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About meLondoner, ex South African,ex-Magistrate, mother, middle aged, dog lover. After finding this site through my other little hobby - Bookcrossing - I decided it was time to release my inner librarian.

About my libraryFour or five major catagories:
Contemporary fiction;
Sub-Saharan Africa particularly central and South Africa;
London (fiction, history, art, sociology etc);
China (contemporary fiction, art, history, sociology etc);
History;Food; Travel; Gardens/Plants
Actually, I'll read practically anything that has been published, I'm not a picky reader and I love the serendipity of finding new authors or subjects to read.

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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer

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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

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By Permission of Heaven by Adrian Tinniswood

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Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman and the Royal Game by Stefan Zweig

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Paper Butterfly by Diane Wei Liang

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Come Sunday by Isla Morley

Hello! I'm interested in your profile. I seem to like the books you've been reading. Especially this one you are currently reading. I heard about it. Need to get it!!!! So you are in England. My family geneology all goes back to England. Wish I had the accent!! Please give me your feed back on To my Children's Children. I sent a private comment. I'd appreciate it!

posted by choops2 at 9:10 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Herschelian - I did enjoy 'Flush' and would also recommend 'Balshan and I' if you are a dog-lover (as I am). They are both short and sweet and a lot of fun.

Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers,

Karen

posted by kiwidoc at 10:18 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2009

Hey Herschelian

Quick note because I found we have a few books in common, but particularly a very strange one from my teen years. You and I seem to be the only people on this group who own Let's Kill Uncle. This is a silly book about two children killing a wicked uncle on an island off Canada but it was one of those books that hit me between the eyes and never left.

We were living in Australia at that time and it was serialised in the Australian Woman's Weekly. I spent almost two years trying to find an affordable copy on line, bought it for about $6 and re-read it last year. I still loved it.

Barbara Dover (kiwidover@hotmail.com)

posted by romain at 9:33 am (EST) on Jan 3, 2009

Hi - thanks for visiting my blog, I've checked yours out, and that's a task you've set yourself 3Rs for each post! Well done and keep it up. Glad to meet a fellow reviewer, I find I have to write something about everything I read, else I forget it and my blog has developed from that.
Cheers
Annabel

posted by gaskella at 12:45 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2008

I'm keen on reading "Young Bess" (by Margaret Irwin), especially since that's what started your fascination of Elizabeth I. She intrigues me so much as well. I'm currently reading "Elizabeth" (by David Starkey), which both you and I share, and I'm devouring it! Much like David Starkey says in his introduction/prologue about how he's most interested in Elizabeth prior to her reign (birth-young adulthood), I feel the same way. In fact, I wrote a thesis paper on Elizabeth during those years of her life; my thesis was arguing how events/instances that happen in one's early years have an impact on how they act in their later years/adulthood--I applied those examples to her.

Anyhow, I'd love any good recommendations from you on Elizabethan books. Alison Weir is known to be a highly reputable Elizabethan scholar/author. "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" may be the next book I devour. I'm also curious if you know of any good books about Mary (Elizabeth's sister). If so, please let me know, as I would love recommendations regarding her as well.

Thank you!

posted by Brenhines_o_Rhofiau at 10:33 am (EST) on Sep 25, 2006

I've enjoyed reading your reviews of books about Africa! I found your comments about The Africa House especially interesting.

posted by TimothyBurke at 6:05 pm (EST) on Aug 8, 2006

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