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Offline Old Daffodil

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What have you read that you would recommend?
« on: January 29, 2011, 15:32:49 PM »
With the cold of winter I have been reading snuggled up in the warm with a drink. Bet I  am  not alone in this pastime!
I read the autobiography by Clarissa Dickson Wright whose father was the physician to the royal family, that was interesting and scandalous,it surprised me. Also 1000 Years of Annoying the French, by Stephen Clarke.
Has anyone any suggestions for a good read?
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2011, 16:24:00 PM »
Daffodil - I did Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières when we were over for 6-months last year.

A really "big" book (650 pages) but superbly written and the story brings a lot of things to life in our area - Telemessos - at the time of Ataturk / Gallipoli / the Exchange of 1923 etc.

One example about the huge number of dogs that populated the large cities - so they took to poisoning them to get the numbers down - you can see how that became an acceptable tactic in those days and sadly lived on.

Stay warm  :)


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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2011, 17:08:13 PM »
Couldn't agree more Ian.  I thoroughly enjoyed Birds Without Wings, probably more enjoyable to anyone who knows, and is interested in, the area and it's history.

Will have to have a think about more favourites.

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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2011, 17:10:49 PM »
Ian, I read "Birds Without Wings" too. I lent it to my son and he returned it to me when I visited him. I was re-reading it on the train home where I had to stand near the door. When it came time  for me to jump off  I dropped the book and off went the train,my book still on board,never have re-read it!:D
Louis de Bernieres also wrote a book called "A day out for Mehmet Erbil" which is set on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2011, 18:34:51 PM »
The Kite Runner.By Khaled Hosseini.  Fantastic writer.
A Thousand Splendid Suns.By Khaled Hosseini
Angelas Ashes.
Secret in The Family.
These are books I couldn't put down till I finished them as they are brilliant.
Happy reading x

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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2011, 20:40:10 PM »
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will get you hooked then you have to get the next two books in the trilogy.   Also out on DVD.  We have now seen the first two and waiting for the third in April.   Books are a great read and quite large, so will keep you going for a while.  We will be over this year and probably put them to one of the Calis Charities.

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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2011, 20:56:21 PM »
A member of my team that I manage bought me some books for my break last year and we had so many visitors that I never got around to reading one of them BUT I am really really looking forward to it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Sinan-G%C3%BClru-Necipoglu/dp/1861892535

Ian :D

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« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2011, 06:55:10 AM »
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulkes
A Scots Quair by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Skallagrig by William Horwood
Anything by Minette Walters, William Trevor and John Grisham.
The list is endless to be honest :)

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« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2011, 08:22:31 AM »
The Kite Runner,Thousand Splendid Suns are great books, I would also add A Fez of the Heart by Jeremy Seal for something a little more light hearted.

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« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2011, 12:09:01 PM »
Also recommend all those listed by Tinx - especially the Jeremy Seal, which I loved.   I read the Millenium triology (Girl with the Dragon tattoo), and whilst it was very good, I found it a bit grim in places.  How about 'My name is Red' by Orhan Pamuk.....and I'm currently reading The museum of Innocence also by Pamuk, but can't quite get into it yet, probably need a bit of sunshine over my shoulder to help me concentrate !!




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