recommend me a good book for taking away on a weekend with my mates

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going to a lovely spa this weekend
i hope to be sitting around a lot in my dressing gown or swimsuit and reading
but im stuck for a book to take

i dont like chick lit except jackie collins and jilly cooper (yes really)
my fave book recently was we need to talk about kevin
i have the lovely bones upstairs that i found in the charity shop but i dont want to take that
i like crime but there is a lot around its a bit of a gamble
usually i like crime writtne by women

Do you like biography? "The Divine Sarah" by Arthur gold and someone ellse ... is interesting. it's about Sarah Bernhardt but you can justify it on the grounds that it's about celebrity culture.

There was a book out recently about that was a fictionalised account of the events in Pope's "Rape of the Lock" - and I've forgotten what it's called. It was up and down in terms of writing but, on the whole, pretty interesting, moved along at a cracking pace and light but not embarrassingly so. I'll see if I can remember what it was called.

Do you like the C. J. Sansom books?

no i have never read a biography
always beena bit wary, dont know why...

the divine sarah sounds like my cup of tea - thanks!

I've just finished reading 'Engleby' by Sebastian Faulks. Not his usual thing at all - it's a thriller. Gripping, intelligent and beautifully written.

And I've just started 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' which seems very promising and if you like crime, would be perfect.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher sounds brilliant

actually after reading a few reviews online i think i will go for that one

thanks so much

Enjoy your spa weekend! I am !

thanks! i am v excited

How about Kate Atkinson - she's written a few good crime ones. Also Minette Walters are always very gripping and engrossing.
Have a good weekend - sounds like bliss! am also very