What Are You Reading? April 2013

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Sun April 14th, 2013, 4:04 pm

I'm just about to start "the Betrayal of Trust" by Susan Hill, modern crime.

Berengaria · Post by **Berengaria** » Mon April 15th, 2013, 12:58 am

I am burning through Erin Kelley's The Burning Air

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon April 15th, 2013, 8:55 am

Finished The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman - very enjoyable. It's a warm-hearted and mostly predictable read, (except for a twist in the heroine's past I didn't see coming) but that's not to take anything away from it. It's absorbing and well written. I even learned some useful midwifery stuff on the research side (author is a retired midwife).

Now on a modern thriller. The Ghost by Robert Harris.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Mon April 15th, 2013, 9:01 am

I'm reading Hurry Up and Wait by Isabel Ashdown, a contemporary coming of age story.

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Tue April 16th, 2013, 10:28 am

Now reading Arabella by Georgette Heyer. Unfortunately it's an old 1964 Pan edition, so the text is painfully small!

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Tue April 16th, 2013, 12:09 pm

I'll be starting The Duchess of Drury Lane by Freda Lightfoot later on - the story of actress Dorothy Jordan's 20 year relationship with King William IV.

SCW · Post by **SCW** » Tue April 16th, 2013, 11:53 pm

I remember reading a book about Dorothy Jordon years ago. It was by Jean Plaidy. However it would be great to read another one about the actresses life.

Well I finished The Kingmakers Daughter by Philippa Gregory and now I am reading Debs at War by Anne De Courcy which is worth looking at.

rebecca · Post by **rebecca** » Wed April 17th, 2013, 2:09 am

I started 'Excellent Women' by Barbara Pym last night. I'm enjoying it so far.

I gave up on 'The Forgotten Queen' by D.L Bogdan which is odd as enjoyed her books 'Rivals in the Tudor Court' & 'Secrets of the Tudor Court'....but I'll still keep a check on any future books as I usually enjoy her writing.

Bec

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Wed April 17th, 2013, 9:32 am

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Well I finished The Kingmakers Daughter by Philippa Gregory and now I am reading Debs at War by Anne De Courcy which is worth looking at.[/quote]
How did you find The Kingmaker's Daughter? I've avoided it so far because I couldn't even finish the Red Queen and White Queen (and it's rare that I don't finish a book), and I didn't go near Lady of the Rivers, but I wonder if the series has picked up? I enjoyed The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance but didn't care much for the rest of the Tudor series, so I know PG can be a hit or a miss (mostly a miss it seems...).

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Wed April 17th, 2013, 12:24 pm

Jumping on the India Black bandwagon. Good so far!