I have read three fantastic books in succession

[Enid]

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollingshurst
Any Human Heart by William Boyd -really fantastic made me cry buckets at the end

and have just started The Star of The Sea by Joseph O'Connor

was totally gripped by it on holiday

even found the gay sex bits fascinating

Line of Beauty best thing I've read for a hundred years
It's a bit Go-Betweeny, as my sister pointed out

love the scene when he's dancing with Mrs Thatcher

And the bit when the MP has to win the pig

yes lol. I was glued it it on holiday.

if you liked it can I point you to Any Human Heart - similar (ish) as it is a fictional account of actual historial events - lovely.

Reading a book? Is that when you get some time to yourself and peace?

have rediscovered it

as pc is broken and we don't have Sky anymore there isnt much to do in the evenings round our way

can I send my non sleeping pain in the arse but utterly scrumptious baby round then?

ooh yes please [broody emoticon]

She'll soon knock that out of you!

x

She is utterly gorgeous though, if I am a teeny bit biased.

only read the first six or so chapters but yes, I am. Can't wait till the kids are in bed and I can snuggle down with it.

hated Star of the Sea, refused to finish it

have Line of Beauty to read, remember BP recommending it.

on hols read: Love in a Cold Climate - nice easy read, about aristo-shaggers
and Saturday by ian McEwan, v good detailed a bit unputdownable and slightly annoying at same time, iykwim

line of beauty is fab. and a nice cover (i am v. shallow).

bundle, nancy mitford is ace. hope you had nice hols.

have read all the mitfords books, also the biog is excellent too

noooooo am convinced star of the sea wont be as good as other two but it is bobbing along nicely atm

actually I missed out that I also read Diary of a manhattan call girl on holiday

enid i only got about 60 pages in, so i'm sure if you like it now, you'll love it. am now reading totally trashy Want to Play? (american murdery thing but v gripping)

A Woman in Berlin is grim but astonishing

hc, had a lovely time thanks. mitford obviously worth a second look, made me chuckle out loud. what's the biog called enid?

great bp will buy it

mitford girls

life in a cold climate is nm biog.

ummm, i read bergdorf blondes on hol. god it was terrible .

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I love al lthe nicci french books, can't remember what they are about afer but can't put them down at the time

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