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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: MissMuppet's TBR List...2008! |
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Ok I have updated mine... here it is as of 16th January!
Always Alex - Alex Best
A Lotus Grows in the Mud - Goldie Hawn
Madonna - Andrew Morton
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski (1001 read)
Midas - Russell Andrews
The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes (lent to Mum)
Just for the Record - Geri Halliwell
Geisha of Gion - Mineko Iwasaki
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres (1001 read)
Sleeping Partners - Lou Wakefield
Labyrinth - Kate Mosse
Autobiography of a Geisha - Sayo Masuda
Empress Orchid - Anchee Min
Dracula - Bram Stoker (1001 read)
Daughter of Fortune - Isabel Allende
Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood - Alexandra Fuller
A Parrot In The Pepper Tree - Chris Stewart
The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society - Chris Stewart
The Red Queen - Margaret Drabble (1001 read)
Life Of Pi - Yann Martel (1001 read)
The Final Detail - Harlan Coben
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Ice Queen - Alice Hoffman (Audio Book)
Human Traces - Sebastian Faulks
The Magic Cottage - James Herbert
Earthly Joys - Philippa Gregory
Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler
The Complete Jane Austen Novels - Jane Austen (1001 reads)
The Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier
Property - Valerie Martin
The People's Act Of Love - James Meek
A Respectable Trade - Philippa Gregory
The Blood Price - Jon Evans
Leninsky Prospekt - Katherine Bucknell
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman - Louis de Bernieres
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord - Louis de Bernieres (1001 read)
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts - Louis de Bernieres
Wideacre - Philippa Gregory
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld
Icarus - Russell Andrews
Cause Celeb - Helen Fielding
Man and Boy - Tony Parsons
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald (1001 read)
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1001 read)
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (1001 read)
One For My Baby by Tony Parsons
The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read)
The Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho (1001 read)
The Human Stain by Philip Roth (1001 read)
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1001 read)
The Siege by Helen Dunmore
On Beauty by Zadie Smith (1001 read)
The History of Love by Nicola Krauss
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1001 read)
The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte (1001 read)
Dinner for Two by Mike Gayle
Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle
Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle
Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Hoeg (1001 read)
The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas
The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Zelda's Cut by Philippa Gregory
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
The Sea by John Banville
The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert
Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson
Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain
Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
La Cucina by Lily Prior
With Their Backs to the World by Asne Seierstad
A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal by Asne Seierstad
Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins by Rupert Everett
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
The Floating Brothel by Stan Rees
Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon
Cooking up a Storm by Emma Holly
Others by James Herbert
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Women in Love by DH Lawrence (1001 read)
Man and Wife by Tony Parsons
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
The Secret Life of Cat Owners by Bruce Fogle
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Added 16/01/08
Delicious by Nicky Pellegrino
Hurting Distance by Sophie Hannah
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
The Cupid Effect by Dorothy Koomson
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
The Observations by Jane Harris
A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena de Blasi
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courlemanche
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1001 read)
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
The Witches Trilogy by Terry Prachett
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1001 read)
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1001 read)
The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (1001 read)
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson (1001 read)
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
The Visible World by Mark Slouka
Added 29/01/08
Elizabeth the Queen by Alison Weir
Sovereign by C.J. Sansom
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
E-luv: An Internet Romance by Dave Roberts
The Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White
Eating for England by Nigel Slater
Rubbish Boyfriends by Jessie Jones
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lovely treez I won a BB quiz!


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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List... |
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| MissMuppet wrote: | Seeing as though I am at work and bored I thought I would start mine off... not sure how many I'll remember but I'll update when I get home!
The Innocent - Harlan Coben
Always Alex - Alex Best
A Lotus Grows in the Mud - Goldie Hawn
Madonna - Andrew Morton
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
Midas - Russell Andrews
The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes
Just for the Record - Geri Halliwell
Geisha of Gion - Mineko Iwasaki
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
Sleeping Partners - Lou Wakefield
Labyrinth - Kate Mosse
The Wise Woman - Philippa Gregory
Autobiography of a Geisha - Sayo Masuda
Empress Orchid - Anchee Min
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Daughter of Fortune - Isabel Allende
Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood - Alexandra Fuller
A Parrot In The Pepper Tree - Chris Stewart
The Lost Art Of Keeping Secrets - Eva Rice
The Red Queen - Margaret Drabble
The Highest Tide - Jim Lynch
The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society - Chris Stewart
Life Of Pi - Yann Martel
Humble Pie - Gordon Ramsey |
Have only read the highlighted ones and out of these, probably liked Empress Orchid the most. Didn't know much about this historical period but this was an enjoyable way to find out about it.  |
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mistymoo Busy babbling when should be reading


