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Winter Reading Challenge Book 5 – in the nick of time!

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

In the nick of time, I finished book 5! Winter Reading Challenge Book 5 The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw I chose these two stories because I’d picked the book up from the library at work as I haven’t read a lot of Henry James since I was at school. The Aspern [...]

Winter Reading Challenge Book 3

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

I was a bit surprised to find today that the UK has about 40 tornadoes a year. Isn’t that incredible? Oh, and we had an offer accepted on a humungous gas BBQ with its own garden. Winter Reading Challenge Book 3 Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck Tortilla Flat follows the lives of Danny and his [...]

FOs, a tale of woe and the Winter Reading Challenge Book 2

Monday, November 27th, 2006

What first? FOs, tale of woe or book review? Book it is, then. Winter Reading Challenge Book 2 Portrait in Death by J.D.Robb I found this on a hotel bookshelf and knew it had to come home with me because Chris had done such a good sales job on the Eve Dallas series I’d really [...]

Winter Reading Challenge Book 1

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Go and wish Chris a very Happy Birthday! She’s also having a contest to find out the most useful piece of advice you’ve ever received. Winter Reading Challenge Book 1 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett I loved this book ever so much when I was little. I would read it and read it [...]

On the shelf

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

I completely missed out on the Autumn Reading Challenges that have been going around but when I saw the Winter Reading Challenge I knew it was something I would like to do as I have a load of books waiting to be read (not to mention a small selection from the hotel we stayed in [...]

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