Lavenders_Blue Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Just wanted to add a book to this thread which I have just read and enjoyed very much - 'The Love of My Life' by Louise Douglas. A great read and only 95p on Kindle at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loumabel Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Has anyone started 'The casual Vacancy' by JK Rowling? I just cannot get into it, is it me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Me Before You - Jojo Moyes. Superb book. So agree. I discovered this author through my book club and read it in 2 days It is a long time since a book made me read so fast. We are now reading her book Ship of Brides which I hope will be as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I have just finished reading The House at Riverton by Kate Morton and loved it. It was so well written, it was a joy to read beautiful prose alongside a moving story. I found it particularly interesting having just watched the BBC series about servants and having grown up on the estate of a minor stately home where my dad was head gardener, which gave me an insight into service in the modern age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've just got hooked by Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins books (just halfway through number two at the moment). I know someone on here gave the heads up for these, and I just want to say thankyou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Can I add Stephen King's 11.22.63. It is not a horror book but a time travel story - the premise is that the main character discovers he can time travel and goes back to try to stop Lee Harvey Oswald assassinating JFK. (not giving the plot away here as this bit is on the cover blurb) It's a vey long book but absolutely brilliant. Lots of 1960's US history in there and a very clever story. There is so much more to it than just the JFK angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Sounds intriguing and just the sort of thing that my DS would like, I feel a Christmas pressie coming on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I've just got hooked by Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins books (just halfway through number two at the moment). I know someone on here gave the heads up for these, and I just want to say thankyou! Just downloaded the first one - looks like something a bit different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Night Circus by Erin Morganstern is just magical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Glad someone has mentioned Night Circus - I have been looking at it for ages and dithering about buying it. I shall definitely go for it when I have finished State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, which I would really recommend. The best book I have read recently is Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - his best for a while in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I downloaded Night Circus to my Kindle ... and sorry to say I absolutely hated it and abandoned it pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I didn't like it either - in fact I deleted it,I loathed it so much,& its not often I do that! I hated those Merrily Watkins books too,just did not get on with them at all. I like the sound of that Stephen King book & may try it after my current read, 'Wolf Hall' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachachecha Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Just read "The Ledger" by Lloyd Holm (which is my brother) It is a good read and I put it on my Kindle for $2.99. Give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I hope you enjoy Wolf Hall Sarah - I loved it! Same time as Shardlake. My friend and I both 'fell in love' with Cromwell after reading it!! Bizarre really as he was not a nice man in any History book. I am about to start Bring up the Bodies, where I fear even he will lose his head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTree Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Me Before You - Jojo Moyes. Superb book. So agree. I discovered this author through my book club and read it in 2 days It is a long time since a book made me read so fast. We are now reading her book Ship of Brides which I hope will be as good. I've just finished this one, really enjoyed it & had me sobbing a few times. Will look for Ship of Brides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Not sure if this one's been mentioned already, but I really enjoyed 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd. If you enjoyed 'The Help' you'll enjoy this one. It takes place in the deep south at around the same time. It's a bit more magical, though, and the film was very enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I read this quite a few years ago now and it was a good quick read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 How funny - I've just finished this, given to me by a friend. It's very good (especially if you keep bees!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I read that one some time ago and really enjoyed it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 I LOVED 'The Secret Life of Bees' too - wonderful stuff. They were making a movie of it,but I haven't heard if it came to fruition or not. I also loved Jojo Moyes books, 'Me before You' & 'Ship of Brides', both of which are fab. She is one author os a handful that I actively seek out on Amazon now,desperate for her now stuff! C.J.Sansom, A.M Homes, Lisa Jewell, Gyles Branreth, Bill Bryson, Matt Rudd, Mike Gayle, Carole Matthews & Paige Toon are some of the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I love Jo Jo Moyes' books too, and her latest - The Girl You Left Behind - is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I like her books too and have just finished The girl you left behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) I LOVED 'The Secret Life of Bees' too - wonderful stuff. They were making a movie of it,but I haven't heard if it came to fruition or not. They did make a movie of it! I loved it- haven't read the book yet but really enjoyed the movie The Secret Life of Bees Yippee! Thanks Bluekarin Edited November 22, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 BTW, How do I make a link the does not list the web address but rather what it is? I would rather have put "Secret Life of Bees' than the url Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 BTW, How do I make a link the does not list the web address but rather what it is? I would rather have put "Secret Life of Bees' than the url You put in the following [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416212/]Secret life of bees[/url] Where there was a square bracket after http://at the beginning you delete it and replace with an equals sign. Then you put a close square bracket at the end before the ones that close in the last. I have shown the changes in red so hopefully you can see it. It took me a while to get it, but now I can do it without thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...