I'm giving up MN and replacing it with books

[Pruni]

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no broadband???

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you go girl

Good books I have read recently are:

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor
Falling Angels by Tracey Chevalier
Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley
Spies by Michael Frayn

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It's about an Edwardian woman trying to find herself. Quite a lot of shagging and morbidness and hanging round in cemeteries.

Also Master Georgie by Beryl Bainbridge (I enjoyed According to Queeney more though).

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Oh, and the Lady and the Unicorn, also by Tracey Chevalier - not so much shagging in that one, sorry.

wow, I am really on a roll here

That's a major advantage of co-sleeping - plenty of reading time .

I'd second the Tracey Chevallier reccomendations, I've really enjoyed all of her books I've read.

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Quick crash - What's The Accidental? I recognise the title but can't place it!

zadie smith's on beauty is pretty good

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will bring books later
though am not seeking to encourage the no-mn thing

Helen Simpson's Constitutional (and her Hey Yeah Right Get A Life)

Alexander Masters, Stuart A Life Backwards

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber + Sarah Waters Fingersmith - both way better than Jonathan Strange in my op...

Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel - DH and I both loved this recently

tracey chevalier wonderful, yes.
also In search of perfection (can't remember who by)
a suitable boy - vikram seth

libby purves - any novels v readable.

HTH - good luck with yr move!

twocatsonthebed - sorry if this is crashing the thread, maybe we should start another as I dont want to give anything away to pruni, but what did you make of the ending of the crimson petal and the white?

Pruni a few of the books I was going to reccomend have already been mentioned so I will try think of others for you! There are lots of good non-fiction books I can think of if you are interested in that.

eenywifemum - I won't say anything too specific, but yes, I did feel decidedly cheated (but Pruni, this isn't a reason at all not to read the book, as it is 99.9% addictive). I think perhaps his characters became too real for him...

pruni I second what twocatsonthebed said - it is a VERY good book and I am happy I read it, the ending was just a little... quick? a little off but I honestly feel better for having read it.

Thanks twocatsonthebed for getting what I was talking about

I disagree about the Faber book. I thought it was deeply disappointing: I liked the beginning and then it crashed spectacularly.

Pruni, read absolutely everything by Sarah Waters. Do you like Helen Duncombe (I think she's fab)? Maggie Gee's latest (My Cleaner) also worth a whirl.