Good reads please.

The Seamstress by Maria Duenas. One of my favourite books.
The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard.

Oh poor you Anya, get well soon.

I was very surprised at how much I have enjoyed Richard Madeley's books, and can highly recommend them.

Sorry to hear of your terribly inconvenient predicament Anya. I find Radio 4 a great companion and you can download a lot of their series and fiction. May be good for laying back and listening, easier than propping up a kindle or book! I endorse Kate Morton as an author and her book called the Kashmir Shawl is a wonder.

Tarquin Hall set in India, New Dehli, detective fiction but funny and interesting. Bill Bryson reading 1927 at the moment, full of information and facts, husband has started reading it too. He is interested in planes and There is a chapter ,on the first airflights, which would give H&S vapours. I like Alex Grey too and Susan Hill Simon Serialler. Old favourite is John Mortimer and Dorothy Sayers. John Grisham, the Theodore Boone series are interesting. Not read the Granchester novels by James Runcie yet but have one to start. Lisa See also set in China again an insight to another world, some are detective stories but a couple of novels set in the time of the Red Guards,

There are lots of thriller writers recommended already, so I`ll recommend anything by Ruth Hamilton or Annie Murray. Must mention one more thriller writer though, Graham Masterton`s Katie Maguire books, need reading in order though.(Warning, they can be a bit gruesome)

Try PURE by Andrew Miller , There is a good review on Literary corner Café .
It is my favourite book , I have read it four times and will read it again at some point .A beautifully written story about The engineer in 18c Paris charged with relocating the graveyard which was poisoning the city it was so full ! It really is a fascinating look at life in those times with all the essential elements of a brilliant read and it is a true story . I went on to read all his other books after this one .

Thank you all again.

I'm now four weeks into this and hopefully another two will see me right.

I did have to take up your suggestion Gill as ended up with chronic neck ache and it was lovely to lie back and listen to (mainly) Radio 4.

Downloaded the Simon Seraillier (sp?) books onto my kindle and read them all, but have to say I didn't like him much as a 'hero'. I did like some of Susan Hill's other books which I downloaded as audio books, but kept falling asleep listening to them and couldn't always remember where I was up to

So now going back through other suggestions. Quite a few Ive already read and enjoyed, such as Pure, The Kashmir Shawl, the Seamstress, etc, so will trawl through your posts above and doubtless find more good reading material.

Reading over this thread has given me some great new books to try. I'm now stuck at home as knee now injured as well as osteoarthritis. Very frustrating: one knee condition needs exercise and the other knee needs rest. What can I do?!

The poisonous bible is a great book by Barbara Kingsolver. Read it at a book club, had never heard of her. Hope you are feeling better soon.

'Poison Bible', not 'Poisonous'! Lully! Yes, it's a wonderful book as are Kingsolver's other books. 'Flight Behaviour' was the last one I read and also recommend it strongly.

Have you considered a book rest for your kindle? You can probably find something on Amazon.

How on earth do you manage with two broken arms! I hope they heal quickly.

Starboard you manage by becoming very creative and because my actual fingers and shoulders still function pretty well. It's the bits in between wrist and shoulder that need to work better

The cast on left arm is acrylic and useful as a lever cum hammer. I'm slowly getting more movement in my right elbow which is wonderful.

But door knobs and keys defeat me still. I can't open either back door if they've been locked, but will have to master that one by next Thursday as DH is away for three days and I'll need to get into the back garden somehow.

Managing to prop Kindle up on a large mug held between my tummy/abdomen (thinking of Obi's thread here!!) and drawn up knees. Works a treat.

Just started first Rebus book.

Vendetta Stone by Tom Wood

Hi Envious, nice to see you!
Anya, have you read any of Anna Jacobs books? There`s a great series of 5 books about a woman called Annie Gibson and her family`s lives from the 1840s up to the 1860s, in Lancashire. They are, in order, Salem Street, High Street, Ridge Hill, Hallam Square, and Spinner`s Lake, which I`m reading right now.

Been lurking. Glad this subject was brought up I appreciate being made aware of the writers you ladies enjoy reading.

Apart from anything else you're an inspiration Anya.

Girl on a train is one I enjoyed. By Paula something, sorry should have googled. It's being made into a film, or possibly already has been. Give it a go. And speedy recovery. How the hell do you manage ????

Paula Hawkins

I suspect you may already have read it, but Kate Atkinson's "Life After Life" is a riveting read. I didn't think I would like it, but I can't put it down. DD gave it to me and she couldn't put it down either.

Girl on a train is a great read. Apparently the film is out in October. Anything by Rosie Thomas is good, I think it was she who wrote Kashmir Shawl. She also wrote a good one about Everest, which is what it is called. ( I think)!

Sorry to hear about the breaks hope they're healing well.

Have you tried the audio books?
Might help if you are too tired to support the kindle.
Have you read any Sebastian Faulks? Enderby is a good read. On a lighter note, Diane Chamberlain writes a good yarn, I like her topsail novels, set on the east coast of USA. Liane Moriarty is an Australian writer whose books are worth a read e.g. The Husbands Secret ( I think )

Just looked at that again. Oops. Poisonwood Bible. Sorry Mr Kindle correcting me again.

Just started Girl on a Train and am finding it compulsive reading. I also like Ellie Griffiths Ruth Galloway mysteries.

If you like JK Rowling (Robert Galbraith's) Cormoran Strike books, you might like a new author on the block, Matthew Frank. His hero is Joseph Stark, a young cop with a military background; the first book is 'If I Should Die'; the new one, which appeared on my Kindle today is 'Between The Crosses'. I am already having difficulty putting it down.

If you like JK Rowling (Robert Galbraith's) Cormoran Strike books, you might like a new author on the block, Matthew Frank. His hero is Joseph Stark, a young cop with a military background; the first book is 'If I Should Die'; the new one, which appeared on my Kindle today is 'Between The Crosses'. I am already having difficulty putting it down.

Lully, apologies: in presuming to correct you I wrote 'poison' instead of 'poisonwood'.