tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post2445347145619366247..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-75903355795631387042018-09-08T23:08:15.075+01:002018-09-08T23:08:15.075+01:00Fredrik Backman's books are also wonderful rea...Fredrik Backman's books are also wonderful reading.FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-12750493172729273212018-09-04T14:48:55.800+01:002018-09-04T14:48:55.800+01:00Anyone looking for a interesting read should try &...Anyone looking for a interesting read should try 'The Essex Serpent' by Sarah Perry.<br />Faith and Darwin and love in the Essex fens at the turn of the last century.<br />I know it's been out for a year, but you may have missed it.<br />A great female protagonist.<br />skeindalousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-89236686135862494732018-09-04T09:35:14.259+01:002018-09-04T09:35:14.259+01:00Yes, there certainly is always Trollope, though I ...Yes, there certainly is always Trollope, though I gave up on "Orley Farm" - was that one of yours? It seemed to go round in circles once too often. As for "A Suitable Boy" - I enjoyed it a lot but it is the only book I have ever taken a Stanley knife to. It was simply too big in paperback to be a comfortable read.<br />A recent lunch with old college friends turned up some suggestions for series which I have found hugely entertaining. Jodie Taylor - "The Chronicles of Saint Mary's" is what might be called a romp, but also seems very well researched and written with a lightness of touch. <br /><br />I wonder what others have been reading recently? shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-76912373860821951962018-09-04T08:10:53.124+01:002018-09-04T08:10:53.124+01:00Towles not Yowled. I'm yowling with laughter o...Towles not Yowled. I'm yowling with laughter over that autocorrect. Should be automakewrongKirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82410952291200033772018-09-04T08:09:14.640+01:002018-09-04T08:09:14.640+01:00A loved 'A Gentleman of Moscow' by Amore Y...A loved 'A Gentleman of Moscow' by Amore Yowled. I joined a book club started by a friend in order to find good books. Also 'Miss Buncle's Book' by DE StevensonKirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-91181630064728236652018-09-03T19:53:06.663+01:002018-09-03T19:53:06.663+01:00A Suitable Boy is on my virtual nightstand, now th...A Suitable Boy is on my virtual nightstand, now that I have your recommendation, I'll move it further up the pile. I've been endlessly swatching for some designs, and am starting to feel like I need to finish something. I surely have a half finished sock somewhere...Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.com