Relevant Books in these troubles times

[Themselves]

May I recommend The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe. Hardly a cheerful read but at least the rich and the poor were in the mire together.

 

[movan]

On the Beach... Neville Shute.. Don't know how you spell it.. . But the b/w film is better.

 

[Electraglide]

Alternative 3 Leslie Philips

Alternative 3 - Wikipedia

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[Kirsten]

Anything that you have read years ago and loved ! Lillian Beckwith and Miss Read and Betty Macdonald for me - Betty Macdonald wrote The Plague and I - thats what reminded me of her books

 

[Nasher]

Purple Ronnie by Purple Ronnie ?

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[The Wino]

On the Beach... Neville Shute.. Don't know how you spell it.. . But the b/w film is better.

I think I'd go for something more cheerful! Good book though read it years ago.

 

[scotzsue]

Kirsten thanks for reminding me about Lilian Beckwith will have a look for my Kindle, not seen any in the charity shops for ages, I also enjoyed the 'My Friend' series but can't remember who wrote them.

 

[mark49]

Red Notice by Bill Browder. Eye opening and confirming.

 

[Kirsten]

Kirsten thanks for reminding me about Lilian Beckwith will have a look for my Kindle, not seen any in the charity shops for ages, I also enjoyed the 'My Friend' series but can't remember who wrote them.

Was it not Jane Duncan? And I have hard copies ( very tatty n old ) of all the Betty Macdonalds and several My friend ones if you need to borrow some after the lockdown

 

[KiwiKampers]

I reckon I'll have time to read War & Peace before our lock-down is lifted.

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[whiskyman]

A great read: Cell by Steven King, fits in well with the 5g conspiracy theory.

Also may re-read 1984 and animal farm just to remind not to trust the powers that be

 

[olley]

Hilary Mantel the Thomas Cromwell trilogy if you like fact based fiction from Henry VIII time their is none better. Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies and Mirror and the Light.

 

[DiggerJon]

Noddy and Big Ears - to remind me of untroubled innocent times without the complications of being an adult.......

 

[34127]

I have started to read, again, the Tales of Para Handy by Neil Munro.

 

[movan]

Hilary Mantel the Thomas Cromwell trilogy if you like fact based fiction from Henry VIII time their is none better. Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies and Mirror and the Light.

On tv repeats at the moment... BRILLIANT. The follow on programme last night was live with the author... She had me hooked.

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[olley]

Two other excellent authors for historical fiction are Sharon Penman with her welsh trilogy and her Plantagenet series and Colleen McCullough and her 5 book masters of Rome series. Should keep you going till the end of the week.

 

[7735]

Karma sutra

spongy

 

[DigglyDog]

The Plague - Albert Camus.

 

[gus-lopez]

Last Man Standing.david Balachii

 

[movan]

Two other excellent authors for historical fiction are Sharon Penman with her welsh trilogy and her Plantagenet series and Colleen McCullough and her 5 book masters of Rome series. Should keep you going till the end of the week.

@SueTayBon.of any interest to sis, love? See Olley's post above re Wolf Hall.. watched author being interviewed last night.

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[Smudger55]

The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, did not want put it down and makes u wonder....... if it could happen. Reading towards reliving the dream SMUDGER55

 

[scotzsue]

John loves the Mantell books i found them impossible to get into, just didn't grab me at all.
Thamks Kirsten too for the kind offer did have all the Jane Duncan books, but had to cull my library, 8 tall bookcases, when I moved in with John, sadly these have now all gone.
Was offered a derisory ammount by a book buyer. I will never forget his face when i told him i would give them away first as I knew how much he sold them on for. He doubled his offer still a pittance so I sent him on his way, the local charity shops had a field day.

 

[movan]

@SueTayBon.of any interest to sis, love? See Olley's post above re Wolf Hall.. watched author being interviewed last night.

SueTayBon

 

[movan]

Two other excellent authors for historical fiction are Sharon Penman with her welsh trilogy and her Plantagenet series and Colleen McCullough and her 5 book masters of Rome series. Should keep you going till the end of the week.

SueTayBon