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I usually read horror, eg. Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, but recently prefer crime/thriller. Just finished re-reading the Jack Reacher novels and wonder if someone could suggest another...
Hello, I am currenlty looking for similar authors to these : Katie Flynn, Anne Baker, Dee Williams, Pamela Evans, Annie Groves, Rita Bradshaw, Lynn Andrews, Dilly Court, Ann Baxter, Maggie Lope and...
Mr Hopkins reads Eliot. Feel free to supply your favourites.
have a first edition signed book of jimmy's poems which i got when i met him in pasadena a few years ago. just sitting in the cupboard - any ideas would be welcome. have tried it on e bay with no...
Spent a day in Edinburgh last week at the EBF. Saw John Burnside, Ian Rankin in conversataion with Maj Sjöwal (Swedish Author) and Ruby Wax. Thoroughly enjoyable day out and ended up with a long list...
Back in 1932, John F C Westerman published a book for kids called The Looted Gold. Does anyone remember it. If so, can they give me a plot precis and the main characters?...
Do you have an indie bookshop near you? Is it good? Maybe you could name some names of particular good and friendly ones? I like one which have a decent amount of new releases and staff who can guide...
1.My wife, aged 81, is disabled with Parkinson's disease, but can enjoy reading. 2. She belongs to a book club which meets monthly to discuss a book that they have all read. 3.She would like to have...
Just finished reading this. A really good story with enough twists, and overturning of expectations to keep you on your toes, and very well written. Slightly disappointed with the ending but a...
Do you think the relationship between the father and his son in My Papa's Waltz poem of Theodore Roethke is positive or negative ? And Why ?...
What do you think about "Root Cellar" poem of Theodore Roethke ?
http:// www.poe mhunter .com/po em/root -cellar /...
Back in the 60's school days we read a poem about a hardware/ironmonger's shop. It was all about the shop window, describing all the things for sale and included a line about lots of plimsole shoes...
Has anyone read Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov?
Sounds interesting but would like second opinion....
I followed up your suggestions and was able to give away 40 German books to http:// www.bet terworl dbooks. co.uk/. They sent me the boxes and are picking them up today, 30th July. I believe you...
What exactly does the Igbo word "gbo" mean in the novel Purple Hibiscus. I think it might mean "do you understand?" / "do you hear me?"....
Author Jennie Chappell 1887
Printed by T Woolmer
Has anyone heard of this book
Thanks...
Hi. Can anyone tell me the name of a book or the author. It's written by a fella who used to work at google. The story was something about a person going to work in a shop which had mystery items and...
I first read her House of the Spirits back in the 90's. I am now reading her new novel Island Beneath the Sea.
What a wonderful writer.
An other fans?...
It was the best of times; it ws the worst of times.
I heard about this forthcoming book on Radio 4. Ithink it will make interesting reading. Just wanted to share
http:// www.ama zon.co. uk/The- Reason- Jump-Th irteen- Year-Ol d-Autis m/dp/08 1299486 8...