Monday, 31 October 2022

October Reading

 October - 5 

Total to date: 71 (56/15) 13 non-fiction

- First Family, David Baldacci

- *The WI Handbook

- Fall of Giants, Ken Follett

- Labyrinth, Kate Mosse

- *The Moment of Lift, Melinda Gates 

September - 8  

Total to date: 66 (53/13) 11 non-fiction

- The Rock, L. J. Ross

- The Songbirds, Christy Lefteri

- The Wonder, Emma Donoghue

- The Black Ink Heart, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- The Sixteen Trees of the Somme, Lars Mytting

- The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley

August - 7

Total to date: 58 (45/13)  11 non-fiction

The Taxidermist's Daughter, Kate Mosse

- *Knit Nordic, Eline Oftedal

- Missing, Presumed, Susie Steiner

- The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- *The Tick of Two Tocks: A Tale of Moving On, Joan Bakewell

Pilgrim's Rest, Patricia Wentworth

July - 4

 Total to date:  51 (38/13) 9 non-fiction

- *There is Nothing for You Here - Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century, Fiona Hill

- The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

- Three Women and a Boat, Ann Youngson

- The Case is Closed, Patricia Wentworth

June - 4

 Total to date:  47 (34/13) 8 non-fiction

The Sun Sister, Lucinda Riley

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, Hazel Gaynor

-*I am Malala, Christina Lamb

- *Noblesse Oblige, edited by Nancy Mitford

May  - 14

 Total to date:  43 (30/13) 6 non-fiction

The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton

Crossfire, Dick and Felix Francis

- Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin

- The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

- The Moon Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Killing Kind, John Connolly

- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet, Nancy Springer

- Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patricia Wentworth

- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Nancy Springer

- *Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage, Eileen Atkins

- My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

- *The Examined Life - How we lose and find ourselves, Stephen Grosz

- *Moneyland - Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World & How to Take it BackOliver Bullough

The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey


Friday, 30 September 2022

September Reading List

September - 8  

Total to date: 66 (53/13) 11 non-fiction

- The Rock, L. J. Ross

- The Songbirds, Christy Lefteri

- The Wonder, Emma Donoghue

- The Black Ink Heart, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- The Sixteen Trees of the Somme, Lars Mytting

- The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley

August - 7

Total to date: 58 (45/13)  11 non-fiction

- The Taxidermist's Daughter, Kate Mosse

- *Knit Nordic, Eline Oftedal

- Missing, Presumed, Susie Steiner

- The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- *The Tick of Two Tocks: A Tale of Moving On, Joan Bakewell

- Pilgrim's Rest, Patricia Wentworth

July - 4

 Total to date:  51 (38/13) 9 non-fiction

- *There is Nothing for You Here - Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century, Fiona Hill

- The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

- Three Women and a Boat, Ann Youngson

- The Case is Closed, Patricia Wentworth

June - 4

 Total to date:  47 (34/13) 8 non-fiction

The Sun Sister, Lucinda Riley

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, Hazel Gaynor

-*I am Malala, Christina Lamb

- *Noblesse Oblige, edited by Nancy Mitford

May  - 14

 Total to date:  43 (30/13) 6 non-fiction

The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton

Crossfire, Dick and Felix Francis

- Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin

- The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

- The Moon Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Killing Kind, John Connolly

- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet, Nancy Springer

- Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patricia Wentworth

- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Nancy Springer

- *Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage, Eileen Atkins

- My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

- *The Examined Life - How we lose and find ourselves, Stephen Grosz

- *Moneyland - Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World & How to Take it BackOliver Bullough

The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey

Thursday, 1 September 2022

August Reading List

August - 7

Total to date: 58 (45/13)  11 non-fiction

- The Taxidermist's Daughter, Kate Mosse

- *Knit Nordic, Eline Oftedal

- Missing, Presumed, Susie Steiner

- The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- *The Tick of Two Tocks: A Tale of Moving On, Joan Bakewell

Pilgrim's Rest, Patricia Wentworth

July - 4

 Total to date:  51 (38/13) 9 non-fiction

- *There is Nothing for You Here - Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century, Fiona Hill

- The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

- Three Women and a Boat, Ann Youngson

- The Case is Closed, Patricia Wentworth

June - 4

 Total to date:  47 (34/13) 8 non-fiction

The Sun Sister, Lucinda Riley

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, Hazel Gaynor

-*I am Malala, Christina Lamb

- *Noblesse Oblige, edited by Nancy Mitford

May  - 14

 Total to date:  43 (30/13) 6 non-fiction

The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton

Crossfire, Dick and Felix Francis

- Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin

- The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

- The Moon Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Killing Kind, John Connolly

- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet, Nancy Springer

- Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patricia Wentworth

- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Nancy Springer

- *Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage, Eileen Atkins

- My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

- *The Examined Life - How we lose and find ourselves, Stephen Grosz

- *Moneyland - Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World & How to Take it BackOliver Bullough

The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey

Monday, 1 August 2022

July Reading List

 July - 4

 Total to date:  51 (39/13) 9 non-fiction

- *There is Nothing for You Here - Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century, Fiona Hill

- The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

- Three Women and a Boat, Ann Youngson

- The Case is Closed, Patricia Wentworth

June - 4

 Total to date:  47 (34/13) 8 non-fiction

The Sun Sister, Lucinda Riley

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, Hazel Gaynor

-*I am Malala, Christina Lamb

- *Noblesse Oblige, edited by Nancy Mitford

May  - 14

 Total to date:  43 (30/13) 6 non-fiction

The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton

Crossfire, Dick and Felix Francis

- Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin

- The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

- The Moon Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Killing Kind, John Connolly

- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet, Nancy Springer

- Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patricia Wentworth

- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Nancy Springer

- *Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage, Eileen Atkins

- My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

- *The Examined Life - How we lose and find ourselves, Stephen Grosz

- *Moneyland - Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World & How to Take it BackOliver Bullough

The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey

Friday, 1 July 2022

June Reading List

June - 4

 Total to date:  47 (34/13) 8 non-fiction

- The Sun Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, Hazel Gaynor

-*I am Malala, Christina Lamb

- *Noblesse Oblige, edited by Nancy Mitford

May  - 14

 Total to date:  43 (30/13) 6 non-fiction

The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton

Crossfire, Dick and Felix Francis

- Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin

- The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

- The Moon Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Killing Kind, John Connolly

- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet, Nancy Springer

- Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patricia Wentworth

- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Nancy Springer

- *Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage, Eileen Atkins

- My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

- *The Examined Life - How we lose and find ourselves, Stephen Grosz

- *Moneyland - Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World & How to Take it BackOliver Bullough

The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

May Reading List

Well, I've obviously slipped back into my old ways, making up for April! What can I say? I met all my sewing and knitting deadlines and decided to take a break. If it ever stops raining I may actually get back into the garden again. A friend brought me a huge strawberry plant yesterday! 

I'm looking forward to June as, now being officially an old person, I will be drawing my State Pension (UK version of Social Security) and - even better! - will get my free bus pass. This entitles me to also buy an annual Metro pass for something like £12 (as opposed to over £600). Can't use it before 9.30 am, but since I've never been a morning person, what do I care!? I may never stay home again!


May - 14

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

Total to date:  43 (30/13) 6 non-fiction

- The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton

- Crossfire, Dick and Felix Francis

- Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin

- The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

- The Moon Sister, Lucinda Riley

- The Killing Kind, John Connolly

- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet, Nancy Springer

- Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patricia Wentworth

- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, Nancy Springer

- *Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage, Eileen Atkins

- My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

- *The Examined Life - How we lose and find ourselves, Stephen Grosz

- *Moneyland - Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World & How to Take it Back, Oliver Bullough

- The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey

Friday, 1 April 2022

April Reading List

Unbelievable that I've only read 2 books in the month of April. That's what happens when you stop reading while eating lunch, stop reading for an hour or two after lunch. When I get into bed I can only manage a couple of pages before my eyes quit working. It's good, really, as it means I've been busy knitting, sewing, organising recipes and food stores, even a bit of gardening. Much as I love reading, I want a more rounded life - like this one. 


April  - 2

Total to date: 29 (19 / 10) 3 non-fiction

- Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

- Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame


March - 8

Total to date: 27 (17 / 10) 3 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Emily Brightwell

- *Atomic Habits - an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones, James Clear

- Witch Hunt, Ian Rankin

- *I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell

- The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina

- Gamble, Felix Francis

- 204 Rosewood Lane, Debbie Macomber

The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune

February - 10

Total to date: 19 (11 / 8) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction

- The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis

The Sixth ManDavid Baldacci

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre

- 16 Lighthouse Road, Debbie Macomber 

- Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Yesterday, Sue Grafton

- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood

- Girl Waits with a Gun, Amy Stewart

- Phoenix Burning, Bryony Pearce


 January - 9

Total to date: 9 (6 / 3) 1 non-fiction

New books / re-read books / *Non-fiction


The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

- *Homemade - Learning to make your own everyday items (Readers' Digest)

- The Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard

Mycroft Holmes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

- The Heretic's Apprentice, Ellis Peters

- Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell

- The Moneychangers, Arthur Hailey