Loved that, Really fancy a couple of his others too, but cant justify buying them at the moment seeing I have about 20 books I own but havent got round to reading yet!

44 Years With The Same Bird by Brian Reade. After that I'll move onto his new one - An Epic Swindle.

Just finished reading all of Stuart Macbride's books featuring Detective Logan Macrae - set in Aberdeen and very good - I would highly recommend him - only downside for me is having to wait until 2013 for the next one

Reading 'The Lies of Locke Lamora' by Scott Lynch, pretty good so far, very different

'Quirkology' by Richard Wiseman, highly recommended for anyone with even a passing interest in psychology.

Started reading Aesop's Fables last week. Really interesting stuff.

Kimberley Chambers- Born Evil

"The Caxley Chronicles" by Miss Read, lovely

I've reserved a couple of Barbara Pym books at the library, I read "Excellent Women" and can't wait to try her other books

Just finished The Snowman (Jo Nesbo) and it was very good although I did have an inkling about who the culprit was fairly early on. Still, it was interesting learning the hows and the whys of it all.

One thing puzzled me though:

Sharon Dogar's Annexed - great book!

I didn't get that bit either. And I saw the culprit coming a mile off,

I'm currently reading 'Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold' by C S Lewis.

At work...

Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley's life as told via his women

On my phone (Kindle)...

Smile Though Your Heart is Breaking - Pauline Prescott

In my handbag....

Gone With The Wind

Excellent book. I've read the next one too. If you like that you'll like Joe Abercrombie books too.

I'm currently reading The Crimson Petal and the White.

Hothouse flower by Lucinda Riley - although I'm enjoying the story itself, it's quite poorly written with some grammatical errors and language that doesn't really flow.

I read that a few months back and thought the same way as you. Everything i've read recently has been bleak, i need a nice cheerful book to read.

just finished Andrea Levy's-Small Island and really enjoyed it, so much so I want to read more of her books.

Just started Sebastian Barry's- The Secret Scripture not sure about it at the moment, but I am only one chapter in so hoping that It will grip me.

Picked it up in the book exchange box in work, so did not pay for it, which is brillant. In fact I picked up Small Island this way as well.

Book exchange boxes in work are a brillant idea. You get some really old books/ones no one likes, that stay there for ever, but sometimes you can pick up some real gems

Jerusalem, by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

Oh do stay with The Secret Scripture - I personally loved it so much, and it take a while to get into it at the start, please post your opinions on it after - I would definitely be interested!

Jump - Jilly Cooper

Having never read a jilly cooper and my mum telling there would lots of sex in it ..there isn't any! I do want to finish because I am enjoying it but it's ridiculously long and there are literally about 50 characters who all appear in the same scene together that I'm finding it difficult to keep up with who is who! and it's about horse racing ,something I have no interest in other than a bet once year on the national!

Why am even trying to read it!?

Just finished The Brightest Star In The Sky by Marion Keyes - really enjoyed it.

I didn't like that one as much as her other books. There was something missing. The sad stuff didn't get me like it usually does, and the humour was virtually non-existant

Currently reading Killing Me Softly by Nicci French.

The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough

Really enjoying it. Much like the TV series so far, though I believe some of the book is different.

Whirlwind: The Incredible Story Of Jimmy White - A Dillon-Malone

I'd be interested too. I also loved it. So beautifully written, and poignant.

Play to Kill by PJ Tracy