A book you really enjoyed over the last two years.

These threads drive me mad, I have a huge list that I keep adding to - I’m not going to live long enough to get to the end of it.

Oh, yes, another fan of ‘Crawdads’!

To add to your list, I would recommend:

Between Sisters, by Kristin Hannah

Outside the sky is blue, by Christina Patterson

The Muse, by Jessie Burton

Em and Me, by Beth Morey

Saving Missy, also by Beth Morey

Happy reading! 😊

JackyB - The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox.

Here's an Amazon link.
www.amazon.co.uk/Vintners-Luck-Elizabeth-Knox/dp/0099273896?tag=gransnetforum-21

Great thread! I liked Crawdads, too.

Oh, I get it now - you mean the one in the post above!

NotSpaghetti

I came upon this book accidentally.
I understand it's a film now.
I'd never heard of it/the author so came with no expectations.

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What book was that, NotSpaghetti? I looked for a link but couldn't find one.

😊

I'll keep you posted Urmstongran. I could only find one copy on our library's system so it may take a while for me to get it.

eazybee

Just finished A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
A witty, thought -provoking book about a Russian aristocrat under house arrest from 1922, but in Moscow's Metropol Hotel.

I read that a couple of years back on a friend's recommendation and frankly wasn't looking forward to it, but I loved it and got very fond of the strange characters.

A review if anyone is interested:

www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/08/white-chrysanthemum-mary-lynn-bracht-review

I thought it was a brilliant read Sparklefizz! I do hope you want to race through it as much as I did. Several friends took me up on my recommendation and they all thought it was hugely enjoyable. I love how one or two of them ring me up pre-holidays to ask my advice on good reads!

I really enjoyed and would most definitely recommend the following:

Still Life: Sarah Winman

A Keeper: Graham Norton.

Home Stretch also by Graham Norton

V for Victory: Lissa Evans
(In fact, any book by Lissa Evans is worth reading)

Urmstongran I've just reserved "White Chrysanthemum" at the library on your recommendation after checking out the storyline.

Last summer I read Orphans of the Storm by Celia Imrie. It’s not like any of her other books. A fascinating story based on true experiences with a twist at the end.

I came upon this book accidentally.
I understand it's a film now.
I'd never heard of it/the author so came with no expectations.

The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox.

The language is silky soft, the turns of phrase so lush.
Moving.
Just an all-round beauty.
😍

Not for those who don't appreciate the "magical" in life.

Harriet Rycroft - Container Gardening. Great suggestions for my pots this coming summer.

This novel for me.

I loved The Marriage Portrait and Hamnet too, Fairislecable and I'm rereading Hamnet at the moment.

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell I really enjoyed this story from the perspective of Shakespeares family.

The Marriage Portrait (same author) was also very good, but Hamnet stayed with me after reading .

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris.

We will always have Paris by Sue Watson

Island Magic by Elizabeth Goudge. I love her style of writing.

Sparklefizz I'll update on it on the 50 book thread in due course.