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eightlegs
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I have three lined up for Christmas so far:
A Wedding in December by Anita Shrive which someone pointed out on RISI as appropriate and was already on my TBR
The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie which I found at my mums when I was looking for AC books in Sept and is a collection of short stories (not my favourite but I'll give it a go)
Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye - M C Beaton
And I still haven't read A Christmas Carol by Dickens even though I now own a copy but it went into storage at my mum's and I'm not sure if I'll be able to retrieve it.
And I shan't start reading them until 1st Dec.
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katey
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Karen wrote: | | katey wrote: | Bumping this for more Christmas reads!
I am going to read 'Skipping Christmas' this year. In the past I have read 'A Christmas Carol' and 'The Christmas Mystery' at this time of year.
I am going to reserve some at the library if I cna find any others that appeal to me. |
Do you have a copy of Skipping Christmas Katey? I have a copy that you are welcome to if you want it - yours to pass on or do what you want with once you are done with it. I read it last year and will not want to read it again. |
Thanks so much for the offer Karen, but I have just managed to get a copy of it from the library. Well, reserved a copy anyway!
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Karen
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| katey wrote: | | Karen wrote: | | katey wrote: | Bumping this for more Christmas reads!
I am going to read 'Skipping Christmas' this year. In the past I have read 'A Christmas Carol' and 'The Christmas Mystery' at this time of year.
I am going to reserve some at the library if I cna find any others that appeal to me. |
Do you have a copy of Skipping Christmas Katey? I have a copy that you are welcome to if you want it - yours to pass on or do what you want with once you are done with it. I read it last year and will not want to read it again. |
Thanks so much for the offer Karen, but I have just managed to get a copy of it from the library. Well, reserved a copy anyway! |
Well, if you want it just let me know. It's only a slim paperback and will be easy to post plus of course it eases up the space a tiny bit too!  |
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katey
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:26 am Post subject: |
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You just want room for more books-I know your tactics! 
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jobar
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm going to have to get some Christmas reads organised...I feel a mooch or two will be needed this year, as I really don't have anything Christmassy on my bookshelves, apart from A Christmas Carol which I seem to read every year !! |
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katey
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:37 am Post subject: |
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I have Skipping Christmas, and The Father Christmas Letters by Tolkein from the library. Will start them soon 
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Tigerlily
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I quite like reading ghost stories in true Victorian Christmas tradition! I quite fancy re-reading The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. I have a Christmas anthology I get down each year filled with short stories and excerpts from novels. It's gorgeous. I quite fancy reading fairy tales too, for that magical element.
I still fancy a Christmas readalong.
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katey
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| Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Have read my first Christmassy book- 'The Father Christmas Letters' by JRR Tolkien. I loved it, gorgeous illustrations too. 
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eightlegs
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Have been having a major sort out today, putting some stuff into storage (my mums  ) and came across A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and his Christmas Stories. I had them as a present last year with the intention to read them this year but had lost them!!!
So they'll be added to my Christmas reading list which I shall start when I finish my current book which should be by the middle of next week, to tie in nicely with the start of December.  I'm going for Agatha Raisin first! |
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katey
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to suggest those for the Christmas readlong Sarah!
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eightlegs
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking Dickens Christmas stories might be good for the readalong too, nice and compartmentalised, and people could join in with some or all.
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