
Monday, December 29, 2014
The Abomination

Sunday, December 21, 2014
The Orphan Master's Son

Sunday, December 14, 2014
The Broken Man

Saturday, December 13, 2014
One Night in Winter

Saturday, December 6, 2014
Book Club Christmas Dinner
Our Book Club enjoyed an evening out this week. Not all members could come - one not well, one had another function to attend, one was overseas. We did have a "visitor", a former member of our Book Club who now lives about an hour's drive away. It was very nice to catch up with the ladies over a delicious meal. I look forward to seeing everyone again in the New Year when there will be so many wonderful books waiting to be read.
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Crime Book Club Christmas Lunch
I had a very enjoyable Christmas lunch with the ladies from the Crime & Mystery Book Club, which I attend every month at our local library. Now we have to pick the books we will read next year. We focus on one book each month and have some lively discussions as we are all different people and therefore will have differing views on the merit of the selected book. I always find the selections interesting whether I like the book or not. I'll look forward to our meetings in 2015.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The Crucifix Killer

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
A God in Every Stone

Saturday, November 22, 2014
A Tale For The Time Being

Monday, November 17, 2014
Blind Goddess

Thursday, November 13, 2014
The Word Ghost
I enjoyed The Word Ghost by Christine Paice which is set in rural England in the mid 1970s. A teenage girl, Rebecca, lives with her family in a small village where her father is the vicar. She has difficulty adjusting at first when she discovers a ghost in her wardrobe named Algernon Keats, her life becomes more interesting. He is very friendly and later his sister Augusta visits. In the early 19th century Augusta was in love with the Lord of the Manor but that romance didn't end well. Now Rebecca has a relationship with the current owner of the Manor House. Rebecca finds an elderly lady who can also see the village ghosts. It is a lovely whimsical story of teenage love and life in a small village. 4/5
Sunday, November 9, 2014
The Son

Thursday, November 6, 2014
Blood Count

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
A Possible Life
I enjoyed A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks which the author describes as a "novel in five parts". There is no obvious connection but is more a book of five very good short stories set in different times and places with very different characters. 4/5
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Sapphire Skies
I very much enjoyed Sapphire Skies by Belinda Alexandra which is set in Moscow during WWII and in 2000. An Australian woman, Lily, daughter of Russian parents moves to Moscow to work. Meanwhile war veteran, Valentin Orlov, has never stopped searching for his beloved Natasha who was a WWII pilot shot down during the War. Her plane is found and later remains of a woman identified as Natasha. A lot of the story is set during the War where the reader learns of the dangers of being too close to Stalin. Lily befriends an elderly woman she meets on her way to work and Lily is intrigued by her as she tells her story. This is a love story told against the background of WWII and its aftermath. There are a few twists and the author seems to have done her research well. 4/5
Saturday, October 18, 2014
The Signature of All Things

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
House of the Hanged

Thursday, October 9, 2014
Mr Wigg

Monday, October 6, 2014
Terms & Conditions

Friday, October 3, 2014
Valley of Grace

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
29 September Book Club
After Berlin
I enjoyed After Berlin by Martin Corrick which is set in post-War England and tells the story of a female pilot, Elizabeth. She and her co-pilot (best friend) fly to Berlin immediately after the War to pick up passengers to be returned to England. Lizzie is haunted by the devastation she found in Berlin and at first finds it difficult to fit in to peacetime England. Eventually she finds her niche and the story of her life continues. It's a good story, with some romance. 31/2/5
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Slaughterhouse 5

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
The Hunger Angel

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
What's On A Man's Mind

Thursday, September 18, 2014
Currawalli Street

Elizabeth is Missing

Memory Wall

Thursday, September 4, 2014
Taking Charge - A journey of recovery

September Book Club
Friday, August 29, 2014
All The Light We Cannot See
I thoroughly enjoyed reading All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr which is set during WWII. The two main characters are Marie-Laure a little Parisian girl who lives with her doting father until the Germans are set to invade and occupy their city. They leave the city to move to a seaside town to live with an uncle. Marie-Laure's father teaches her how to get around the town by building a miniature version and testing her as they walk outside. The other main character is Werner, a German boy, who lives with his sister and others in an orphanage. Werner becomes passionate about radios and teaches himself how to repair them. Both these characters experience the horrors of war as they mature in to young adults. The story goes back and forward in time, particularly during the war years. This is a beautifully written exceptional book as the reader becomes immersed in the lives of these characters. 5/5
Thursday, August 21, 2014
The One Plus One

Sunday, August 17, 2014
Bones of the Lost

Thursday, August 14, 2014
V is for Vengeance

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
The Memory Trap

Thursday, August 7, 2014
August Book Club
Sunday, August 3, 2014
The Chemistry of Tears

Thursday, July 31, 2014
Nightwoods
I enjoyed Nightwoods by Charles Frazier which is set in the USA, a mountain and forest area. Luce becomes the carer for her niece and nephew, twins who witnessed their mother's murder and live in terror of the man who did that. Luce and the twins live as caretakers in a mountain lodge which has seen better times. Their lives change when someone moves in to the area in an effort to have the twins divulge a secret. There is some suspense as events unfold but that's all I'm saying. 4/5
Saturday, July 26, 2014
To Be Sung Underwater

Sunday, July 20, 2014
The Island House

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