Second half of October:
Non-fiction:
Bright-sided by Barbara Ehrenreich
Facing Unpleasant Facts by George Orwell (narrative essays reissued)
Justice by Michael Sandel
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake Adelstein
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
Fiction:
Present Danger by Stella Rimington
Stettin Station by David Downing
La crepuscule des rois I: La rose d'Anjou -- Catherine Hermary-Vielle
The Murder of Diana Devon by Michael Gilbert (short stories)
Stardust by Joseph Kanon (ARC)
Very Old Money by Stanley Ellin (re-read)
The Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell
Fatal Majesty by Reay Tannahill (re-read)
Maid of Honour by Elizbeth Byrd (re-read)
Holiday with Violence by Ellis Peters
Lustrum by Robert Harris
Black Eagles by Larry Collins
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Chatterbox's Reading List -- 2009
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First half of November:
Non-fiction:
Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
The Sellout by Charles Gasparino
The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester (ARC)
The Greatest Trade Ever by Gregory Zuckerman
The Case for Books by Robert Darnton
Fiction:
While Still we Live by Helen MacInnes (re-read)
The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes (re-read)
I Remember You by Harriet Evans
The White Garden by Stephanie Barron
Jane Seymour by Frances Clarke (re-read)
Among Thieves by David Hosp (ARC)
The Darkening Glass by Paul Doherty
The Seventh Son by Reay Tannahill (re-read)
Exposed by Alex Kava
Fell Purpose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The French Bride by Evelyn Anthony (re-read)
A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry
The Adventurers by Jane Aiken Hodge (re-read)
Non-fiction:
Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
The Sellout by Charles Gasparino
The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester (ARC)
The Greatest Trade Ever by Gregory Zuckerman
The Case for Books by Robert Darnton
Fiction:
While Still we Live by Helen MacInnes (re-read)
The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes (re-read)
I Remember You by Harriet Evans
The White Garden by Stephanie Barron
Jane Seymour by Frances Clarke (re-read)
Among Thieves by David Hosp (ARC)
The Darkening Glass by Paul Doherty
The Seventh Son by Reay Tannahill (re-read)
Exposed by Alex Kava
Fell Purpose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The French Bride by Evelyn Anthony (re-read)
A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry
The Adventurers by Jane Aiken Hodge (re-read)
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Second half of November
Non-fiction
The Girls of Room 28 by Hannelore Brenner
Murder in the Name of Honor by Raina Husseini
Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil by Peter Maass
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War by Neil Sheehan (ARC)
Passionate Minds: the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment by David Bodanis
A Life in Secrets by Sarah Helm (re-read)
Fiction
Flower Net by Lisa See (re-read)
The Interior by Lisa See (re-read)
Oracle Bones by Lisa See (re-read)
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato
The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle
Black Friday by Alex Kava
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Red Door by Charles Todd (ARC)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (re-read)
The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah
The Girls of Room 28 by Hannelore Brenner
Murder in the Name of Honor by Raina Husseini
Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil by Peter Maass
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War by Neil Sheehan (ARC)
Passionate Minds: the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment by David Bodanis
A Life in Secrets by Sarah Helm (re-read)
Fiction
Flower Net by Lisa See (re-read)
The Interior by Lisa See (re-read)
Oracle Bones by Lisa See (re-read)
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato
The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle
Black Friday by Alex Kava
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Red Door by Charles Todd (ARC)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (re-read)
The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah
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I read Flower Net and liked it but didn't like it enough to have to read more of the series. I will eventually, but I do prefer her historical fiction
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
All things Historical Fiction - Historical Tapestry
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
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I haven't read Shanghai girls yet. One day.
My Blog - Reading Adventures
All things Historical Fiction - Historical Tapestry
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
All things Historical Fiction - Historical Tapestry
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
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First half of December
Non-fiction
Yours Ever by Thomas Mallon
Five Cities that Ruled the World by Douglas Wilson
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle by Chris Hedges
The Last Unknown Soldier by Jean-Yves Le Naour
Fiction
Invisible by Paul Auster
Hurting Distance by Sophie Hannah
The Ambassador's Women by Catherine Gaskin (re-read)
A Question of Guilt by Julianne Lee
Moon Shell Beach by Nancy Thayer
Her Mother's Daughter by Julianne Lee
Sweet Sorrow by David Roberts
The Village Bride of Beverly Hills by Kavita Daswani
A Catch of Consequence by Diana Norman (re-read)
The First Casualty by Ben Elton
Voyage of Innocence by Elizabeth Edmondson (re-read)
Yours Ever by Thomas Mallon
Five Cities that Ruled the World by Douglas Wilson
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle by Chris Hedges
The Last Unknown Soldier by Jean-Yves Le Naour
Fiction
Invisible by Paul Auster
Hurting Distance by Sophie Hannah
The Ambassador's Women by Catherine Gaskin (re-read)
A Question of Guilt by Julianne Lee
Moon Shell Beach by Nancy Thayer
Her Mother's Daughter by Julianne Lee
Sweet Sorrow by David Roberts
The Village Bride of Beverly Hills by Kavita Daswani
A Catch of Consequence by Diana Norman (re-read)
The First Casualty by Ben Elton
Voyage of Innocence by Elizabeth Edmondson (re-read)
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Second Half of December
Non-fiction
Talking about Detective Fiction by P.D. James
Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill
The Red Orchestra by Anne Nelson
The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Seeds of Terror by Gretchen Peters
Hazlitt: The First Modern Man by Duncan Wu
Fiction
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Prospect Park West by Amy Sohn
Mercury Rising by Paula Froelich
Hangman Blind by Cassandra Clark
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
The Other Half Lives by Sophie Hannah
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Girl Who Kicked a Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Talking about Detective Fiction by P.D. James
Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill
The Red Orchestra by Anne Nelson
The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Seeds of Terror by Gretchen Peters
Hazlitt: The First Modern Man by Duncan Wu
Fiction
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Prospect Park West by Amy Sohn
Mercury Rising by Paula Froelich
Hangman Blind by Cassandra Clark
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
The Other Half Lives by Sophie Hannah
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Girl Who Kicked a Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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