing and The Three Musketeers.

[Jane]

I've just started Fires in the Dark-- A Gypsy kumpania [Family Group] from 1927, the interwar years, the Holocaust, to 1945.

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Jane wrote: "I've just started Fires in the Dark-- A Gypsy kumpania [Family Group] from 1927, the interwar years, the Holocaust, to 1945."

That one sounds interesting, Jane. Added it.

Cool. My library actually has it.

[Jane]

Derek wrote: "Jane wrote: "I've just started Fires in the Dark-- A Gypsy kumpania [Family Group] from 1927, the interwar years, the Holocaust, to 1945."

Th..."

It's good. I'm up to 1942. The Roma have been treated worse and worse.

[Dawn]

Uh oh, 5 of my 7 ILL's came in at the same time. I think I'm gonna be busy reading, I only have two weeks to read them and no renewals!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Typical ILLs. :) All coming at once.

[Dawn]

At least I am close to the library so I can pick them up over the week. Try and stagger them a little. :)

[happy]

Dawn wrote: "Uh oh, 5 of my 7 ILL's came in at the same time. I think I'm gonna be busy reading, I only have two weeks to read them and no renewals!"

I hate it when that happens :)

[Jane]

Started The Mulberry Empire

last night -- British in Afghanistan, 1839.

[Thom]

The Pale Horseman All of Bernard Cornwell's currently published works are on my TBR list. It's about time to start reading them.

[Darcy]

I'm finally able to get to

[Bobby]

[Portia]

I'm reading The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings. Women my age will remember the tales that originated in the 1950s of how spiders got into the teased (or back-combed) hair of some woman with a bee-hive hairdo and built a nest in her hair. Or the story of the roommate who was so afraid to open the door to her dormitory room that she let her BFF be killed in the hallway.

I think Boomers know these stories best because Spouse is waiting with strained patience for me to finish so he can have his turn at, "OOOOOO, he's gonna get yooooo! Teh heh heh!" ;:P

[Carol]

I am reading Vienna's Last Jihad by one of our compatriots and even though the writing is reflective of this being his first attempt at book writing, the plot is interesting and a part of history I knew nothing about. I am totally impressed that he had the courage and stamina to put this book together, and he does show potential as a writer.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Thom wrote: "The Pale Horseman All of Bernard Cornwell's currently published works are on my TBR list. It's about time to start reading them."

I agree. ;)

[Allison]

Thom wrote: "The Pale Horseman All of Bernard Cornwell's currently published works are on my TBR list. It's about time to start reading them."

I have all those too. Unfortunately packed away who knows where but I have them lol. Reading some nonfiction which I haven't done in a while w/ The Conquering Family: a history of the Plantagenet's.

[happy]

Good series - its been yrs, but this is the series that got me interested in English History.

[Dawn]

I finished Hild and I'll be starting Emperor of Thorns

And Hild was fabulous, though not for the faint of heart. Large book with very small print. But a beautiful, meandering story.

[Bryn]

Dawn wrote: "...Large book with very small print..."

We'd better go the ebook, and upsize our font.
Hild sounds great.

[Allison]

Marina wrote: "Started .
It is absolutely wonderful and deserving of all the praise it's been getting."

Thanks Marina, just added to my tbr list! Anything to do with the Plantagenets is my cup of tea!

[Mark]

Dawn wrote: "I finished Hild and I'll be starting Emperor of Thorns

And Hild was fabulous, though not for the fain..."

Hoping to start before xmas it looks a good end to the series.

[Lisa]

Excellent Marina, I will be starting this in a week or so. I will be interested to see what you think.

[Dawn]

Mark wrote: "Hoping to start Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3) before xmas it looks a good end to the series...."

I hope it is. I'm picking it up from the library today.

[Rick]

[Allison]

happy wrote: "Good series - its been yrs, but this is the series that got me interested in English History."

It is pretty good so far. Not like a boring text book at all. Its actually quite funny!

[C.P.]

Still working my way through James Forrester's Clarenceux Trilogy, which I like very much. Now about 1/4 into The Final Sacrament, which I hope to finish before interviewing the author a week from today.

[Haydn]

Hoping to start some day soon. This is a new author to me, any comments on him or this series? I will of course make my own mind up, but interested what you guys think

[Dawn]

I haven't read Fire in the East myself but it gets some pretty high ratings from members of the group.

P.S. Could you add the book links?? Thanks! :)

[Haydn]

Sorry Dawn, my first attempt at a book posting, got the first bit right but not the second bit, namely the link. Thanks for the posting :-)

[Dawn]

No problem! :)
If you need an explanation it's here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Alicja]

I traded in Lionheart, which I stopped reading on page 77, for The Pale Horseman, which after reading the first chapter I am loving so far! Oh, how I missed Uhtred and his amusing arrogance.

[[deleted user]]

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. It's been a long time coming.(Add Book/Author is not working for me)

[Allison]

Derek wrote: "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. It's been a long time coming.(Add Book/Author is not working for me)"

Ugh. I hope this isn't a new problem. Mine won't work either. My computer screen just goes black and I can keep pushing the add button but nothing happens.