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Misfit
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Post by Misfit » Wed August 26th, 2009, 8:44 pm

[quote=""Miss Moppet""]The autumn is usually my favourite season too, but this year I feel depressed at the idea of the days drawing in, etc. Rainy and windy today - seems like that's it for the British summer this year.

Anyway, scary books. What about Barbara Erskine's Midnight Is A Lonely Place - I can't read that at night, it keeps me awake. About a writer who moves to a cottage by the sea in the middle of winter and it turns out to be haunted, big time.

Or Bram Stoker, Dracula.[/quote]

I liked that one of Erskine. Lots of things that go bump in the night if I recall. Dumas wrote a book of ghost stories but I've not yet got my hands on it. I think Wharton wrote some ghost stories as well, I'll have to look up the title when I'm home. It's in the big pile somewhere.
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Post by Nefret » Thu August 27th, 2009, 2:06 am

Found used copies of the books I just ordered. :o So, canceled that.

Then decided to order Here was a Man by Norah Lofts. I liked her other reissues very much.

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Post by Veronica » Thu August 27th, 2009, 7:31 am

[quote=""Nefret""]Then decided to order Here was a Man by Norah Lofts. I liked her other reissues very much.[/quote]

Wonder if you'll like this one (personally I didn't but wanna try her other books) :o
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Post by Veronica » Thu August 27th, 2009, 8:01 am

Arrived from Ebay today:

Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles Margaret George
The Colour - Rose Tremain
The glass of time - Michael Cox
The house of Allerbrook - Valerie Anand

Anyone read these?

This is my last buys for this year!! (fingers crossed)
Joining the challenge at this forum and thought I might as well stick to it for the rest of the year.. really I don't need more books. really...
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Post by Vanessa » Thu August 27th, 2009, 9:01 am

I enjoyed The Colour, it's an interesting read - it's not pacey, though. I have The Glass of Time and House of Allerbrook on my TBR pile. I've read The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox and loved it.
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Post by Veronica » Thu August 27th, 2009, 9:14 am

[quote=""Vanessa""]I enjoyed The Colour, it's an interesting read - it's not pacey, though. I have The Glass of Time and House of Allerbrook on my TBR pile. I've read The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox and loved it.[/quote]

Thought The colour could be interesting living so "close" to NZ, mayb elearn something.
I do wonder if I should read The meaning of the night first since I got the sequal...
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Post by Vanessa » Thu August 27th, 2009, 10:28 am

Glass of Time is supposed to be a sequel to The Meaning of Night, but I do believe you can read them as separate books.
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Post by Veronica » Thu August 27th, 2009, 10:52 am

[quote=""Vanessa""]Glass of Time is supposed to be a sequel to The Meaning of Night, but I do believe you can read them as separate books.[/quote]

Thank you :)
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Post by Madeleine » Thu August 27th, 2009, 1:23 pm

[quote=""Miss Moppet""]The autumn is usually my favourite season too, but this year I feel depressed at the idea of the days drawing in, etc. Rainy and windy today - seems like that's it for the British summer this year.

Anyway, scary books. What about Barbara Erskine's Midnight Is A Lonely Place - I can't read that at night, it keeps me awake. About a writer who moves to a cottage by the sea in the middle of winter and it turns out to be haunted, big time.

Or Bram Stoker, Dracula.[/quote]

Agree about the dreary British summer :(

Re Erskine's books - I found Midnight a good read buta bit OTT, now House of Echoes is really creepy (similar plot to Midnight) with a bit of history thrown in, also Hiding from the Light is pretty spooky - set around Halloween and all about witches and the ghost of the Witchfinder General coming after a modern-day witch.
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Post by Nefret » Fri August 28th, 2009, 5:24 am

[quote=""Veronica""]Wonder if you'll like this one (personally I didn't but wanna try her other books) :o [/quote]

And why didn't you like it? Just curious.

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