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[quote=""lama""]I'm re-reading Affinity by Sarah Waters. I see something new in it every time!
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I am very much a fan of Sarah Waters. Fingersmith is my favourite of her novels, that one simply blew me away. I've tried reading Affinity but I had made the mistake of reading it right after Fingersmith, and couldn't finish it. I still intend to read it. Glad to hear that she has a new one coming out.
http://www.lebutler.net[/quote]
I am very much a fan of Sarah Waters. Fingersmith is my favourite of her novels, that one simply blew me away. I've tried reading Affinity but I had made the mistake of reading it right after Fingersmith, and couldn't finish it. I still intend to read it. Glad to hear that she has a new one coming out.
"The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet"by Colleen McCullough.
Mary is the least well known of Jane Austen's famous Bennet family. In "Pride & Prejudice" she appears as a rather stodgy little figure with an irritatingly sententious phrase for every occasion, but she comes into her own in CM's latest book.
Mr Darcy, however, shows his dark side- some fans may not approve!
Mary is the least well known of Jane Austen's famous Bennet family. In "Pride & Prejudice" she appears as a rather stodgy little figure with an irritatingly sententious phrase for every occasion, but she comes into her own in CM's latest book.
Mr Darcy, however, shows his dark side- some fans may not approve!
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I've finished "The Awful Truths - Famous Myths, Hilariously Debunked" by Brian Thomsen. An interesting book but not as hilarious as the title might lead you to believe. Most of the myths I already knew about. A fast read.
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I will be starting The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale on the train this morning.
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[quote=""MLS859""]The Death of Kings: A Medical History of the Kings and Queens of England by Clifford Brewer[/quote]
I've got and read that one. Makes for deliciously gruesome reading at times! I don't always agree with his conclusions, but in general it's an entertaining and erudite but fun read!
I've got and read that one. Makes for deliciously gruesome reading at times! I don't always agree with his conclusions, but in general it's an entertaining and erudite but fun read!
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Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
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Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com