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Knitter43 Mon 25-May-26 11:11:45

Several of you have said that you will be spending some of the Bank Holiday reading your book in the sunshine ( or the shade. ) So what are you all reading and enjoying at the moment? I am reading " This book made me think of you " by Libby Page and really enjoying it. I shall be sorry to come to the end of it.

yogitree Mon 25-May-26 13:44:36

The Restoration Garden by Sara Blaydes. Loving it, although a big change for me from a series of dystopian adventures!

Celieanne86 Mon 25-May-26 13:42:31

Entitled. The rise and fall of the house of York. Paper back.

and I read a few pages then have to put it down as it’s not just the weather making me sweat.

And I have to say I am pleased our beloved Queen Elizabeth 11 did not live to read this, as she would have been horrified to know what her precious son did in his private life. The book is red, red for danger and warning.

SpinDriftCoastal Mon 25-May-26 13:40:35

The Smuggler's Cave by George Birmingham (1926)

Luckygirl3 Mon 25-May-26 13:37:59

Whitewavemark2

Luckygirl3

Litterpicker

The coast Road by Alan Murrin. Women’s (mainly) lives and secrets in a Donegal village in the 1990s. I am enjoying it 😊

I hope it's good ... I havebjust downloaded it to my kindle! I will hold you personally responsible if O do not like it!!smile

And I have just ordered “Flashlight” to take with me on Holiday at your recommendation😄😄😄

Gulp!

JamesandJon33 Mon 25-May-26 13:36:57

River Kings by Cat Jar a. I saw it recommended on the ‘50 books a Year’ thread. A dense read but very interesting .

Whitewavemark2 Mon 25-May-26 13:33:26

Luckygirl3

Litterpicker

The coast Road by Alan Murrin. Women’s (mainly) lives and secrets in a Donegal village in the 1990s. I am enjoying it 😊

I hope it's good ... I havebjust downloaded it to my kindle! I will hold you personally responsible if O do not like it!!smile

And I have just ordered “Flashlight” to take with me on Holiday at your recommendation😄😄😄

TerriBull Mon 25-May-26 13:29:14

Luckygirl3

Flashlight by Susan Choi.
It is a long book! Sort of family chronicle that encompasses US, Korea and Japan.

I thought Flashlight was an unusual and engrossing story.

I'm reading in the garden right now, "High and Low" by Amanda Craig

Marg75 Mon 25-May-26 13:07:44

henetha I've read all of the Nicci French books, have you read the Freida Klein series? If not, I recommend them.
I'm reading What you are looking for in a Library by Michiko Aoyama. Totally different to anything I read before, a gift from DD, really enjoying it.

hollysteers Mon 25-May-26 13:04:06

Noel Coward’s diaries, Alison Uttley diaries, Elizabeth Taylor (not the film star) short stories.

Washerwoman Mon 25-May-26 13:03:31

An Icelandic crime novel called The Quiet Mother

eddiecat78 Mon 25-May-26 13:02:29

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell - not impressed

eazybee Mon 25-May-26 12:59:27

Proust! Swann's Way. (in translation.)
For my second Reading Group.
Not nearly as terrifying as I feared, but needs concentration. This is the ideal weather, lying on a sun lounger under a tree pretending to be French.

AmberGran Mon 25-May-26 12:55:55

I'm re-reading the Wolf Hall trilogy. Having blazed my way through 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' I've got stuck half through 'The Mirror and the Light' once again. I forgot I never finished it last time and found a bookmark half way through so I am 7 pages further than last time. But for some reason I am finding it really hard work - I don't know if it's because I know what is coming or if the writing is just 'boggier' than the other two books...

Jaxjacky Mon 25-May-26 12:44:22

The Widows Wine Club, I'm neither a widow, nor drinking wine!

mae13 Mon 25-May-26 12:42:45

'Just One Thing' by the late Dr Michael Mosley. Worth every penny.

Doodledog Mon 25-May-26 12:40:28

Something by The Secret Barrister. It's on my Kindle, so I can't remember the title, but it's about a court case (murder) seen from the perspectives of the various protagonists - the defendants, the lawyers etc. I'm enjoying it.

Cabowich Mon 25-May-26 12:33:50

Pigma

The latest Jane Harper, Last One Out. Thoroughly hooked. Love her crisp, clean style of writing, doesn’t over play her hand but my goodness she packs a punch. Great stuff!

I've not long finished this book and loved it, too. It was slow paced but a riveting story. She's such a good author.

monk08 Mon 25-May-26 12:30:13

Will be starting Married lies by Chris Collett no5 in the DI Mariner series read no4 yesterday.

Luckygirl3 Mon 25-May-26 12:05:22

Litterpicker

The coast Road by Alan Murrin. Women’s (mainly) lives and secrets in a Donegal village in the 1990s. I am enjoying it 😊

I hope it's good ... I havebjust downloaded it to my kindle! I will hold you personally responsible if O do not like it!!smile

Oreo Mon 25-May-26 11:57:41

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer, just as zany and funny as you would expect.

NotSpaghetti Mon 25-May-26 11:57:05

BlueBelle

Gransnet

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Oreo Mon 25-May-26 11:56:18

Pigma

The latest Jane Harper, Last One Out. Thoroughly hooked. Love her crisp, clean style of writing, doesn’t over play her hand but my goodness she packs a punch. Great stuff!

Which one is it?

MissAdventure Mon 25-May-26 11:48:49

The couple at No9. by Claire Douglas.
I've been reading it for about 18 months, now

Pigma Mon 25-May-26 11:42:57

The latest Jane Harper, Last One Out. Thoroughly hooked. Love her crisp, clean style of writing, doesn’t over play her hand but my goodness she packs a punch. Great stuff!

ViceVersa Mon 25-May-26 11:41:01

I've just started the next in the Slough House series (the books which the TV series Slow Horses is based on).