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Post by Demdike on Dec 27, 2020 18:21:54 GMT
I am reading the most wonderful book, the garden of lost and found by Harriet Evans. It alternates modern with victorian and the characters are so well drawn, and the descriptions so vivid, it is one of the rare books that has made me cry with some of the things that have happened. I love it when a book moves you so much. It has at its centre a glorious painting and a house. I keep scouring to see if it is real it is that well described. I have just read this, Demdike, based on your recommendation, thank you. I enjoyed it, the parts of the story set in the past more than the storyline set in the present. I found the characters and their stories more interesting and haunting. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I thought the characters were very vivid, but the victorian story wow! |
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Post by steve on Dec 28, 2020 18:08:28 GMT
I tend to save all the episodes up and listen all at once. I much prefer this to lots of little episodes. I read a lot of science fiction stories of books and tend to wait for the whole series is complete and can be bought as a box set especially on audible for listening to at work |
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Post by Anna Key on Dec 31, 2020 17:00:45 GMT
My second son bought me The Thursday Murder Club and it’s living up to the hype so far 😊
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Post by indigo on Jan 9, 2021 15:29:42 GMT
I tend to save all the episodes up and listen all at once. I much prefer this to lots of little episodes. Yes that´s what I do too, teddy, unless there´s an omnibus edition I make my own by listening back to back. |
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Post by judithl on Jan 9, 2021 16:36:50 GMT
I've just finished Heyer's These Old Shades.
Lovely.
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Post by denisewasbabs on Jan 12, 2021 11:56:54 GMT
I had some nice books for Christmas, and have just finished Jan Marsh's The Collected Letters of Jane Morris. And had to take back a shedload of assumptions I had had about this lady. Far from being a drooping sad-faced silent muse, she was actually a warm loving woman with a very dry sense of humour. I loved reading it, felt like I was walking alongside her on her journey through ife; and felt genuinely bereft when I got to the obvious end. Lovely, can well recommend.
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indigo
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Post by indigo on Jan 14, 2021 13:38:00 GMT
I feel quite ignorant in not knowing who Jane Morris is, denise? The book sounds lovely either way.
I´ve recently re-read a favourite of mine, especially at this time of year as a lot of the stories are set in Winter; The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter.
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