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My Labrador Friends Book Club - Fiction Choice
- Thread starter Jacqui-S
- Start date
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
I liked his first two very much but a couple of my friends didn't!!! I haven't managed to find his third one yet.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
I have his third one and would be happy to post it on to you when I've read it, but that might not be for a little while as I've only recently started the second and have a bit of a busy time coming up.
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
OK, I'll do that then, my friend Liz passed it on to me and said to pass it on again, so I will.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I'm currently reading The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman. It's based in Sydney in the mid 50's and sounds as though it's a similar theme to Lessons in Chemistry.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Sounds really interesting. Haven't yet come across Victoria Purman. Could be my next read. Thanks!
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
I will try and get this , it would be good to read something set in Oz.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Victoria Purman is an Aussie author. I'm nearly finished and would be happy to pass the book along
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
From Australia?
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Well, um, yes. I was thinking that you might have trouble finding the book as it's an Aussie author.
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Just got this one with my Audible Credit for this month
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
This thread hasn't had any entries since last July!
I thought I would update with a couple of books I have recently read and loved. Kindle but I think also available on audiobooks.
Firstly, Frankie, by Graham Norton.
A lovely mostly gentle story of a young Irish girl and her life starting around post WW2..She led a most extraordinary life, and I absolutely loved this book. I had no idea Graham Norton was an author, and he is SUCH a good story-teller.
Secondly, I have just finished this book this morning, but I couldn't put it down.
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
I have it on Kindle unlimited for free.
I piqued my interest both being a "Historical" novel in 15th C China (a bit more historical than my norm) and involving traditional Chinese medicine. The latter is have always been a bit interested in, and led me to learning some basic acupuncture that I actually used to use in practice when we used to have time for such things.
A combination of gentle and brutal (footbinding and lotus feet). Centred around women, fertility and childbirth.
Might be a bit niche but it was right up my street. I gave it 5
I thought I would update with a couple of books I have recently read and loved. Kindle but I think also available on audiobooks.
Firstly, Frankie, by Graham Norton.
A lovely mostly gentle story of a young Irish girl and her life starting around post WW2..She led a most extraordinary life, and I absolutely loved this book. I had no idea Graham Norton was an author, and he is SUCH a good story-teller.
Secondly, I have just finished this book this morning, but I couldn't put it down.
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
I have it on Kindle unlimited for free.
I piqued my interest both being a "Historical" novel in 15th C China (a bit more historical than my norm) and involving traditional Chinese medicine. The latter is have always been a bit interested in, and led me to learning some basic acupuncture that I actually used to use in practice when we used to have time for such things.
A combination of gentle and brutal (footbinding and lotus feet). Centred around women, fertility and childbirth.
Might be a bit niche but it was right up my street. I gave it 5
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I didn’t know he had written books either. I can see how he’d be a great storyteller, but my first thought was when does he find the time between all his other gigs?!
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Thanks @Jacqui-S - interesting to read your assessments, I will look out for these.
For some reason I've struggled to read since moving house, I think I get distracted by people going by the house in the street outside instead of couching up by the woodburner on a winters afternoon!
Or maybe I've been reading the wrong books, because this week I have got stuck into "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L Stedman, some of you may know it. I have certainly found it a readable and an absorbing story, if not entirely happy.
But I will probably finish it this afternoon and have a better overall feeling about it then.
For some reason I've struggled to read since moving house, I think I get distracted by people going by the house in the street outside instead of couching up by the woodburner on a winters afternoon!
Or maybe I've been reading the wrong books, because this week I have got stuck into "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L Stedman, some of you may know it. I have certainly found it a readable and an absorbing story, if not entirely happy.
But I will probably finish it this afternoon and have a better overall feeling about it then.
I've just read Great-Uncle Harry by Michael Palin. It was our most recent book club pick. Interesting read, although it was described as harrowing by one of the other club members.
On a much lighter note - if anyone likes cosy crime mysteries, I've really enjoyed The Gardener Mysteries series by Rosie Sandler.
On a much lighter note - if anyone likes cosy crime mysteries, I've really enjoyed The Gardener Mysteries series by Rosie Sandler.
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
I have just finished book three in the series The Cornish Girls . Fairly lightweight , easy reading and whilst fiction , they are based on actual fact about the listening post at Porthcurno on our south coast . I had never realised how much the area was bombed in WW11 . I will download book four of nine xx
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
Thank you Kate - I have downloaded Book 1. Recently I have only wanted to read lightweight fiction so I look forward to reading this. I am currently reading The Weather Watcher by Claire Anders. Started off thinking it wasn’t going to be good but I’m now into it. I have recently read a series by Soraya Lane starting with The Hidden Daughter. There are 8 books in this series - the 8th one is out in March. Again very lightweight and followed the same pattern but they captured my interest and I got a bit lost in them - had to keep reading.