Two Good Books

[Grauntie Mag]

A friend lent me these books and both have been unputdownable!
The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns and Where the Crawdads Sing by Delilah Owens. If you haven’t already read them I can highly recommend them both.

[Gemini]

I have read Where the Crawdads Sing, Grauntie and enjoyed it very much.

It's always good to get book recommendations!

[Plantaholic]

They both sound interesting reads

[WeeGranny]

I've just handed over three books to DD. I'm sorry I can't remember who the authors are !! 'Found', 'A Good Enough Mother' and 'I'm Watching You'.

The Crawdads is on my list for ordering later!

I've also been reading books by Alison Bruce and Elly Griffiths which are set in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. I think it's nice to be able to visualise locations when you're reading.

[Daisy]

I've got Crawdads on my list, but I read an excerpt from it and it seemed rather sad, so I might wait for a while.

WeeGranny - I agree, it's great being able to visualise locations in a book, and also to 'hear' characters talking in local accents.

[Daisy]

I still haven't read Where the Crawdads Sing, but I will one day! A friend has just lent me Michelle Obama's book, so I need to read that next so I can let her have it back. I think someone on here mentioned having read it - what was it like?

[Enfys]

I’ve read Where the Crawdads Sing and really enjoyed it. Have been working my way through the Elly Griffiths books and also the ones she writes under her real name of Dominica de Rosa. Completely different but very good. I’m just halfway through Ghost Tree by Barbara Erskine, I love her books and this is her latest.

[Daisy]

Enfys - I haven't read any of those, but they all sound interesting. Many thanks for the recommendations.

[Gemini]

Thank you for the recommendations Enfys. I haven't read either of those either.

[Grauntie Mag]

My neighbour over-the-road has given me ‘London, the Novel’ by Edward Rutherfurd to read. It’s a hugely fat paperback and it’s her fault nothing is getting done here! So very interesting if you are interested in the history of London from Roman times to today. It is written as a novel, and much of it is factual. I’m halfway through. 😁

[Gemini]

Sounds good Grauntie!

[Enfys]

That’s a brilliant book, Grauntie. I love Edward Rutherford books. Sarum, all about the history ofSalisbury and Forest which is set in and around the Ndw Forest are particularly good. Enjoy it.

[Grauntie Mag]

On my list Enfys. 😉

[Daisy]

Grauntie - I don't know why I've only just read your post about the Edward Rutherford books.

Like Enfys I love them- I've read Sarum and, of course the New Forest one. I'd forgotten about London (oops, don't tell any Londoners ) but I must read that and I'd like to reread the Forest one. They really are fascinating and as I'm walking in the Forest I often visualise places described in the book and picture how they must have looked then.

A lot of the New Forest book was factual, too and as I say, I can picture some of the locations that haven't changed much over the centuries.