Just finished this the other day.. I know some of you have seen the film (I’m watching it soon, too .. yey!); was curious if anyone has read the book yet? :smile2:

Whats your Favourite sports books? Mine are Barca by Jimmy Burns I would recommend this book to anyone it is superb,Fifty years of Hurt by Ged Clarke best book I’ve read about supporting Newcastle.

How do you tackle TBR pile? Randomly,Oldest First,by series,Or can you not resist that new book.I usually grab what ever takes my fancy,although I’m always thinking about whats next.My last couple of books have been new additions though.

January
A place called here by Ceceilia Ahern- 6/10
Ready or not by Chris Manby-9/10
Second Prize by Chris Manby- 9/10
The Husband by Dean Koontz- 8/10

February
Currently reading Deep Heat by Chris Manby Started it on Saturday 31 Jan 09

An enjoyable thriller.
The main character is a FBI hostage negotiator called Alexandra, who has recently fallen from grace with the FBI because a hostage situation she was involved in went wrong. During this situation, lives were lost, and Alex suffered disfigurements to her face. Then her sister, on her deathbed, implored her to look after her son for her, as she was convinced that her husband was the one who killed her, in a very inhumane and cruel way, and she did not want their son raised by a monster. At first Alex thought that her sister was wrong, and that her deatbed accusions were unfounded….but then began to think otherwise. But could she prove what she was thinking? And was this even possible?

This is not the first Greg Iles I read, and I will certainly be looking out for more. Likeable characters, good plot, fast paced - certainly recommended.

Synopsis:

‘My beautiful girls. If you’ve read this, you’ll know it contains some - not all, but some - of the things I want my daughters to know. And the greatest of these is love …’ How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world? Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? There’s commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood. Barbara’s answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn’t always voice. These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through life.

I was so excited about reading this book, and I wasn’t let down. The story follows four daughters after their mother died. The story is full of love, grief, sex, family and of course, death. Noble is a good writer and I enjoyed this book a lot. It took longer to read than I thought it would, but actually that wasn’t a problem. I was gripped and wanted to know the outcome, and at the end I was happy, but sad too. This book definitely sparked emotion; as well as made me laugh and gasp.
It is hard to pick my favourite character. Probably Mark, the step-father. He was strong and held the family together. He remained there, even though he was just the step-father. He seemed like a good guy. I liked all the characters however, and I found myself willing the best for all of them.

This was a fun, engaging book, that I thoroughly recommend.
8/10

If this book is (as it’s title suggest) about women in love, then it’s also about the way in which a person arrives at love’s door; from the blithe and humble beginnings of ‘lust\love at first sight’ to the arduous self sacrificial aspect of a relationship. Lawrence traverses the whole spectrum. giving us glimpses through Ursula and Gerald’s parent’s of what love in antiquity may provide. Ultimately this book is a rejection of the old ideals and the testing of the waters of the new.
I must point out to the would be reader, fair sections of this book read like a mills and boon novel. Exhausted, the last 60 pages felt like pushing a car uphill with it’s handbrake on. I’m certain, this isn’t for anyone, expecting literary excellence.

I checked around first to see if there was an existing thread discussing this, so Mods: please weave this post into the proper place if I somehow missed an existing thread. :smile2:

I was book shopping yesterday, and came across a book called "Spellbound" by Jane Green. I’d never seen the cover or heard the title, and was pretty sure I’d read all of her published books. I skimmed the back, but most of her books I’d read so long ago that I had trouble remembering if I’d read this one. I put the book back, planning to research Jane Green’s site when I got home to see what was going on. I was thinking it may also be published under another title in the U.S.

When I searched Jane Green’s site, the book wasn’t listed at all under her "books" section. Baffled, I did some Google searching and found out that it IS a second title for the book that I know as "To Have and To Hold."

Was thinking it may be handy to have an easily accessible list somewhere on this board of books with multiple titles, for easy look-up in the future?

For example.. now I know about Jane Green, and I know Sophie Kinsella’s
"Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" also goes by "Shopaholic Abroad" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" also goes by "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic"??
Any more that anyone knows of right off?

Also, neither Kinsella’s nor Green’s sites list more than 1 of the titles under their "books" section which is really confusing.. I get the sense that many authors don’t like being forced into "multiple titles" area, but it’s confusing to look at their sites and not see the books listed by ALL of the titles sometimes. :10_confused:

It’s a book about a young guy that gets Shanghaied on board a ship.

Anyone read any of her books? http://www.wenspencer.com/

Tinker
Wolf Who Rules

Endless Blue

Ukiah Oregon;
Alien Taste
Tainted Trail
Bitter Waters
Dog Warior.