I’ve never read anything by Bates but I’ve been told by several people that this is their favourite of his works. Win-win.įair Stood the Wind for France by H.E. What is not to like here? We’ve already established that I’m a huge fan of Garton Ash and this lovely, slim volume counts towards the Eastern European Challenge. We the People: The Revolution of ’89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague by Timothy Garton Ash Such a wonderful way to start off the long weekend! As the weather gets colder and wetter, the days shorter and darker, I’m wanting to read more and more and now I certainly have enough material to keep me busy through many an evening. The Vicar’s Wife’s Cook Book by Elisa BeynonĪ nice big library haul this week, picked up on Saturday morning.
The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeymi – I’ve heard great things about Oyeymi and though I’m honestly more interested in reading her most recent book, this was the one that was available.Īnd then we have the cook books, since I do love to spend a cool autumn night curled up in front of the fire reading recipes: Tankard – I’ve had this on hold for months – since it first showed up in the library catalogue ahead of publication – and I’m so excited to finally have it and to be able to flip through it at will. Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden by Judith B.
In fact, I generally don’t read mysteries at all but for Heyer I will, obviously, make an exception. Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer – Despite being a huge fan of Heyer’s Regency novels, I’ve never read any of her mysteries. I loved A Song of Arbonne and have even higher hopes for this. The very first Guy Gavriel Kay novel that I ever put on my TBR list (years and years ago). The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay I placed a hold on this in July after reading the review in the New York Times. After twenty years, it was bound to happen!Ĭhavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones
RyanĪpparently, my best friend’s life-long obsession with Egyptology has rubbed off on me as I now pick up books on Egypt without even thinking about it. I’ve been reading a lot from my shelves this month, which has been delightful but has definitely decreased the volumes I’m bringing home from the library!īeneath the Sands of Egypt: Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist by Donald P. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!
LIBRARY BOOKS MEMES FREE
If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Marg and myself that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. It’s one of her favourites and I’m quite looking forward to it. American by George MacDonald Fraser – My aunt gave this ‘riotous Edwardian caper’ to me on loan. The Duke’s Children by Anthony Trollope – The building up of my Trollope library continues and I now have all six of the Palliser novels. However, I’m still eager to read this novel, Graham’s first, set at a girls’ boarding school in Switzerland in 1936. Swiss Sonata by Gwethalyn Graham – I’ve had this one out from the library for some time now but keep getting distracted by my own books. Tim – so much more entertaining than Miss Buncle or anyone she encounters – and Angela Thirkell’s novels, which handle both writers and gossipy neighbours with far greater style and humour. More than anything, this made me long for Stevenson’s Mrs. It has some charm but, honestly, I found it a bit rambling and entirely forgettable. I am finding young Charles (age 17 – 21 here) absolutely delightful and am copying out scads of fabulous quotes as I’m going through. I loved this meme when he came up with it in the spring, had great fun doing it then, and certainly couldn’t resist doing it again now!Īn Appetite for Life by Charles Ritchie – I adore Ritchie’s diaries and this is the earliest volume, covering the years from 1924 – 1927, and I haven’t read it in ages. Simon is at it again, spreading his meme about to the delight of bloggers feeling too lazy at the end of the week to come up with anything original of their own.
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