Recent Reading November-December-January
The Kalahari Typing School for Men - Alexander McCall Smith
- more absolutely enchanting magic from Private Ladies Detective Precious Ramotswe and the land of Botswana
Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer (the double life of Herbert Dyce Murphy) - Heather Rossiter
- extraordinary early-twentieth century Australian eccentric whose exploits included being a British lady spy (!) and an Antarctic explorer with Mawson
Silver Wedding - Maeve Binchy
- Maeve Binchy - what can I say! Journey to Ireland and the human heart through her books!
The Glass Lake - Maeve Binchy
- a solitary woman drowns in a lake - or does she?
Tara Road - Maeve Binchy
- another epic tale of families and friends in Ireland - now a film
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
- one of the best books I've ever read! Powerful woman/human/spirit stuff! Thanks Pat!
The Earth Path (Grounding your spirit in the Rhythms of Nature) - Starhawk
- melding the pagan spirit with a hands-on caring for the earth
Fall on Your Knees - Ann-Marie MacDonald
- four sisters grow up in early twentieth-century Nova Scotia amongst pain and secrets - a powerful story that rushes on getting darker and more powerful as it goes! I love Canadian writing!
Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone - JK Rowling
- finally! Love it! I would love to be Hermione but alas I think I'm Dobby!
The Travels of Maudie Tipstaff - Margaret Forster
- great tale of the scottish mother/mother-in-law from hell and how she changes!
- more absolutely enchanting magic from Private Ladies Detective Precious Ramotswe and the land of Botswana
Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer (the double life of Herbert Dyce Murphy) - Heather Rossiter
- extraordinary early-twentieth century Australian eccentric whose exploits included being a British lady spy (!) and an Antarctic explorer with Mawson
Silver Wedding - Maeve Binchy
- Maeve Binchy - what can I say! Journey to Ireland and the human heart through her books!
The Glass Lake - Maeve Binchy
- a solitary woman drowns in a lake - or does she?
Tara Road - Maeve Binchy
- another epic tale of families and friends in Ireland - now a film
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
- one of the best books I've ever read! Powerful woman/human/spirit stuff! Thanks Pat!
The Earth Path (Grounding your spirit in the Rhythms of Nature) - Starhawk
- melding the pagan spirit with a hands-on caring for the earth
Fall on Your Knees - Ann-Marie MacDonald
- four sisters grow up in early twentieth-century Nova Scotia amongst pain and secrets - a powerful story that rushes on getting darker and more powerful as it goes! I love Canadian writing!
Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone - JK Rowling
- finally! Love it! I would love to be Hermione but alas I think I'm Dobby!
The Travels of Maudie Tipstaff - Margaret Forster
- great tale of the scottish mother/mother-in-law from hell and how she changes!
posted by Paula at
10:16 pm
2 Comments:
Cheers Paula :)
Well well well - certainly diverse reading here - and quite interesting as well. All bases covered :) Your selection of reading always intrigues me - as does Marit's - as I find these bits'n'pieces that simply have me thinking ... hmmm ... now that sounds brilliant - like Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer. Sounds like a fascinating life!
I'm glad that you enjoyed TSLoB -quite the novel indeed. I too felt so powerfully engulfed by the story.
Maeve Binchy - she just captures the human spirit and relationships so well. Always a good choice although some disqualify her as being too "pop" or formulaic, but there is always something worthwhile in her works.
And finally - finally - HP! Lol - well on your way then? good stuff - and easy enough to digest. The best thing about the HP series, apart from the sheer imagination is that each re-reading just gets better better, and then you get the chance to move beyond the smoke and mirrors of a "simple children's book."
Thanks for sharing your thoughts - always enjoy peeking under the dust jackets :)
The Kalahari Typing School for Men sounds interesting... I wish I could find the time to read more fiction... I think I need it... my life is beginning to feel dry and dusty.
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