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CharlotteOldie Wed 14-Mar-12 15:33:00

Always fascinating to know what people are reading and what they are making of it. I am deep in the Herries Chronicles by Hugh Walpole. A wonderful sweeping panoramic look at English history through the prism of a family from the Lakes. Highly recommended

janerowena Sat 21-Dec-13 22:48:06

The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs. A fairly light read for me, but interesting and the food described is lovely - and there are recipes. A bit of a mystery with some romance. It's our next book club choice and as the first choice was Gone Girl (hardly a literary gem, but a clever plot) and this is the second choice, I am getting a bit worried as to what I should choose when it's my turn. I'm thinking of The Cleaner of Chartres, which was sent to me by gransnet in the summer and was beautifully written.

numberplease Sat 21-Dec-13 23:29:18

Have received my copy of The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, look forward to reading it, thank you GN.

penguinpaperback Mon 23-Dec-13 01:20:44

Stansgran for Christmas I've sent a Persephone book to one friend in America and two Persephone books to friends in Australia. Lucky friends. smile

Stansgran Mon 23-Dec-13 14:06:06

@PPB I've just read the Runaway which is a children's book and illustrated by Gwen Raverat and I've started Bricks and Mortar. In between I am reading A Coffee Shop in Kabul which is a chick lit .
Thank you Gransnet I've just received The Little old Lady Who Broke All the Rules. I intend to leave it lying around to worry people.tchgrin

numberplease Wed 25-Dec-13 00:37:10

Just coming towards the end of Killing the Shadows, by Val McDermid. Didn`t think I was going to like it at first, but it`s been OK.

numberplease Thu 26-Dec-13 23:32:16

Have just started The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules. Only read a few pages so far, so too early to make a judgement.

KatyK Mon 30-Dec-13 12:04:36

The Lost Child of Philomena Lee - the original book, not the book of the film. So sad.

merlotgran Mon 30-Dec-13 13:26:28

I've already given up on The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules.

Plain daft!

Galen Mon 30-Dec-13 13:54:50

At the moment vol 2 of a game of thrones, the little old lady, gransnet,Facebook.
What should I be reading? My files for next week

ffinnochio Mon 30-Dec-13 13:58:21

Me as well, merlo. Dire.

Stansgran Mon 30-Dec-13 17:05:27

Just finished another Persephone ,Bricks&Mortar by Helen Ashton. Learnt loads about building and the charm of turn of the century novels is lovely after some of the brutal stuff we get as run of the mill. Even the typeset is easy on the eye.

Stansgran Mon 30-Dec-13 17:06:32

Perhaps Gransnet could get Persephone people on to talk?

numberplease Mon 30-Dec-13 17:43:01

Little Old Lady, not a bad yarn, but finished it still searching for the humour. Am now reading, and enjoying, The Winter Folly, by Lulu Taylor. It was book of the week at Smiths, so half price.

numberplease Wed 01-Jan-14 01:10:24

The Winter Folly was very good, can recommend it. Now reading Caedmon`s Song, by Peter Robinson.

BAnanas Tue 07-Jan-14 20:03:54

One of my sons bought me Elizabeth Jane Howard's "All Change" for Christmas the 5th, and sadly now the last of the Cazalet Chronicles. I'm about 80 pages in, and as always excellent if you happen to be a fan of her writing. Time has moved on this is set in the mid 50s, most of the children of the war years are now grown up and have their own partners and children.

Finished Gone Girl a while back, I did find it quite gripping, I know a lot of people didn't like it although it did have an annoying ending. I believe it has now been filmed so will be interested to see that and if it is true to the book and whether the "Gone Girl" in question will be portrayed as the manipulative psycho she was.

Gally Tue 07-Jan-14 20:12:26

Reading Peter May's The Lewes Trilogy again. Whizzed through it a couple of months ago. I enjoyed it so much that I am now taking it at a slower pace!

Grannyknot Tue 07-Jan-14 20:49:19

Galley, I just got his new book Entry Island. This time the action stretches from the Hebrides to Canada. But I think it is still Fin.

janerowena Tue 07-Jan-14 21:13:25

The Expats, a gripping spy thriller. Really good. It's upstairs and i can't be bothered to fetch it. Shall Google.

Chris Pavone.

Stansgran Tue 07-Jan-14 22:00:33

I enjoyed the Expats. Bit over the top ending.

numberplease Tue 07-Jan-14 22:21:29

I`ve just finished a light hearted murder mystery with a slight comedy touch to it, Manna from Hades, by Carola something, can`t remember. Not exactly the sort of thriller I go for, but it made a nice change. Am now reading Alex Cross Run, by James Patterson. I love his books, especially the Alex Cross stories, I feel as if I`ve watched his family grow up over the years I`ve been reading them.

Elegran Tue 07-Jan-14 22:32:31

The Shetland quartet by Ann Cleeves, which seems to have five books so far. I downloaded four to my Kindle, read three and was about to start the "last" (Dead Water") when I noticed that it said that it contained a spoiler to events at the end of the previous one (Blue Lightning). Glad I saw that before I read any further.

These are very good, and have a lot in common with Peter May's Lewis Trilogy.

Gally Wed 08-Jan-14 00:00:24

Lewis not Lewes. I always get my Lewis's muddled up. I lived near the Sussex Lewes once and have yet to visit the Island and I have a friend called Lewis who I invariably call Lewes confused

Stansgran Wed 08-Jan-14 10:34:42

I bought an Ann Cleeves collection from the Book People and have been enjoying them. I'm now looking for her earlier ones. They are set in the N.E and she gets the atmosphere somehow that connects with what I think of the NE.

Elegran Wed 08-Jan-14 11:05:28

Gally I had a (Scottish) friend who pronounced the Sussex one Loows. As most of my ancestors came from the Sussex/Surrey/Kent meeting point I could and did put her right.

Ian42 Sat 25-Jan-14 19:58:01

I'm reading SS-GB, by Len Deighton.