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I too liked Blackberry Wine - I loved the idea of the old man and his packets of rare seeds and the talking bottles! Also liked Five Quarters which was totally different. Did not like Holy Fools and haven't read Coastliners. I think her first book was Sleep, Pale Sister. Lucky you to have met her, DM. Yola - not sure I'd call it chick lit, but I loved Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers (whom I have met!) |
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Oh you celebrity hobnobbing pair you LOL Angie, that looks like a reflective book which might just fit the mood of my hols . . . thanks |
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I cannot imagine TTW as a film! Recent reads: The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett Very funny! If you enjoy fantasy, especially sword and sorcery, do read this hysterical spoof of the genre, It had me ROTFL in some scenes, particularly Hrun the Barbarian's description of his job as a Hero! *** Shanghai Girls - Lisa See A serious book, two sisters in China at the time of the Japanese invasion in 1935 are forced into arranged marriages. Their struggles t escape the invasion and get to San Francisco are horrendous and a bit graphic. And their consequent lives in Gold Mountain (The US) taught me a lot I never knew about the Chinese Exclusion Act and the open blatant prejudice that was rife at the time. A bit embarrassing to this American. The interactions between the characters are well writen; must say I did not like the ending. *** Yola: chick lit? The latest Jodi Picault? |
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Onekidney, who doesn't post much, recommended this author ...I've read the one about the gang of cats (name escapes me), very funny; and The Color of Magic. apparently he's not as popular here in the States, unfortunately, as the library doesn't have many titles. Will give Amazon a look-see for cheap used copies. |
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I don't know why TP isn't more popular in USA - he has written a huge number of books - there is a bibliography on this site that will amaze you! |
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You may know this, but there is a new Kathy Reichs out, "206 Bones". Just got it at the library this morning. Is anyone going to read Dan Brown's latest? It's set here in my home town. |
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Didn't know there was a new Kathy Reichs out Thanks DM, and I'll probably get round to reading Dan Browns new one at some point lol. I have just finished reading 'The five people you meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom. Quite a simple book but I found it a very good read. My 12 year old is now reading it lol, after I got her hooked on 'adult' books by giving her 'The Lovely Bones' to read and 'The curious incident of the dog in the night time' by Mark Haddon (which incidentally has become a favourite of mine, written in a very different way from the norm). |
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