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• WWW Wednesday (July 30)

  

  Hosted by Miz B at Should be Reading To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• After I Left You – Alison Mercer

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*’s Anna left Oxford University in the early nineties, cutting off all ties with her fellow students but why? Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teaser Tuesday (July 29)

  

  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Enlightenment of Nina Findlay – Andrea Gillies

  

  Contemporary Fiction3*’s This is a somewhat melancholy book that tracks the marriage of Nina and her boy next door. Nina is hit by a bus in Greece and after... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Arsonist – Sue Miller

  

  Contemporary Fiction2*’s Frankie Rowley has been working in Africa most of her adult life when she returns to Pomeroy, New England, now her parents retirement... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Not Guilty – Christie Gardner

  

  Historical Crime4*’s I chose this book because of my interest in historical crime, particularly those committed by women. Society, prefers to view the women as... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Liar’s Diary – Patty Francis

  

  Psychological Thriller2*’s Well I’m having a bit of a problem reviewing this book because the notes I scribbled on holiday about this one weren’t comprehensive... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Friday Finds (July 25)

  

  Hosted by Should be Reading FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Talented Mr Ripley – Patricia Highsmith

  

  Crime Fiction 4*’s Coincidently this book was published in 1955, the same year as my recent read Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie but there the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WWW Wednesday (July 23)

  

  Hosted by Miz B at Should be Reading To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teaser Tuesday (July 22)

  

  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Lies – Liane Moriarty

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*’s I approached Little Lies with trepidation, I really enjoyed The Husband’s Secret and What Alice Forgot , despite the subject matter in... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wildflower Hill – Kimberley Freeman

  

  Historical Fiction4*’s I chose this book as I like dual time-line stories and this one has the twenties for the past and I am fascinated by the period sandwiche... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hickory Dickory Dock – Agatha Christie

  

  This is one of my finds from the book sale chosen because although I’ve read many of her books I don’t actually own any. Hickory Dickory Dock was first publishe... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Friday Finds (July 18)

  

  Hosted by Should be Reading FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Remember Me This Way – Sabine Durrant

  

  Psychological Thriller5*’s Sometimes you know a book is for you from the very first page and for me that was one of those books. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WWW Wednesday (July 16)

  

  Hosted by Miz B at Should be Reading To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teaser Tuesday (July 15)

  

  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to ... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Copycat: A Novel – Gillian White

  

  Psychological Thriller5*’s Towards the end of 2013 I learnt that Gillian White’s enthralling psychological thrillers had been republished. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Musing Mondays (July 14)

  

  Musing Mondays is a meme from Should Be Reading Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week… • Describe one of your reading habits. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE