After recently discovering Susannah Gregory, I’m hopelessly addicted to reading all the Matthew Bartholomew books (but I’m interested in Medieval England anyway). For a bit of fantasy, I also read Kelley Armstrong’s books. Also really enjoy Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma books, fascinating insight into Ireland in the 6th century and how the would have solved crime (with a fair bit of help from coincidence 
). Also like Karen Maitland too.
Well, I finished the Snow Child this evening. A lovely read and it only took me two days. (I have been doing as I’m told, sitting with my feet up ;-))
A fairy tale of sorts and something I wouldn’t have bought for myself but I did enjoy it.
And for a complete change, I’m about to read A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 
A Clockwork Orange - I’d forgotten it was written in gobbledygook jabberwocky 
I’ll persevere for another day or two 
- sad to say, I do believe I’m beginning to understand the language 
Im just finishing off, Emperor, The Gods of War by Conn Igulden, last in the series based on the life Julius Caeser.
I agree with you on this one. I tried one of the books but couldn’t get on with the style of writing. I preferred ‘seeing’ the cast and the country.
As for Peter James, my Mum used to read him. Although I’m an avid library user he somehow escaped my attention. I’m now well into his books.
Just finished Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson - recommend it.
I have just started reading ‘Sweet Heart’ Peter James.
I’m in the middle of
Lillian’s Story, One Womans Journey through the 20th Century by Sally Patricia Gardner very much enjoying it so far.
Started James Patterson’s Private London, which is set, obviously, in London at the start of last years Olympics. Spoiled a little by the fact that of course he had to speculate on the opening ceremony and got a lot wrong (funnily enough though a few bits and bobs were correct - are we that easy to predict?), however as usual the actual story is excellent even if the ‘venue’ is slightly out of kilter.
Almost finished Penelope Lively’s ‘Heatwave’. Does anyone else read her books? She has won the Booker prize and was recently made a Dame of the Empire and just published her 20th novel at the age of almost 80 yet few people seem to know about her. I’ve read most of them but found I had missed this one somehow.
Now on A Cottage By The Sea by Carole Matthews.
I have decided to read all the Peter Robinson books. They are detective novels set in Yorkshire and DI Banks is the main character. I am up to number seven at the moment and it is called Dead Right.
I read those books Aerolor because a member of the forum can’t remember who recommended them. They are well written and an easy read.
My son has given me the Cellist of Sarajevo By Steven Galloway. It looks deep and I know he will question me it so I will have to have a thorough read.
In the middle of Alan Titchmarsh’s The Haunting it is really good light reading but intelligent light reading.
I have just got ‘Mistress Masham’s Repose’
it was highly recommended on radio 4
so far, its ok (based on reading pages 1 and 2)
Don’t you find that pages 1 and 2 make up your mind if the book is going to be read or not?
I have started reading a book I bought ages ago. “Wax Fruit” by Guy McCrone.
It’s a trilogy in the one book, the first of the trilogy follows a family (Moorhouse) from their beginnings in an Ayrshire farm to a position of great prosperity in Victorian Glasgow (my home town:))
Then in the 2nd and 3rd follows there ups and downs!
I picked up Walden after decades of owning it. Find I am making notes as I go (not in the margins - I hate that! - in a notebook).
“Who shall say what prospect life offers to another? Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
I also like his observation that at this precise moment we stand between two eternities: the past and the future.
I know what you mean about writing in books I cant do it either … But recently read some second hand books where some one had and I must say I found the observations more interesting than the book … the person had also written his name in the book …Id love to meet and talk to this person but alas I probally never will.
I think from now on I will write a few points on the back cover of books I read (not that mine ever make it to the 2nd hand shop as Im a book hoarder) just so some one else gets a different point of view from there own.
Im currently reading Secrets of the Labyrinth written by the husband of Kate Mosse who wrote the Labyrinth , he explains in more detail the history of his wife’s book, for any one with an interest in the Cathars its a interesting book.
I never did finish Clock Work Orange. Not sure if I’ll keep it either.
Just finishing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
A charming book of letters written as the war ended and Guernsey was liberated. Gives a good insight into island life and the todt workers during the occupation.
I have all of the Books on Audio, they are excellent. You may like Rebus by Ian Rankin, set in Edinburgh or the Stuart MacBride Series about DS Logan MacRae, set in Aberdeen. All along the same lines as DI Banks.