Hi I finished the Lucy English Book - Our Dancing Days and was a little disappointed in the end with the overall structure.... I am now back to the tried and...
Good old Maeve Binchy - I love her books, though was disappointed in Nights Of Moon and Stars because it seemed rushed and scrappy. I've just read Big Fish by...
Maeve Binchy is nice and safe - not likely to get into any difficult territory there!! I will look out for Big Fish though... I love quirky. I need something...
Shani, if they have any books by Barbara Kingsolver at the library, do try those. Avoid The Poisonwood Bible just for the moment, though, as it's very dark...
Hello... General question - what are you all reading at the moment. I am still struggling with Margaret Drabble's Peppered Moth - which I must confess has...
Hello! I'm reading two very different books - both of them are in short-story style, as I'm up to my eyes in deadlines and daren't get my nose stuck into a...
I am struggling with Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty. Everybody I know from the critics down see something in this text, but I find it jolly hard going...
Sounds interesting, Alan. Mind you, often the books the critics like aren't the ones the public actually enjoy! Do let us know what you thought of it when...
Well – the Daily Mail described this book as "Wonderfully fluent and engrossing…dazzling" – they lied is all I have to say. I found the tone patronising...
I read an article about that woman which was full of angst and bitterness... what a shame she had to try to spread it around to the poor hapless purchaser of...
Wish I'd read it before struggling with the book... and yes you are right, I won't by trying another one at 4.99 or so... Writing in the Margins Don't just...
I am currently reading the first of two books by Chris Stewart (erstwhile drummer of Genesis). I was lent the original book (a Parrot in a Pepper Tree) and...
I'm Rachael, and I like reading. A lot. I am supposed to be reading about the reproduction of social inequalities (which is worthwhile knowledge), Europe...
AOL EmailHi everyone! I've just read a book that I'm sure is going to make huge waves. Already there's talk of a film, and I hope it goes ahead. It's a...
Stephen Buckler has a MySpace page with further details about himself _http://www.myspace.com/3wisemensmb_ (http://www.myspace.com/3wisemensmb) I shall be...
Hallo, fellow scribes and wordsmiths. On behalf of the oft-under-rated and highly regarded Shani, I would like to report that the excellence that is Mrs...
Hi I am getting a lot of emails asking how people can translate the Writing in the Margins Website if their first language isn't English and they are ...
This group has been somewhat neglected over the last few months and I do apologise. Please remember to post all your recommendations and current reading ...
Hi everyone! Well, I have two very different recommendations. The first is a very funny and well-written "women's" book called "The Ex-Wife's Survival Guide"...
A super little site I thought you might be interested in _http://storycatcher.net/index.html_ (http://storycatcher.net/index.html) Shani Phethean-Hubble ...
_http://www.diaryofmankind.com/_ (http://www.diaryofmankind.com/) The above link is to a Digital Time Capsule - that I thought members might be interested in....
With thanks to all who were involved in the inception of this great idea ~ you know who you are! Please, everyone, as a symbolic demonstration for peace,...
<http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e351/WritingintheMargins/Bookcrossing\ 71006006.jpg> I had a really good day yesterday, meeting with authors at the Bristol ...
Shani, it was great to meet you at the Bookcrossing meet and lo! I have joined here too. Do have a look at the BCUK site on Yahoo though, it is a very chatty ...
Welcome - Feel free to swop good books here also and post any news about the Book Crossing places in the Bristol/Bath area - we also have a couple of members...
<http://www.historymatters.org.uk/output/page96.asp> Hi - please click on the above to join this historic event. It is easy to get involved. All British...
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(http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxmk696YYGB) Thank you all so much again for the massive support you have given our family over the last week...
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