Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
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1. Rebecca (Paperback) Author: Daphne Du Maurier Publisher: Harper Paperbacks |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: I've just finished revisiting this old favourite of mine - although the edition I have is a somewhat older one of my mother's! I think Daphne du Maurier's books will be perfect for my summer reading. tags: I read , I recommend , romance , family , mystery | |||||
44,565 Reviews | |||||
2. Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears (Kate Greenaway Medal (Awards)) (Hardco... Author: Emily Gravett Illustrator: Emily Gravett Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: I bought this story for my youngest daughter but thoroughly enjoyed it myself (especially the map!) Jenny loves it too, except the black 'afraid of the dark' page! tags: funny , I recommend | |||||
235 Reviews | |||||
3. Eve and Her Sisters (Paperback) Author: Rita Bradshaw Publisher: Headline Publishing Group |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: This book is called "Eve and her Sisters" and I thoroughly enjoyed it - in fact I couldn't put it down and nearly burnt the children's tea! tags: historical , family , romance | |||||
2 Reviews | |||||
4. Some Sunny Day (Hardcover) Author: Annie Groves Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: This was my first of Annie Groves and now I'm hooked! It's interesting reading about the Blitz in Liverpool rather than London and also seeing what different jobs for the war effort she gives her cha...more tags: historical , romance , WW2 , I read | |||||
24 Reviews | |||||
5. Some Sunny Day (Paperback) Author: Helen Carey Publisher: Orion |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: I loved this book and want to read the story that came first now! I also wish she had written another. I enjoyed her female characters of all different ages and backgrounds and how they are effected...more tags: I read , I recommend , historical , WW2 , family , romance | |||||
3 Reviews | |||||
6. Shadows and Strongholds (Paperback) Author: Elizabeth Chadwick Publisher: Sphere |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: This was my first Elizabeth Chadwick novel. I love the fact that it is a different period of history than the usual Tudors and I love her mix of real/fictional major/minor historical characters. tags: I read , historical , romance | |||||
101 Reviews | |||||
7. A Night to Remember (Paperback) Author: Walter Lord Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd |
All Ages |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: I found this book poignant and fascinating. It's all in the small details of where people were, what they were doing or even what they said. Interesting to have some memories from the Carpathia too...more tags: I read , historical , mystery , I recommend | |||||
1,997 Reviews | |||||
8. Across the Mersey (Paperback) Author: Annie Groves Publisher: HarperCollins UK |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: I loved this book which is the start of a series about the Campion family through the war. It's great to see how members of the family change and relationships develop through the various events that...more tags: romance , historical , WW2 , I read , I recommend | |||||
9 Reviews | |||||
9. Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur (Paperback) Author: Jane Yolen Publisher: Magic Carpet Books |
Young Adults |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: An interesting and entertaining take on the Arthurian story, seen particularly from the view point of Merlin's new helper, Gawen, and how he helps Arthur against the plotting of Morgause. tags: I read , I recommend , King Arthur , fantasy , teen | |||||
134 Reviews | |||||
10. Jubilee (Paperback) Author: Eliza Graham Publisher: Pan Publishing |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: Once I got used to the way this book jumped around a bit in time, (involving WWII, The Queen's Coronation, Silver and Golden Jubilees), I enjoyed this story. I particularly like the way Eliza Graham ...more tags: I read , historical , mystery , family , murder | |||||
34 Reviews | |||||
11. Weight of Silence (Paperback) Author: Heather Gudenkauf Publisher: Mira Books |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: This is another book which has a story written from the view point of many different characters. Once I got used to that, I found it benefited the story as you got clues to what was happening but, es...more tags: I read , I recommend , thriller , family | |||||
4,253 Reviews | |||||
12. Suddenly!: A Preston Pig Story (Paperback) Author: Colin McNaughton Publisher: Voyager Books |
Ages 4-8 |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: My daughter and I have been revisiting some old favourites and this is one. She is now enjoying reading parts of it herself. tags: funny | |||||
49 Reviews | |||||
13. The Bronze Horseman (Paperback) Author: Paullina Simons Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book and enjoyed it - if 'enjoy' is quite the right word for a story with such harrowing content, set against the siege of Leningrad in WWII. I liked the two ...more tags: historical , romance , I read | |||||
6,958 Reviews | |||||
14. Poison Study [POISON STUDY] (Paperback) Author: Maria(Author) Snyder Publisher: Mira Books |
Young Adults |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: Even though its very dark, I loved this fantasy and had to go on to read the others in the series. I think I like this one best, partly because the magic is just one part of the story and doesn't tak...more tags: fantasy , magic , murder , I read , I recommend | |||||
1 Reviews | |||||
15. Blacklands (Paperback) Author: Belinda Bauer Publisher: Simon & Schuster |
Adult |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: It is interesting to have a story about child abduction from the view point of a 12 year old child. My heart went out to this misunderstand, neglected boy. I had to keep reading quickly to find out ...more tags: I read , I recommend , murder , thriller , family | |||||
265 Reviews | |||||
16. The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings) (Vol 1) (Paperback) Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers |
All Ages |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: This is my fourth time of reading and, after a gap of at least a decade from my last reading, am enjoying it very much. What might put off some people, I am revelling in: the rich descriptions and vo...more tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend , fantasy | |||||
8,204 Reviews | |||||
17. Tempestuous (Twisted Lit) (Hardcover) Author: Kim Askew, Amy Helmes Publisher: Merit Press |
Young Adults |
2/6/2013 Add | |||
Annette said: A fun teen (or those young at heart) story based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, perfect as I holiday read. I enjoyed the chaos of that unfolds as staff and a few shoppers are snowed in to a mall and e...more tags: I recommend , rom com , I read | |||||
1 Reviews | |||||
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