Reading as a cheap hobby

Wednesday2000

I popped into the library between appointments and saw they had a little mental health section so I got this.

Blackcats

@Floss - apparently the production of the latest adaption is already underway.  I'm looking forward to that too.

I've now started The Examiner by Janice Hallett.  I enjoy her books as they are written in an unusual way and have very cleverly woven together plots.

Savvy_Sue

Blackcats said:

@Floss - apparently the production of the latest adaption is already underway.  I'm looking forward to that too.

I've now started The Examiner by Janice Hallett.  I enjoy her books as they are written in an unusual way and have very cleverly woven together plots.

DH told me he'd read an article about Anthony Horowitz in which he said the cast were very keen for a third series, so he'd had to go home and start writing it!

cbsexec

Just finished Frozen People by Elly Griffiths.  I enjoyed it and the book left some unfinished bits which will be developed in further books I think    It’s a mix of time travel and detective.  

PipneyJane

Hi Everyone

I’ve recently finished a re-read of Madam Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart.  It’s a mystery set in Provence in either 1948 or 1949.  The heroine, Charity, is a 28 year old war widow - her husband was RAF flight crew - and she’s travelling with an old friend from her teaching days, Louise.  I love the following conversation between them, with its echos of the deprivation of rationing:

 ‘No eating? Or are you on a cure?’
‘Oh, that. One’s almost forgotten how. But they tell me that in France the cattle still grow steaks … I wonder how I shall stand up to a beefsteak?’
‘You have to do these things gradually.’ I opened one of the slatted shutters, closed against the late afternoon sun. ‘Probably the waiter will just introduce you at first, like Alice – Louise, biftek; biftek, Louise. Then you both bow, and the steak is ushered out.’

In some of the descriptions of meals, you can almost hear the author’s longing for the food.

- Pip



PS:  I’ve just started re-reading another Mary Stewart, My Brother Michael, which is the first of her novels I ever read.  (It was a set text at school in year 9.). 

Wednesday2000

I just bought Thriving beyond 50 - 111 Natural Strategies to Restore Your Mobility, Avoid Surgery and Stay Off Pain Pills for Good by Will Harlow as it is on sale on kindle today for less than £2. I will be 50 next year.  

Savvy_Sue

I cracked and bought We Solve Murders, the latest from Richard Osman. He may be a 'marmite' author - we read the first when we met a friend just finishing it, she hadn't enjoyed it at all, and we'd been considering it so she gave us her copy. We have to watch when we're reading it: if we're together, there are too many giggles, and we have to share a bit while the other champs at the bit ... 

cbsexec

I enjoyed we solve murders    Nice easy read.    

Brambling

cbsexec said:

Just finished Frozen People by Elly Griffiths.  I enjoyed it and the book left some unfinished bits which will be developed in further books I think    It’s a mix of time travel and detective.  

I loved her Ruth Galloway books and have put off reading this one, I think I'll lookout for it in CSs now.

Pipney I thought I read most of Mary Stewart's books when I was younger, my first one was also My Brother Michael, i almost brought it recently in the CS last week.  You have sent me down the google rabbit hole reminding myself of some of her other titles like Touch Not The Cat 🙂

Savy Sue I enjoy Richard Oscan's books, I've brought his Thursday Murder ones all in CSs and have been looking for We Solve Murders.

I'm just finishing a 99p kindle book which popped into my FB page called Lula Deans Little Library of Banned Books 

Wednesday2000

We saw Paul Sinha (from The Chase) last night so we bought his signed book afterwards as he was good.