Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Slow Trains To Venice - Tom Chesshyre
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[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?
- Thread starter Lady Buck
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Peter May - The Night Gate
"In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree.
A week later a famous art critic is viciously murdered in a nearby house.
The deaths occurred more than seventy years apart.
Asked by a colleague to inspect the site of the former, forensics expert Enzo Macleod quickly finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the latter. Two extraordinary narratives are set in train – one historical, unfolding in the treacherous wartime years of Occupied France; the other contemporary, set in the autumn of 2020 as France re-enters Covid lockdown."
"In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree.
A week later a famous art critic is viciously murdered in a nearby house.
The deaths occurred more than seventy years apart.
Asked by a colleague to inspect the site of the former, forensics expert Enzo Macleod quickly finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the latter. Two extraordinary narratives are set in train – one historical, unfolding in the treacherous wartime years of Occupied France; the other contemporary, set in the autumn of 2020 as France re-enters Covid lockdown."
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
The Good German - Joseph Kanon
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
- 8,362
Moby Dick
Just started this
Blimey charlie - and that's just from the first 2 chapters.
Blimey charlie - and that's just from the first 2 chapters.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,327
In honour of Le Tour, have decided to revisit this little beauty
Your post on NSC.
the slow norris
Active member
Its a very good, if tough, book.
About 4 years ago I took my then 5 yr old son to an essex cricket match vs the Aussies. Boy was wearing his Brighton top and we happened to walk past Alan Davies. Alan happened to notice my boy and said "Ahh Brighton" and then commented " he looks like a very happy young man".
After reading his book and learning of his childhood, I've reflected more on that remark, and (maybe i'm reading too much into it) but for him to say that to me gives me real happiness that he can see joy in our kids faces. I must write to him one day to let him know the resonance his passing comment had with me.
You definitely should, I'm as sure as I can be that he'd be very grateful to receive such kind words.
He does rumble around Twitter.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,870
Tearing up trees today fella!
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Ghosts of Spain - Giles Tremlett
Barry Izbak
U.T.A.
A Whisper Of Sorrows - JD Kirk
My new favourite author since holiday in Scotland
My new favourite author since holiday in Scotland
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Operation Pedestal by Max Hastings, the story of the convoy to relieve Malta. Son bought it for me for Fathers Day. Excellent if you like that sort of thing (which I do).
Barry Izbak
U.T.A.
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
I've been looking forward to this for weeks.
OMG it's disappointing.
So slow
Characters I don't care about.
Two people have told me it gets better, which is the only reason I am persevering with it.
I've been looking forward to this for weeks.
OMG it's disappointing.
So slow
Characters I don't care about.
Two people have told me it gets better, which is the only reason I am persevering with it.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Around the World in 80 Trains - Monisha Rajesh
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,870
^^. Not sure that book would have got published if Osman wasn’t a household name. Be wary of celebrity literature, although Graham Norton’s first crime novel is supposed to be half decent.
Going in for my second attempt at latest Booker winner Shuggie Bain. My first attempt I got 2 pages in before binning it off.
Going in for my second attempt at latest Booker winner Shuggie Bain. My first attempt I got 2 pages in before binning it off.
Lyndhurst 14
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- Jan 16, 2008
- 5,242
Tudor - The Family Story
Very engrossing book and reminds me what an incredible history England has. Life could be very short and violent, but it was full of danger, passion and turbulence and life was lived to the fullest.
Very engrossing book and reminds me what an incredible history England has. Life could be very short and violent, but it was full of danger, passion and turbulence and life was lived to the fullest.