Member: VanessaCW

Hi Vanessa, thanks for a great choice, I'm really looking forward to this one. For your challenge I would like you to read 'A Quiet Belief in Angels' by R.J. Ellory. I thought this was fantastic when I read it in 2008. Hope you enjoy it.

Tess
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posted by Teresa40 at 3:36 am (EST) on Nov 17, 2009

Vanessa, That's really funny. I was going through my library to make sure it was in order and I thought that you might challenge me to read Barbara Erskine. She only appears there because you rate her so highly and so it is a very appropriate choice.

ailie x

posted by silvercowrie at 11:35 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2009

Hi Vanessa,

For your 2010 challenge from me, I would like you to read The Road Home by Rose Tremain. I might try to read it along with you too.

ailie x

posted by silvercowrie at 11:11 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2009

Hi Vanessa
I'd like to challenge you to read A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson as I've got it on tbr and it looks pretty good. Thanks for the challenge, read Shadow last month and really looking forward to this one now, liz x

posted by seanat at 12:01 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

HiVanessa. Thanks for your challenge I love Mary Wesley as an author, so Iknow reading this will bge a pleasure. I'm going to challenge you to read Queen of Silks by Vanora Bennett. I'm pretty sure I've got this so will try and read it as well. Val x

posted by valeriejt at 2:10 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2009

Hi
Lovely challenge, mine to you is Cora Harrison My Lady Judge, which I found fascinating!
Louise x

posted by louiseog at 1:35 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

Thanks for the challenge Vanessa. I would like to challenge you to The Palace of Strange Girls by Sallie Day.

posted by BethanyG at 6:04 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Vanessa,
Thanks for the challenge. I've chosen Shantaram for you because I really want to read this too.

Cheryl

posted by crispychez at 1:42 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Vanessa, thank you for your challenge.

I have chosen Falling Angels, by Tracy Chevalier for you to read. I really enjoyed this one, and I hope you do too!

Ruth
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posted by Book_Junkie at 4:57 am (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Vanessa. Lovely choice - thank you. The one I've chosen for you is London Belongs to Me by Norman Collins. This was easily in my favourite's list this year, having followed up Malteser's recommendation. I noticed your post on the book's thread, and thought it perhaps deserved being got round to a bit quicker than some other books!

posted by Willoyd at 6:19 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

I'd like to challenge you to read 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, Vanessa. A great book.

Caroline x

posted by CarolineCC at 3:37 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Hi Vanessa, Thanks that was on my 'to read soon' pile as I am going to pass it on to Helen - this makes sure she will get it sooner rather than later! love Shona

posted by arkgirl1 at 3:16 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Hi Vanessa, I would like to challenge you to read 'The Art of Racing in the Rain' by Garth Stein and I will try to read it as well, love Shona

posted by arkgirl1 at 2:17 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Hi Vanessa, I would like to challenge you to read The Night Watch by Sarah Waters. It is a book I am sure you will enjoy, and one that I feel I should read (but need a bit of extra encouragement to do so!).

Love Helen

posted by hashford at 5:42 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Thanks Vanessa.

posted by SmithSJ01 at 3:31 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Hi Vanessa, for the 2010 reading challenge would you read 'The Church of Dead Girls' by Stephen Dobyns. Sam :)

posted by SmithSJ01 at 11:41 pm (EST) on Nov 4, 2009

Vanessa, we have loads of the same books! For the 2010 reading challenge, I've chosen The Memory Garden by Rachel Hore for you to read. I really liked it and I think you will too - it's a dual time narrative.

Nicola

posted by nicx27 at 7:47 am (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

Noticed you liked Mudbound, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also southern (and also a bit dark). I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter) in case you'd like to read more before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:07 pm (EST) on Sep 6, 2009