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Post by Miranda on Sept 15, 2017 17:16:09 GMT
What have they got to do with catering?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 14:56:20 GMT
Just finished The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell. Now I have another 8 to go.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 9:37:48 GMT
As usual I have a couple on the go: Last Act in Palmyra, one of Lindsey Davis's Falco books (a reread) and Anne Curry's Agincourt: A New History. It's a fascinating read but extremely detailed (it's a fairly thick book, but when you open it you discover the writing's also very small!) with a comprehensive analysis of both medieval accounts and primary sources such as muster rolls, so I can only approach in in smallish chunks before my mind gets overwhelmed with facts and figures.
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Post by beverley61 on Nov 3, 2017 12:31:20 GMT
What have they got to do with catering? Maybe they brought sandwiches?! Front covers can be so deceptive sometimes and I am fed up of all these ones showing a woman from the neck down!!
Now they've all gone a bit 'hygge' with naïve art and sampler type lettering.
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Post by beverley61 on Nov 3, 2017 12:32:35 GMT
Cornwell is so good for a ripping yarn, I have read all 10 of these so far.... or is it 9, anyway Uhtred must be about 60 or something.
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Post by Miranda on Nov 3, 2017 12:49:38 GMT
Maybe they brought sandwiches?! Front covers can be so deceptive sometimes and I am fed up of all these ones showing a woman from the neck down!! Now they've all gone a bit 'hygge' with naïve art and sampler type lettering. There was a very interesting experiment done a couple of years ago where someone took an existing book title and then showed covers typical of action/adventure and romance genres. The first aimed towards men and the second aimed towards women. The difference was breathtaking. And neither cover had much to do with the actual story. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 17:56:39 GMT
Has anyone read The Morland Dynasty series by Cynthia Harrod Eagles? The first one is set in the 14th century and callled The Founding. It’s the story of the family through the centuries, they’re like the Spencers, upper class but not quite Royal, their lives are closely linked with the ruling houses. Extremely well researched and written. I’d highly recommend them.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2017 16:21:03 GMT
That could be a must for me Lizwing. Always looking for new authors.
Currently reading Eleanor of Aquitaine by Marion Meade. Unusual for me to stay from fiction, but I'm finding it a fascinating read, and not hard going at all.
Also have The King's Concubine, about Alice Perrers by Anne O'Brien on the go.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2018 22:18:47 GMT
Somewhere on the forum someone recommended to me a trilogy, the first book is called The Town House. I ordered it from eBay and it arrived today so I look forward to reading it.
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Post by cakewalk on Feb 6, 2018 22:29:23 GMT
Currently coming to the end of Dan Brown's latest offering, 'Origin'. It's been very good and if you liked his other books, you'll like this one too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 22:12:36 GMT
I've finally finished the Corfu books by Gerald Durrell (avoid reading in public unless you don't mind people giving you funny looks due to your laughter!). I've now started on The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.
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Post by Miranda on Feb 10, 2018 22:26:20 GMT
That's a good choice
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Post by cakewalk on Feb 10, 2018 23:16:07 GMT
Nearly finished my current book, Origin. Just discovered the 'code' and meaning in the FedEx logo  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 10:36:14 GMT
Having just finished watching "Life and Fate", I have just got the book by Vasily Grossman on which it is based. It has been compared with, in both scale and scope, with Tolstoy's War and Peace. I liked the television series, so, though I do not expect it to be an easy read given the subject matter, I thought it might be interesting to get the book.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 7:14:31 GMT
I've just started - finally - The Shepherd's Crown, Terry Pratchett's last novel. I've been putting it off, partly because of the emotional significance of it but also it's one of the Tiffany Aching subseries of the Discworld novels and (whisper it) I'm not all that keen on the Tiffany books.
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Anymore to come?
