And our October Book of the Month is ...The Ghost Road by Pat Barker (discussion Tues 28th Oct 8pm)

[TillyBookClub]

We'll be chatting about our Book of the Month, Pat Barker's Booker Prize winner THE GHOST ROAD, on Tues 28 October from 8-10pm.

Will keep you posted here about author chat - and don't forget you can order your copy here.

er, is everyone watching Spooks?

I don't watch it, was trying to find dimensions of dishwasher door to see if I can fit one in kitchen.
I've started reading Regeneration, Owen just coming into it. I hope to have more background on Prior, as to how he became an officer when he was so much of an outsider in The Ghost Road.

I didn't realise Rivers was a real person either, till the footnotes at the end. It must have taken a huge amount of research to get into the heads of historical people with such realism. And her style is so clear and spare. that's part of the reason I enjoyed it so much, that there's no over-writing or melodramatics.

Putting my holiday reading list together if that will keep you going for a while

Apparently Rivers was ahead of his time in treating shell-shock, which of course was little understood.

Too jealous to think about it, FiveGoMad. But go on then...What's in the suitcase?

Kate Atkinson - Case Histories (bought before the vote) so will be able to come and chat
Paul Scott - The Towers of Silence (am slowly working my way through the Raj Quartet and loving it, my Grandfather worked for Mountbatten in India during the war)
The Mitford Sisters - everyone having raved about it on here
Attention all Shipping - ajourney around the shipping forecast - read a review about this years a go and have finally got it.
The Irrestistable Inheritance of Wilberforce - By the guy who wrote Salmon fishing in the Yemen

That's as far as I hav egot so far but off to Southampton next week so will probably come back with something

Not sure why it's quite so quiet tonight (hundredtimes, boogeek, murphy'slaw: where are you?). Expect everyone is busy making spooky ghosty pillowcase outfits for Friday (at least I know I am) so I may call it an evening here. But everyone feel free to come on and put their thoughts down whenever they want.

Night all.

Like your mix, Five Go Mad, Have you read Staying On by Paul Scott yet? That is brilliant.

Going to do that last

sorry i missed the discussion - out visiting MIL for her birthday, plus i have only just finished the book. Have to say, I thought it was all a bit disjointed for my liking and I felt there were all sorts of loose ends....
still, glad i read it