What are you reading now 2

Am rereading PD James - The Lighthouse. Luckily can’t remember who did it. I have a cousin who has decided never to buy another book - she will read through her bookshelf certain to enjoy

I'm thoroughly enjoying the 'Time Travellers Guide to..' series. At the moment it's Elizabethan England.

It has so much more and interesting information than ordinary history books.

For instance, did you know that a 'barefaced lie' has its origins in the fact that women used to cover their faces with masks and hoods when travelling?

92% through Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
This book was an answer on an episode of Eggheads I watched last week & one of them ( Barry I think) said it was a good book so as I was just finishing a book I downloaded it.
I think it is a first novel for this author & it occurs to me again that first novels are very often far too long with far too much shoved in. I wonder if it is because they think they may never write another one. This could have made at least 3 normal books.
TBH I am longing to get to the end as I have ceased to actually care about the characters & I want to get on to the new Joanne Harris.
I very rarely put a book down without finishing it but I'm tempted!!!

Just finished The Sand Path by Raynor Winn, and went into a decline when I turned the last page. It is beautifully written and inspiring. I felt so involved with Raynor and her husband Moth making finishing the book a loss. It’s a true story of how to triumph. Also just read The Librarian by Sally Vickers, another hit for me.

I’ve just finished The Good Samaritan by John Mark. I’ve never heard or read anything by him before. It was about a women who worked for a Samaritan like organisation and rather than trying to dissuade people out of suicide she encourages them to kill themselves. He has an easy to read way of writing and the subject matter was unusual. It wasn’t great but it was good with lots of twists and turns.

I reading Long Lost by Harlan Coben. It's rather good so far.

Have just finished reading 'The Cleaner of Chartres' for book club and am now reading 'A Gentleman in Moscow ' by Amor Towles. It keeps making me chuckle!

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. I liked it very much and can recommend it too.

I’ve just read two books by Michelle Frances: The Girlfriend and The Temp
Both great.... psychological thrillers really I suppose. Can recommend! Now reading The Cactus

Have just finished Michelle Obama's autobiography " Becoming " and really enjoyed it . I feared it might be a bit dry but she is really honest about her feeling . I did enjoy " Dreams From My Father " by Barak Obama too

Just reading The Art of Happiness...by the Dalai Lama.. am enjoying it.

The book I am reading right now is Me before you by jo jo moyes.

I have selected this from a list of 25 fascinating books to read

The book I am reading right now is Me before you by jo jo moyes. I have selected this from a list of
[url=https://www.pennysaviour.com/article/fascinating-books-to-read-this-winter]25 fascinating books to read this winter[/url] and it is amazing.

I’m reading The Secret Child by Kerry Fisher. It’s the first one of hers I’ve read and will definitely be reading more.

ps and Gransnet .

I'm not so keen on fiction. I like social history.
I'm slowly reading Roughing It by Mark Twain about his travels to the Wild West.
And Tyneside in WW2 by Craig Armstrong.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou.
Stunning writing.
Heartbreaking story.
Humour in the face of terrible racial prejudice.
A must read for everyone – to ensure that this kind of attitude and the evil of the rotten society portrayed in the novel never takes hold again.

Bitter started off as "I`m not too bothered about this book," but in the end I enjoyed what is not my usual type of read.
I`ve just finished a bit more lighthearted read, Elsewhere, by Ken McCoy. Set in Leeds in 1946, 3 children are setting fireworks off on Mischief night near a factory, which burns down, killing a dozen women working in there, amongst them is the mum of 2 of them. Afraid that they caused it and their mum`s death, they run away, and have quite an adventure.

Oh thanks, Sarahmob - Anne Cleeves, of course! I like her style of writing.

Lisagran it’s Anne Cleeves who writes the Shetland series - I like those too. I’ve just finished Heads You Win by Jeffrey Archer, a brilliant story and quite a pacy read. I’ve just picked up an advance review copy of a book called ‘She lies in Wait’ will post on here when I’ve read it.

If you like your reading a bit gruesome, I`ve just finished The Teacher, by Katerina Diamond, and it`s very gory in places, but I enjoyed it, but then I love a bit of gore!
I`ve just read the first few pages of the November book club book, Bitter, by Francesca Jakobi, but too soon to remark on it.

My next read will be Madeline Miller’s ‘Circe’. I read her ‘Song of Achilles’ and enjoyed her writing style. I finished John Boyne’s ‘The Heart’s Invisible Furies’. One of the best books I have read in a long time.

Just found this thread. I love reading and am always on the lookout for new books. I like Ellie Griffiths, and the ones set in Shetland (author? - my memory!). Loved John Boyne’s “The hearts invisible furies”.
Just started “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout - looks promising.
I enjoyed The Miniaturist, but wasn’t so taken with The Essex Serpent.
Anyway, I shall pop in and will enjoy seeing your recommendations!

I'm not really being grabbed by my book "Seven deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle". I'm itching to get my hands on "Lethal White" which husband reckons he will finish tonight, so this current one will join a previous half finished book "A Gentleman in Moscow". I'll probably go back to them though.

If it hasn’t ‘grabbed’ me by the end of the first chapter then I give it away. Life’s to short to struggle with somthing that doesn’t interest me and with too many books to count waiting upstairs why waste my time on one I’m not enjoying.