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Offline Old Daffodil

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« Reply #20 on: April 09, 2011, 19:09:20 PM »
Reading an interesting book,"The Island" by Victoria Hislop. It is a story around a small unusual island  called Spinalonga off the coast of Greece.The island was once part of the Ottoman Empire and also has a Venetion history.
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« Reply #21 on: April 09, 2011, 20:55:08 PM »
Daffodil, The Island is one of my favourite books ever!!!  It's a very good read - I couldn't put it down!!

My sister in law read the book, then went to visit Spinalonga.  Apparently, it's just like it's described in the book.

Hope you enjoy it.  I fancy reading it again now you've got me thinking about it!   :)

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« Reply #22 on: April 09, 2011, 20:55:55 PM »
"The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox"  It wont take you long to read, I couldnt put it down..... http://www.maggieofarrell.com/readingguides.html

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« Reply #23 on: April 09, 2011, 22:45:50 PM »
The Return is Victoria Hislop's second book and is also excellent.

Offline Steve B

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« Reply #24 on: April 11, 2011, 16:46:41 PM »
I enjoyed Life of Pi. A nice holiday read. Or anything by Mike Gayle.

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« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2011, 19:09:32 PM »
Anything by Stephen Leather. All his books are excellent reads.

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« Reply #26 on: April 16, 2011, 19:10:32 PM »
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks - Author of the Notebook. Spent my whole holiday unable to get into any book I picked up- on the last day I went to my cupboard and picked up a book for the journey home, didn't start it but picked it up last night and finished it today. Lovely read. On the other hand I so wanted to enjoy a thousand splendid suns but just couldn't get into it.

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« Reply #27 on: April 16, 2011, 22:45:59 PM »
I am trying to read a Bird without Wings at the moment, seems interesting and I want to read it before meeting the author Louis de Beniere in 2 weeks time,:D
But everytime I pick it up I fall asleep after one page!
Will take it to Starfishes beach tomorrow and try to seriously get into it.


My all time favourite books I must admit are my childhood ones  Tom Sawyer, Heidi, Black Beauty, Alices adventures in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh:D and mostly Watership Down
Classics!

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« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2011, 09:59:54 AM »
I have just read "No Turning Back My Journey" by Joanne Lees it is the story of when Joanne and her boyfriend Peter Falconio were attacked in the Australian outback. Peter was murdered and Joanne escaped, a very moving and sad story and also how the Australian police really were not very helpful in the beginning of the investigation and even how they thought Joanne herself was a suspect. I read it in two days could not put it down.

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« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2011, 16:34:43 PM »
Brixton Beach by Roma Tearne
Time Travellers Wife by  Audrey Niffeneggar
The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer (about Guernsey and the Germans.)
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

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