What books are you reading and why?

Doesn’t Fitz in a name denote illigitimacy?. Not originally. It meant “son of”. I believe it came to be linked with illegitimacy when Charles the second used it to designate one of his illegitimate sons ‘Fitzroy’ - son of the king. There are many notable Fitz’s in the aristocracy - not least among them the Dukes of Norfolk.

I'm reading "Returning, The Journey of Alexander Sinclair" by Sharon Gunason Pottinger.

She is in my duolingo Gaelic Facebook group and mentioned in one of the conversational threads we have going that she had written a book, so I went onto Amazon to look.

A journalist returning from Afghanistan to Scotland. Both countries caught me - I am from one, and the other I thought it would be good to read a story rooted there, rather than in the present crisis.

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I have just finished reading ‘Troubled Blood’ by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling in disguise). It’s a Cormoran Strike thriller and over 900 pages long. As usual it’s very well written. I have also just finished ‘ the Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Oseman. I’m not sure about that one. I love thrillers and run a Thrillers and Crime Writers group at my local U3A.

I love the Galbraith books; not wild about the much-hyped Osman book. I may go back and read it again later.

Running a Thrillers and Crime Writers group sounds wonderful. Now if you want to put together a group to read your students' work, there are plenty of us here!

I am reading The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai and I am sorry but I cannot recommend it.

Doesn’t Fitz in a name denote illigitimacy?

I’m reading “Black Diamonds” by Catherine Bailey. It’s the story of the Fitzwilliam family and their house, Wentworth Woodhouse, which is very near to us. The family’s history is one of immense riches, shameful intrigues and ultimate downfall. We visited the park some years ago and the house, which has the longest facade of any house in Europe, was falling into disrepair but is now being restored.

I am reading Small Island by Andrea Levy. It is 1948 and the start of immigration. It’s about empire prejudice and love and how it was in those post war years for those who answered the call to help the ‚mother country’, it’s a great read,

I’m currently reading Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce (the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry). This book is vaguely similar to Harold Fry in that the central character embarks on a journey (n this case to find a rare beetle) and has all sorts of experiences on the way. I’m about halfway through and thoroughly enjoying it.
I’m reading it because I’ve read three other books by Rachel Joyce and enjoyed them all. And it was a recent birthday present.

Lucca

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I'm reading The Rosie Result. Its the third in a trilogy by Graeme Simsion.
I heard an interview with him on Simon Mayo's radio show and thought that the first book, The Rosie Project sounded like my cup of tea.

I'm also reading The Girl who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson, I've just started this one, so I'm not sure about it yet.

I read the first two. Liked the first one better. So I might try the third, thanks.

I’ve read all three of the Rosie trilogy and thought the first and third were both excellent, but wasn’t so keen on the second. I’d like there to have been a fourth, so that we could follow the hapless main character (I can’t remember his name) into retirement.

I'm reading the second in Bannon and Clare case. The Red Plague affair by Lilith Saintcrow. It's steam punk. I love all her books . I many read fantasy but also like detective novels. I 'm 63. Have quite a few favourite authors. Have over 300 books. I fill my bookcase once I had read them all. Put them in there books and refill it again. Takes me a few years to read all my books. But they are ones I love re reading. Plus guilty of buying more books.

I'm reading a book by Louise Erdrich (fiction) called The Nightwatch man. I read a book by her previously called The Master Butcher's singing club and I really enjoyed it.

I listen to a lot of audio books too. At the moment I have the book A woman is no man by Etaf Rum, on the go.

I am a book club member and the book we have just finished reading is Holding by Graham Norton. The current book is Can Anyone Help Me? by Sinead Crowley. Both are debut novels and excellent reads. I had a job to put either of these books down. Fully recommend them both.

Has anyone discovered BorrowBox ? It is a lending system sponsored by your local library whatever county you belong to . You just need to register with your library number and away you go . It’s like kindle but free , with a renewing and returns facility as in any library .

I just recently saw readlightnovel.info you can also read out here if you are a novel lover.

Henetha, I love most of Milly Johnson’s books and her book, ‘A Spring Affair’ is my go-to read when I need to start clearing out drawers or wardrobes because it always gives me impetus.

I'm about to start reading Tristan Gooley's just published The Secret World of Weather: how to read signs in every cloud, breeze, hill, street, plant, animal and dewdrop because it looks fascinating.

I am reading Claire Allen psychological thrillers and graham Norton , not my usual but excellent

I forgot to say why. Because I love reading and it helps gets me through the day.

I'm reading two books at the moment, one library book and one on my Kindle. One is 'My One True North' by Milly Johnson, lighthearted but with feeling, and the other is
'After I've Gone" by Linda Green, a sort of pschycological thriller.

I have just finished 'The Ninth Child' by Sally Magnusson. It is a brilliant mix of fact, fiction and folklore all set in Scotland in the mid 1850's. Well worth a read.

Listening to the radio in the car on the way to a meeting I heard part of The Colours of all the Cattle. I finished it as an audio book and I’ve started rereading The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.

Just finished The husband’s secret by Australian author Liane Moriarty which reminded me of Jodi Picoult who I like . Also recommend the salt path by Raynor Wynn and Son of a silverback by Russell Kane . I’ve also read a couple of Ann Tyler books lately and enjoyed Where the crawdads sing . I listen to them on Borrowbox or Libby apps free through the library service.

I have never read any of Agatha Christie, so I’m beginning with the Belgium detective and the first book. “The Mysterious Affair at Styles”

Some Peter James whodunnit I picked up in The Works the other day (3 for a fiver) - I forget the title, plus an Elizabeth Taylor (The Soul of Kindness*) on the Kindle - a re-read.
I’m doing a lot of re-reading of favourites nowadays, but still have far too many non-keepers waiting to go to charity shops, which I’m sure must be inundated ATM.

I dare say I should go and buy a few before landing them with any more. I suppose a few more to add to the tottering piles won’t hurt.

*a most deliciously awful main character in that one!

I’m reading The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal, set in Victorian London. It’s about the Pre-Raphaelite artists and a young woman who agrees to model for one of them as long as he teaches her to paint. Very good so far.