[Q by Luther Blissett/b]
Set in the 16th century and connects about 50 years of various bits of history around the Anabaptist movement in one story. I found about 3/4 of it very well written apart from some bits which seemed a bit disjointed. Ibought the book because of the authors name thinking"It couldn;t be the exfootballer ?" turns out it was written by 4 italian writers.if you do read it, one bit of advice, keep checking the date at the begining of each chapter as the book does jump back and forth in time.
The No.1 Ladies detective agency by Alexander McCall-Smith(look under S for the authour in bookshops unless its just a norwich thing)
Series
One for you TD as this has got me facinated by Botswana. I first picked up on the dramatisations on radio4. I've read the whole series of books. The stories are very endearing although the good natured method of writting has been critisized in some quarters; many fans find the different style to the typical one of the big appeals of the books. And of couse there was the movie and series on bbc tv, you can see 9 min segements on you tube if you want a flavor of the books
To Kill a Mocking bird by Harper-Lee
Such a classic, beautifully written.
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
Romantic sports comedy, insitefull. vaugely based on true occurences. Follows the story of a man from the the timein his child hood as he trys to make sence of his parents divorce but developing an obsession which becomes like a surrogate family member until events make him slowly gain persepective of life.
romance loving sports hating reader would enjoy as would a sports loving romance hating reader !st time I lent a copy to a sports loathing friend she was roaring with laughter in notime and couldn;t putit down. yes i first read it in part as it was centered around the football team i support but this is incidental & it wouldn't matter what team or sport it was written about. had been made into a film in the uk, and a terrible/dire us remake
Jean de florette / Manon des Sources, 2 of my favorate films, must look for the books, thanks for that tip
