In view of tidying things up, here's a list of what I read in 2010
Barbery, Muriel | The Elegance of the Hedgehog |
Barker, Pat | Life Class |
Byatt, A.S. | The Children's Book |
Chevallier, Tracy | Remarkable Creatures |
Christie, Agathe | Murder in Mesopotamia |
Christie, Agathe | Dumb Witness |
Christie, Agathe | The Moving Finger |
Collins, Wilkie | The Moonstone |
Collins, Wilkie | The Woman in White |
De Santis, Pablo | The Paris Enigma |
Dexter, Colin | The Way Through the Woods |
Du Maurier, Daphne | Mary Anne |
Du Maurier, Daphne | The House on the Strand |
Dunant, Sarah | Sacred Hearts |
Gaiman, Niel | The Graveyard Book |
Grossmith, George and Wheedon | Diary of a Nobody |
Hardy, Thomas | Jude the Obscure |
Holt, Tom | Who's Afraid of Beowolf? |
Holt, Tom | My Hero |
HRH Princess Michael of Kent | The Serpent and the Moon |
Kingsolver, Barbara | The Poisonwood Bible |
Lake, Deryan | The King's Women |
Laurens, Stephanie | The Ideal Bride |
Maitland, Sarah | A Book of Silence |
Mantel, Hilary | Wolf Hall |
McCall Smith, Alexander | The Sunday Philosophy Club |
Morton, Kate | The House at Riverton |
Morton, Kate | The Distant Hours |
Murdoch, Iris | The Bell |
Picardie, Justine | Coco Chanel |
Smith, P. Robert | Up a tree at night in a park with a hedgehog |
Tolkein, J.R.R. | The Hobbit |
Beerbohm, Max | Zuleika Dobson |
Green, Grahame | Travels with my Aunt |
Barbery, Muriel | The Gourmet |
Gregory, Philippa | The White Queen |
I started the new year in a very familiar way - by reading. However, I chose a non-fiction book. You may be able to tell from the list above that 2010 was dominated by fiction, and on leaving the house this morning I made a grab for 'Venice' by Peter Ackroyd. I've made small inroads into it, and am already fascinated by the way it weaves around the many layers of history - much like the city's many canals.
It's also made me make a decision about how I go about reading, and talking about it all. Whilst I may not comment on the newest things out there, I believe I can still take you all on a journey. We'll start in Venice, but after that who knows? I may take you to India or Greece; back in time to the Plantaganet era, or whisk you off into war torn London. There are a lot of strong women out there, and we might get accquainted with the Georgian Duchess of Devonshire, or perhaps her Tudor ancestor. Thomas Hardy might welcome us to his part of England, and Rasputin might issue a warning from the Russian Steppes.
Do not expect me to stand still this year - I'm broadening my horizons and I suggest you come along for the ride!
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