What are you reading at the moment?

The Power of Anxiety by Sian Williams

The Wind Knows My Name by Isobel Allende. Wonderful depiction of the various characters. I've just got to where she is focussing on the Tangerine Twit's idea of separating immigrant children from their mothers. She's a massively talented writer, not onerous to read either.

Bournville by Jonathan Coe. Just finished, what a clever, enjoyable and moving novel. Covers a family's ups and downs from the 1940s to 2020 with the Cadbury factory in Bournville as a reference point. Really well written. Recommended!

X Marks the Spot by Michael Scott The story of Archaology in 8 Extraordinary Discoveries
And
The Clifftop Murders by Rachel McLeon
And
The Bone Chests by Cat Jarman

I couldn’t possibly just read 1 book at a time

Oreo

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer, just as zany and funny as you would expect.

Just finished this, and really enjoyed it.

Grandmama I hated Lessons in Chemistry, but love anything by Vita Sackville West, I think she’s very underrated.

Baking Cakes In Kigali by Gaile Parkin.

I spotted it in a charity shop and got it because it looked interesting (and I bake cakes). It's a nice relaxing book, nothing too deep.

monk08

Will be starting Married lies by Chris Collett no5 in the DI Mariner series read no4 yesterday.

Loved this series, shame there has been nothing since 2022 when we got No 9 in the series.

The Pearl Button Girl by Annie Murray

Grandmama

I have recently read Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (I laughed and cried!); Happy all the Time by Laurie Colwin and The Bulgari Connection by Fay Weldon. I couldn't put any of them down.

My all time favourite book is All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville West. Read several times now.

Really enjoyed Lessons in Chemistry!

Just readOutback by Patricia Wolf. I was hoping it would be like Jane Harper’s The Dry. It was okay but i won’t rush to read another one. I am about to start book club choice, Violeta by Isabel Allende.

Terrible With Raisins
by Lynne McVernon
A woman turning fifty before she’s ready to 😆

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi.

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. I have read 50 pages so far and I really like it. Well written. Good reviews.

I read pretty much anything and everything by Anthony Horowitz, but am just in the middle of The House of Silk, a Sherlock Holmes mystery. It is amazing that the estate holders of both Arthur Conan Doyle (in 2011) and Ian Fleming (2014) have entrusted this man to write new Sherlock and new Bond novels. He doesn't disappoint.

The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer.
It might be short but it’s densely packed with facts, clearly and well written.

Erica James new one.

The Names by Florence Knapp.
Intriguing premis

Emelie321, glad to read your recommendation.

Marmin, just read your post. I have The Word Hord and think it's brilliant.

Busy with a lot of stressful stuff a.t.m. so taking time out this afternoon to sit under a tree in my garden and re- read one of my Philppa Gregory historical novels about the Tudors. They are familiar friends and take me away from my responsibilities into another world...

I have just started The Word Hord, a book about old english. It is a topic I am increasingly fascinated by and it has started very well.

Ps John Boyne is my favourite author !!

I loved The Coast Road
I have just read The Girl with The Louding Voice - amazing!
I am reading Confessions by Catherine Airey
I do admit to being a reading nut!
Best book recently was The Names by Florence Knapp

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy plus Katabasis by R.F.Kuang for some light relief. Enjoying both in their own individual ways.