Thursday, March 22, 2012

Library Loot

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Marg @ The Adventures of an Intrepid Readerand Claire @ The Captive Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they have checked out from the library.   


I'm a day later than usual but the Man of the House is in hospital so nothing is running to the normal routine. A quick dash to the library this afternoon where I managed to fill the loot bag from the returns shelf in a very short time.



My Dear I Wanted to Tell you by Louisa Young.......another WWI story - the title makes me think this might be a tear-jerker!
Tides of War by Stella Tillyard......historical fiction - Regency London and Spain during the Peninsular War. Longlisted for the Orange prize.
The Translation of the Bones by Francesca Kay - " when word gets out that Mary-Margaret O'Reilly may have been witness to a miracle, religious mania descends on the Church of the Sacred Heart in Battersea." Another one longlisted for the Orange Prize.



The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson.........I became so tired of hearing about this book last year I cancelled the hold I had on it. Now things are quieter I can sit back and enjoy it.
The House at Seas End by Elly Griffiths.........'A team of archaeologists investigating coastal erosion unearths bodies at the foot of a Norfolk cliff'.....the third in the series featuring forensics expert Ruth Galloway.
Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears........Set in Australia it's the story of two generations of the Nancarrow family and their battle with the land and the rural high-jumping circuit.

12 comments:

  1. I've read both The Lantern and Foal's Bread. I will be interested to hear what you think of the latter. It is winning lots of accolades here but I didn't particularly like it.

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    1. Judging by the reviews I've read of Foal's bread I'm either going to like it or not so we'll see - my expectations aren't too high.

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  2. I should participate in this meme since I just went to the library today. Are you a fast reader? It would take me way beyond the due date to finish all those, lol. Hope you enjoy them!

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    1. I average 12 books a month and with a convalescing male in the house I've gone for a few quick reads so hopefully I'll read them all.

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  3. Tides of War jumps out as the one I'm most interested in (I can never resist anything Regency-related) but these all sound great! I love the cover on My Dear I Wanted to Tell You. Enjoy!

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    1. Tides of War appeals to me too - I don't always like Orange Prize books but hoping this will be a good one. I really like the sound of My Dear... and it has had some good reviews.

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  4. Hope the man of the house recovers quickly. I have My Dear I Wanted to Tell you on my tbr list. Enjoy!

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    1. So do I, Linda - men don't make very happy convalescents! I'm looking forward to My Dear.......sounds really good.

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  5. The Translation of the Bones is a very good read in a quiet way. I'm working through the Orange list and will also be reading Tides of War soon :)

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    1. I enjoyed your review, Sam so bumped it up my list and pleased to find it on the library shelf.

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  6. What a wonderful haul. Two I loved (Kay and Lawrenson), three I want to read (Tillyard, Young and Griffiths, and one I've wondered about (Mears).

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    1. I thought I did well for a very quick visit and look forward to reading all of them.

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