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Old 28-03-2014, 20:40
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Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - loved it!
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Old 28-03-2014, 22:41
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The White Princess by Philippa Gregory. Very good so far, with PG's usual impeccable attention to detail, whilst keeping the reader gripped. Am then looking forward to Val McDermid's Cross & Burn, the latest Carol Jordan/Tony Hill thriller.
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Old 30-03-2014, 12:56
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Kathryn Croft -Behind closed doors
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Old 30-03-2014, 13:33
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Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell. I love the characterisation.
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Old 30-03-2014, 16:56
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Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell. I love the characterisation.
Love Ruth Rendell
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Old 30-03-2014, 17:12
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Just started The Devil's Music by Jane Rusbridge, I think I'm going to enjoy this more than the last book I read.
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Old 30-03-2014, 17:27
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Diary of a Paramedic: Life & Death on the Streets - Stuart Gray.

Comes from a blog he wrote, which I used to read a lot. Interesting stuff.
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Old 30-03-2014, 22:40
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James Hunt: The Biography by: Gerald Donaldson.


Very interesting read for someone like me who loves cars and was fascinated by Hunt as a kid.
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Old 31-03-2014, 11:36
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It's all news to me - Jeremy Vine
I bought this in Poundland, and have only just got round to reading it.
Vine writes with self deprecating wit and humour and I found myself
liking it very much.
Very revealing views on the BBC, Newsnight, Radio 2 etc. Interesting too.
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Old 02-04-2014, 13:28
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It's all news to me - Jeremy Vine
I bought this in Poundland, and have only just got round to reading it.
Vine writes with self deprecating wit and humour and I found myself
liking it very much.
Very revealing views on the BBC, Newsnight, Radio 2 etc. Interesting too.
Might look out for that.
I'm on Cuckoo's calling, JK Rowling

Really enjoyng it, keep trying to imagine who would be cast in a tv adaptation
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:06
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The Make - Jessie Keane
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Old 03-04-2014, 22:54
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"Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover" by Anthony Summers. 1/3 of the way through and so far, fascinating!
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Old 04-04-2014, 10:15
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"Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover" by Anthony Summers. 1/3 of the way through and so far, fascinating!
Oh, I read that. It's brilliant!
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Old 04-04-2014, 16:16
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Oh, I read that. It's brilliant!
Yes, really enjoying it so far, its a great read.
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Old 04-04-2014, 16:18
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The Summer Son by Craig Lancaster.
He's the author of 600 Hours of Edward and Edward Adrift.
When Mitch Quillen’s life begins to unravel, he fears there is no escape. His marriage and his career are both failing, and his relationship with his father has been a disaster for decades. Approaching forty, Mitch doesn’t want to become a middle-aged statistic. When his estranged father, Jim, suddenly calls, Mitch’s wife urges him to respond.
Mitch isn't such an engaging character as Edward, but it's a good read so far.
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Old 04-04-2014, 17:48
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Kimberley McCreight - Reconstructing Amelia
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Old 06-04-2014, 11:27
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Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
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Old 06-04-2014, 18:41
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Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx - it traces a Sicilian accordion from its origins in Sicily in the 19th century over to the States and the stories of the people who own it and surround it over the years. It's a very good story - a story of immigrants and their struggles.

I'm very fond of Annie Proulx's books - The Shipping News and Close Range (part of which was the short story which was adapted for the screen in the film Brokeback Mountain.) One book about her building her own house I found a bit boring.
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Old 06-04-2014, 19:22
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I finished The Never List the other day. One of the most bizarre books I have ever read.

Now re-reading Wuthering Heights for the 7th time.
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Old 06-04-2014, 21:00
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Re-reading Caught in the Light by Robert Goddard, one of my favourite 2 books by my favourite author.
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Old 06-04-2014, 21:01
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Old 06-04-2014, 21:50
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When It's a Jar by Tom Holt.

I'm loving it so far, but that's not surprising as he's one of my favourite authors.
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Old 07-04-2014, 19:04
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Jane Lythell- The lie of you: I will have what is mine
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Old 08-04-2014, 11:37
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Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky. Have meant to read this for years. The Vintage Classics translation is very readable; the language used seems more like a contemporary novel rather than a 19th C one.
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Old 08-04-2014, 23:06
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"The Universe Next Door - Book One of the Judex Trilogy" ~ Judge Smith

- How to investigate the Next World from this one.
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