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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List... |
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Labyrinth - Kate Mosse I've got this on my tbr pile too, i did read the first chapter when I brought it awhile ago, but the size of the book keeps putting me off
The Wise Woman - Philippa Gregory I havn't read anything by this author yet but have good things about her, I've got The Little House on my tbr pile
Life Of Pi - Yann Martel I've just got this
Humble Pie - Gordon Ramseythis is on my Christmas list |
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I love Dracula - it is brilliant! _________________ Currently reading: The Human Stain by Philip Roth
'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.' |
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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List... |
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| mistymoo wrote: | | MissMuppet wrote: |
Labyrinth - Kate Mosse I've got this on my tbr pile too, i did read the first chapter when I brought it awhile ago, but the size of the book keeps putting me off
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mistymoo Busy babbling when should be reading


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List... |
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| MissMuppet wrote: | | mistymoo wrote: | | MissMuppet wrote: |
Labyrinth - Kate Mosse I've got this on my tbr pile too, i did read the first chapter when I brought it awhile ago, but the size of the book keeps putting me off
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big books are such a put off at the moment  _________________ Currently reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith |
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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Just updated my list... it just seems to get bigger and bigger!  |
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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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Updated this again, seems to be getting bigger!  |
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List... |
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The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes (lent to Mum) - love all her books
Just for the Record - Geri Halliwell - OK read but preferred her 1st one If Only
Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler - couldn't finish this
His 'n' Hers - Mike Gayle - on TBR
Notes On A Scandal - Zoe Heller- good, quite enjoyed it
Man and Boy - Tony Parsons - on TBR but loved the DVD
One For My Baby by Tony Parsons - on TBR
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1001 read)- read this at school a long time ago but loved it
The Food of Love by Anthony Capella - on TBR _________________ Swap List: http://tinyurl.com/33pg6r
Currently Reading "Switchcraft" by Lowri Turner |
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willie96 Busy babbling when should be reading


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Labyrinth - Kate Mosse (on RiSi Mobile Library) Read and enjoyed
Skipping Christmas - John Grisham Not his usual but quite funny
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1001 read) Read was OK
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read) Read was OK _________________ Currently reading: Adept
Please have a look at my swap list here or here. |
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Mazzystar Busy babbling when should be reading


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Just for the Record - Geri Halliwell - read, good book!
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres (1001 read) - on my TBR
Life Of Pi - Yann Martel (1001 read) - Read, enjoyed
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - on my TBR
His 'n' Hers - Mike Gayle - read, it was ok
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell (on RiSi swap list)(1001 read) - on my TBR. Have tried to read before, found it difficult to get into but I will not be defeated!
The People's Act Of Love - James Meek - on my TBR
Notes On A Scandal - Zoe Heller - read, thought film was better!
Man and Boy - Tony Parsons - read, not my cup of tea
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (1001 read) - on my TBR
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - have read and loved.
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright - think I've read this?
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read) - read, didn't like
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1001 read) - want to read
The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin - read, ok read
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte (1001 read) - LOVE LOVE LOVE this book
Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle - read, didn't like _________________ My Swap List
Currently reading: Other people's children - Joanna Trollope
Challenge books read: 5
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List... |
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Dracula - Bram Stoker (1001 read) - a good spooky read
Life Of Pi - Yann Martel (1001 read) - on tbr
Property - Valerie Martin - enjoyed this.
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell (on RiSi swap list)(1001 read) - can see this is a really good book, but I struggled with it. I found the subject matter dull and was irritated by the stories suddenly switching. Glad I read it though!
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman - Louis de Bernieres
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord - Louis de Bernieres (1001 read)
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts - Louis de Bernieres - have this trilogy on my tbr
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld - on tbr
Notes On A Scandal - Zoe Heller read & enjoyed
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald (1001 read) - excellent classic
Added 05/03/07
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1001 read) - loved this. Kept me up til the wee hours; couldn't put it down. It opened my eyes.
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (1001 read) - on tbr
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - want to read
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read) - on tbr
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1001 read) - on wish list
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1001 read) - excellent, one of my faves
The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin - on tbr
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1001 read) - enjoyed this
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte (1001 read) - one of my faves, brilliant
The Food of Love by Anthony Capella - on tbr
Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Hoeg - on tbr _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10 |
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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Oh dear I haven't updated this for so long, I can see it might be a huge job!  |
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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Well I've managed to update this now... not too bad after all!  |
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List...2008! |
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Dracula - Bram Stoker (1001 read) - excellent
Life Of Pi - Yann Martel (1001 read) - on my tbr
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - on tbrThe Complete Jane Austen Novels - Jane Austen (1001 read) - I want to read all these too
The Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier - on wish list
Property - Valerie Martin - enjoyed this
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell (on swap list) (1001 read) couldn't get into this as much as I'd have liked
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman - Louis de Bernieres
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord - Louis de Bernieres (1001 read)
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts - Louis de Bernieres - all 3 on tbr
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld - enjoyed this romp of a story
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald (1001 read) - excellent
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1001 read) - excellent, excellent!
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (1001 read) - on tbr
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read) - excellent, excellent!!
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1001 read) - brilliant, another of my faves.
The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin - on tbr but don't fancy it
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte (1001 read) - Fantastic - an all time favourite
Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Hoeg - on tbr
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant - want to read this for Radio 4 book club
Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson - excellent, love Bill Bryson
Wicked by Gregory Maguire - enjoyed this
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton - enjoyed this
Women in Love by DH Lawrence - loved this
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel - on tbr but doubt will ever read it
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Dreamcatcher by Stephen King - read both of these years ago. Distinctly remember Dreamcatcher for nasty reasons!
Added 16/01/08
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon - on tbr
The Observations by Jane Harris - on tbr
Chocolat by Joanne Harris - one of my fave all time books. Great if you love appetising food descriptions.
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney - on tbr
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - read but found it dragged. Maybe one to try again.
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson - on wish list
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones - on tbr
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Loads of fab books on your TBR list Jo. _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10 |
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MissMuppet Busy babbling when should be reading

