...I have always thought not quite as nice as Gorman (although a friend has told me he's great at book festivals etc and redeemed him quite a bit - maybe he has odd scriptwriters on the telly) realises he's... dear old Hanne, now his ex but still just as outspoken and acerbic, and a lovely feel to the book as he reconnects with old friends and finds out all sorts of things, both good and bad, about them...
Borrowed from Bridget this week A lovely book and perfect time-off read (I read it in bed with a cup of Earl Grey this morning). Set on a fictional island in the English Channel, in WW2, two children and their ponies are threatened by the impending arrival of German troops. The English are usually OK, the French might be... and some of the Germans are nice, with all of the people nicely ...
Acquired via BookCrossing 06 Oct 2008 - from the Twin Cities book box exchange A big book of archive photographs showing Minnesota's past. A really lovely book which I thoroughly enjoyed. With an essay, a set of pictures and some diary and letter excerpts for each season, there is much to savour and learn.
"Today's question: Awards. Do you follow any particular book awards? Do you ever choose books based on awards? What award-winning books do you have? (Off the top of your head only- no need to look this up- it would take all day!) What's your favorite award-winning book?" I follow the Booker a bit, in that I keep an eye out as to what's on the short list but I don't make ...
...who will hold the family together? I absolutely loved this book and couldn't put it down, staying up to ... heroine to the scene where we say goodbye, the book is fast-paced, truthful and engaging. Donovan's books ...away and those who stay are done well, and the book is given depth by its meditations on art and ... sense more easily. I love the voice of this book. It would be a boring world of books if ...
Acquired via BookCrossing 12 Mar 2008 - BookRing Just the kind of book I like - a detailed depiction of the author's life after she meets a Bedouin who lives in the rose city of Petra and decides to live with him. Honest and forthright, although she does say at the end that she concentrates on the positive aspects. I particularly like her clear-sighted descriptions of her younger self, before she...
... Sculley does, at the end of the book, claim that he shows his vulnerability and mistakes...just as much as I like a sailing book, and the intricate detail about life at Apple...reading. It is also a business information book, so there's sections that go more ...the future. These last are amusing; the book was published in 1987 so he spends ...- meanwhile, I'll go to my book on the history of Apple to catch ...
... Audrey Mrs Merkle comes into the chaotic lives of Seth and his twin sons, just in time to weave some other-worldly magic around Seth, his family and friends. Mrs Miracle, indeed. Read this on the bus yesterday and to and from Lichfield today. A lovely book, gentle and sweet but not avoiding the issues that befall couples and families. Wrapped around a Christmas theme, a lovely read. Julie?
Borrowed from Matthew Dec 2007 I would probably not have picked up this book had I not got sick of Black Swan Green on our journey down to Harrow and had Gods in Alabama firmly buried at the bottom of my rucksack. ... reminiscent of the early to mid Iris Murdoch novels (in fact, she is referenced in a description of another of his works in the back of the book). Weird and unsettling - but good.
