History of the Rain by Niall Williams, audiobook narrated by Jennifer McGrath.
A young Irish girl is confined to bed due to a serious illness. She meanders her way through her family history by way of her father's extensive collection of books, and with references to salmon fishing.
I hated this for the first half hour or so but it's growing on me now. Enjoyable writing so long as you don't mind going with the flow. Omniscient narrators annoy me though, I guess she's about 15 and I really doubt that she'd know all the ins and outs of her parents' lives, let alone those of previous generations.
I'm reading The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. It's the first in a series of books featuring Ruth Galloway. She lives alone in a remote part of Norfolk and lectures on archaeology at a local university. When human remains are discovered on a beach near her home she is asked to assist in determining how long ago the victim died. She subsequently becomes drawn in to the investigation of the disappearance of two young girls ten years apart.
I noticed this series being mentioned on here and decided to give the first book a go. I'm enjoying it so far, Ruth is a good character, quirky but believable, and works well with the grumpy Detective Harry Nelson.