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I know I have lots of good ones, that's why it's so hard to know what to read next...  |
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| MissMuppet wrote: | I know I have lots of good ones, that's why it's so hard to know what to read next...  |
I can empathise with that. Such a hard life we live  _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10 |
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: MissMuppet's TBR List...2008! |
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[quote="MissMuppet"]Ok I have updated mine... here it is as of 16th January!
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres (1001 read)Great read after first 100 pages.
Labyrinth - Kate Mosse Another good read once you get into it.
Empress Orchid - Anchee Min on tbr
Dracula - Bram Stoker (1001 read) Surprisingly good.Life Of Pi - Yann Martel (1001 read) on tbr
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon on tbr
Human Traces - Sebastian Faulks on tbr
Earthly Joys - Philippa Gregory on tbr
Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler on tbr
The Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier another great book
Property - Valerie Martin on tbr
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell (on swap list) (1001 read) couldn't get into
The People's Act Of Love - James Meek odd but interesting
A Respectable Trade - Philippa Gregory on tbrThe
Wideacre - Philippa Gregory read years ago, OK I think
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld on tbr
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1001 read) love read a few times
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (1001 read) on tbr
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides on tbr
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read)on tbr
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho (1001 read)on tbr
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1001 read)on tbr but read at school
The Siege by Helen Dunmore another good book about areal event.
On Beauty by Zadie Smith (1001 read)on tbr
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1001 read)on tbr
The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwinon tbr
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte (1001 read)on tbr
Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Hoegon tbr
The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff on tbr
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunanton tbr
Zelda's Cut by Philippa Gregoryon tbr
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunanton tbr
The Sea by John Banvilleon tbr
The Zahir by Paulo Coelhoon tbr
The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert Read - a sad ghost story
Troublesome Words by Bill Brysonon tbr
Notes From a Small Island by Bill Brysonon tbr
Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Joneson tbr
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwardson tbr
Wicked by Gregory Maguire read ok have got the follow up
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton read ok
Women in Love by DH Lawrence on tbr
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel read years ago but have it to read again
The Green Mile by Stephen King read - sad story
The Dreamcatcher by Stephen King read - very bad language
Added 16/01/08
Hurting Distance by Sophie Hannah on tbr
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovskyon tbr
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett read - not bad
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon on tbr
The Observations by Jane Harris I started this but got a bit bored.
A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena de Blasi
Chocolat by Joanne Harris = great book, follow up even better
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills on tbr
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney on tbr
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom on tbr
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on tbr
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells read all these by HG Wells years ago
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson read - good bookMister Pip by Lloyd Jones on tbr
Some good choices on your tbr - Enjoy.
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