Stuck in hospital, what shall I read?

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fruitful · 15/10/2007 10:42

I am mouldering on the antenatal ward (25wks, placenta previa, escape tunnel from hospital not progressing very fast!).

What shall I read?

I've just finished Zorro by Isabel Allende which was rather good but a bit much for my concentration span in here. And now I'm reading A Bad Brides Tale by Polly Williams which was suitably fluffy until the heroine's sister just had a premature baby, aargh! That wasn't mentioned on the back cover!

I'm wondering about starting Tales of the City (never read them, should keep me going for a while). Or getting dh to bring my Swallows & Amazon set in.

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artichokes · 15/10/2007 18:46

i also read Gone With the Wind and Rebecca.

artichokes · 15/10/2007 18:44

If you want easy to read, sentimental stuff then I reckon you cannot beat the Little House of the Prairie series. I re-read it for the first time as an adult when I was in hopsital with pre-eclampsia and loved it.

lionheart · 15/10/2007 18:42

this is good if you want short stories and conversations to start

fullmoonfiend · 15/10/2007 18:36

ouch!
You'll need a lot of books, if you're anything like me

and bumping for some others to come add their recommendations....

ScottishMummy · 15/10/2007 18:36

o poor you, take lots of varied reading to adapt to your preference/mood - bit of humour, crime, good biography, and a schmaltzy book

good luck

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fruitful · 15/10/2007 18:29

I'm probably in here till the baby is born - so somewhere between 3 and 13 weeks!

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fullmoonfiend · 15/10/2007 10:45

I recommend TOTC series as they were written as installments, so easy to dip and out of if neccessary or can be devoured in one huge chunk

Poor you, how long will you have to stay in for?

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