Stuck in hospital, what shall I read?

Hi, Breakfast With Tiffany by Edwin John Wintle is a good read. Here is what it says:

When you are a fortysomething gay new yorker with a stressful job as a film agent, a fruity assortment of friends and the odd obsessive compulsive tendancy, you may not see yourself as an ideal parent. However, when Ed's sister asks him to take in her daughter-the beautiful, capricious and occasionally difficult Tiffany-Ed agrees. Soon, his life has turned upside down as he tries to deal with an exasperating but loving teenager while learning to be a parent himself.

So I need

laptop
3 mobile and contract
Cunning little device to connect the 2.

Hope all continues to be calm on the placenta front

Hi Fruitful,

I've spent a lot of time in hospital since my DD2 was born, so you have my sympathy and I hope that your little one does well.
How about a book women travellers? I've read a couple of compilations (one is called Amazonians) and they are a great way to see the world.

Britex,
There are a lot of Stephanie Plum fans about on here - they were recommended a couple of weeks ago on a 'funny books' thread.
I am a fellow addict. Perhaps you should start a thread and all her fans will declare themselves.

Patsy

Poor you! I hope the time is going fast!

Have you read any Harlan Coben? Great, fast paced thrillers (that are also quite amusing). There's a new one out now.

If you get the book people catalogue and pay for express delivery, they have a whole set of Harlan Coben thrillers for £9.99.

Or, if you like crime fiction, you could read a whole set of them in order (I did this last summer when stuck inside!).

Ones I'd recommend, Henning Mankell, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson - read them in order and it's more fun.

anything by jodi picoult

I had a baby born at 22 weeks, very sadly he only survived for an hour. I would have much preferred a long hospital stay.
How about learning French?

Agree with all your sentiments!

so are you using the surfing then internet on a mobile phone? Or a laptop

am confused (and building a case to put to DH about the need for technology if/when I am admitted)

Never mind the time travellers wife don't read We Need To Talk About Kevin!

I'm a Stephanie Plum fan too.

Now I've seen your post, I shall have to re-read the whole series again!

Kath

I just LOVE the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. the first one is called 'one for the money'. they are light, funny, crime/romance. I have read all 13 of them and am adicted. I have not seen anyone here on Mumsnet discussing them ?

Fruitful hope you will se this. I am facing the same thing because of vasa praevia although I think am unlikely to have to go in before 32 weeks.

How are you managing wireless internet? sofar, what are your Top Tips for coping

its about getting a safe balance - not being bed bound bored , same ole same ole, and purposeful use of time to hospital cafe, shop, garden. do u have an ipod for pod cast news, radio etc. radio 4 plays etc

Poor you! Hope the time passes quickly. Have just re-read 'Lady's Maid' by Margaret Forster - it's a wonderful book, imo.
Or what about making a cross-stitch sampler for your baby. (If you're that way inclined!) this company do lovely ones.

i presume altho you will be a hospital in-patient that you will still be able to go out for walks, local shop for provisions, canteen, cafe

so try get out and about too

What about some biographies? Recently read Francis Wheen's biog of Tom Driberg and that was good (and no premature babies, in fact very few women at all .

Or what about a collection of correspondence? Good for small attention spans (like mine). I loved the letters between Evelyn Waugh and Diana Cooper.

Can you get someone to get a selection od stuff from your local library? That way you don't have to worry about forking out for stuff you might not like. And I'm sure they'd give you some leeway on returns

I read the first Tales of the City book whilst I was festering in hospital antenatally too. Have you read any Jodi Picoult? I think they are great, thoughtful but easy to read - others may disagree. I reread my whole Michael Connelly collection antenatally too - but I am definitely not going to suggest that that is literature at all!

Don't I repeat don't read The Time Traveller's Wife - not a good book for a pregnant woman IMHO

Ladies' No1 Detective Agency series is quite light and a good read.

How about knitting - I find that whiles away the time quite nicely?

ooooh definitely read Tales of the City, all six, they are fabulous!

along the easy-read, sentimental line, how about some Georgette Heyer books?

I devoured these as a teenager (and Stephen Fry was on TV recommending her as a fantastic writer recently, though he did class them as one of his guilty pleasures I think!) they are so easy to read but they're not pulp fiction, she is a good writer; Friday's Child is the absolute best, it's a rollocking good regency romance. I think if I was to go in to hospital for any length of time I'd want those.

Also, I would say this (just look at my mn name) but PG Wodehouse, particularly the Jeeves stories, are fantastic light reads.

rebecca is an outstanding book, literally a page turner