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Old 02-01-2016, 19:53
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Just started The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, recommended by a friend from my book group as they read it before I joined. I liked the time travel aspect of Kate Atkinson's Life After Life so I think I'll enjoy this too as it's been compared to it favourably.
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Old 03-01-2016, 20:47
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Lord Edgeware Dies - Agatha Christie
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Old 03-01-2016, 21:59
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Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
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Old 08-01-2016, 05:16
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Dodgers by Bill Beverly
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Old 08-01-2016, 05:49
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The Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-Home
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Old 08-01-2016, 06:50
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I Believe In Miracles • Daniel Taylor
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Old 08-01-2016, 14:58
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Lord Robert by Jean Plaidy.

Lord Robert Dudley, friend (and possible lover?) of Princess then Queen Elizabeth I. I keep seeing in my mind's eye, Joseph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett on reading it - from the film Elizabeth.

I'm really enjoying this, and Jean Plaidy was a wonderful writer in my view.
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Old 08-01-2016, 19:35
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelisation. Fills in a lot of gaps from the movie.
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Old 08-01-2016, 23:19
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Finished New Grub. Street just before new year. It is a great read, my only issue is that, as with many books of the era, the romantic and tragic aspects overtake the concept it was trying to convey. I wanted more of an insight of the burgeoning literary scene. I felt told what was developing in that period of literacy development rather than feeling it.

Still a significant and engaging work, just a bit of a let down.

Doing Alan Carr's Stop Smoking book as I'm not getting any younger! Let us hope it's my book of the year.
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Old 09-01-2016, 00:13
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The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson- page 25 had me in tears of laughter.

TeddyBleads- smoking honestly isn't that hard to give up, the nicotine leaves your system much more quickly than most people think, and if you can keep yourself busy for the next week or two after that you've cracked it.
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Old 09-01-2016, 00:20
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(1st and 2nd in the detective Alec Ramsay series) by Conrad Jones

both free from Amazon and absolutely nail biting stuff. If you like thrillers, then this author deserves a read.
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Old 09-01-2016, 15:47
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Lord Robert by Jean Plaidy.

Lord Robert Dudley, friend (and possible lover?) of Princess then Queen Elizabeth I. I keep seeing in my mind's eye, Joseph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett on reading it - from the film Elizabeth.

I'm really enjoying this, and Jean Plaidy was a wonderful writer in my view.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Hibbert

Always enjoyed her books, also love her books in her other incarnations,nice, easy style of writing.
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Old 09-01-2016, 17:08
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John Harvey - Ash and Bone
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Old 09-01-2016, 18:24
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Finally getting around to reading JK Rowlings The Casual Vacancy and so far it's excellent and definitely showing that she's much more than just a children's author.
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Old 10-01-2016, 12:48
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I am 10% through The Drowning Lesson by Jane Shemilt. It doesn't have very good reviews and I wouldn't have picked it but I am reading it for my book group. To be fair I am enjoying it so far but it does seem a bit shallow,
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Old 10-01-2016, 13:15
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Slade House by David Mitchell .... supernatural story ... real page turner, good story line, would recommend.
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Old 10-01-2016, 13:58
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Dance of Death, the fifth book in the Home Front Detective series by Edward Marston
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Old 10-01-2016, 14:18
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The Woman who Walked into the Sea (The Sea Detective book 2) by Mark Douglas-Home
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Old 10-01-2016, 14:46
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The Girl On The Train - Paula Hawkins

I'm just over half-way through and I'm really enjoying it.
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Old 11-01-2016, 13:55
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The Child Taker
Slow Burn


(1st and 2nd in the detective Alec Ramsay series) by Conrad Jones

both free from Amazon and absolutely nail biting stuff. If you like thrillers, then this author deserves a read.
I'm tempted but sounds a bit grim
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Old 11-01-2016, 14:39
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Changes by Jim Butcher
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Old 11-01-2016, 15:14
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Changes by Jim Butcher
Changes knocked my socks off when I read it. Oh, Harry.
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Old 11-01-2016, 20:40
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Just finished reading Captive Prince and Prince's Gambit by C.S.Pacat.

Really enjoyed them both, the second book especially really develops the relationships between characters and some real shocks too.
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Old 12-01-2016, 07:06
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Changes knocked my socks off when I read it. Oh, Harry.
Yes it's very aptly titled! I recently read the Benedict Jacka novels and that's what made me want to go back and read all of the Dresden files. Onto the last one now and then it's back to my TBR list.
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Old 12-01-2016, 08:16
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I'm tempted but sounds a bit grim
It is a bit, but it's done with a gritty reality about it, fast paced and tense. I think he's a superb author.
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