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6:30 pm
Sun 15-May-11
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JoannaS
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The Railway Children is a great book, it was the only book hubby read to the kids and he still tears up at the ending 
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3:24 pm
Mon 5-Dec-11
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danast
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 Thought I would resurrect this thread as Nadine has said she would be interested in what others are reading.
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Old teachers never die, they just lose their class
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3:49 pm
Mon 5-Dec-11
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Aly
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when the children were small I used to send them to their rooms for an hour each day for quiet play. I would make a mug of coffee and curl up with a book. This kept me sane through the difficult years of having 3 children close together.
My all time favourites are Gone with the Wind, which still makes me cry and Pride and Prejudice.
As I mentioned on the other thread I also love the Morland dynasty by Cynthia Harrod Eagles. It is about a family that starts in 1400 and she plans to bring it up to the present day. I currently have 36 books and whenever a new one comes out I re read them all from the beginning. I am currently on book 2 which incorporates the story of Anne Boleyn and Henry 8th. OH says I am impossible when I have a book as I am good for nothing else!
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9:04 am
Tue 6-Dec-11
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kayerunrig
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Little man has decided that Grandma must read before bedtime which i dont mind in the slightest, trouble is my choices tend to be stuff that i read to the kids or what i had as a child. Current favourites are Hairy McLary , Mog and Grandad Pot , currently seeking the original ladybirds of Little Red Hen and Three Billy Goats . Plus i kept the kids original Peter and Jane ladybirds so were starting reading practice properly over xmas
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10:27 am
Tue 6-Dec-11
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Hattie
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As I have mentioned in another thread I read a lot of history; it has been a passion of mine since a child. Later in my working life it was incredibly useful in designing historical plays, operas etc. I am more interested in the social side of history & especially how women lived their lives under the almost absolute rule of men.
Recently I finished a fascinating book called "Wedlock" & it's subtitle is "How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband Met His Match". It had very good reviews when it was published in 2009. I take a while to catch up; I always have a massive book pile as I poke around in 2nd hand & charity shops for bargains.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wedlock-Georgian-Britains-…..038;sr=1-1
I have now just started on "Bess of Hardwick, first Lady ofChatsworth" by Mary S. Lovell, which I am just getting into. It has rather a lot of footnotes so I get side-tracked a bit.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bess-Hardwick-First-Lady-C…..038;sr=1-6
I also read historical novels, detective & mystery novels but the history & biographies seem to dominate the winter months. 
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Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass. Confucius
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8:37 pm
Thu 8-Dec-11
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JoannaS
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Bess of Hardwick was quite a woman. An accomplished needlewoman and married the young and sickly Lord of the manor for the village where I used to live. The first of I think three marriages. Mind you I never really connected her with Chatsworth but Hardwick Hall where you can go and see some of her work.
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8:57 pm
Thu 8-Dec-11
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Toffeeapple
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Oh Hattie, thank you for those links, I adore that kind of thing, social history too, I know what I want for Christmas now. Kindle version I think.
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