orkneybell.bsky.social
Retired, Granny, avid reader, lover of art, eclectic tastes. Choir member, member of Samba drumming group, dance fitness enthusiast
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The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison, I really like the way it is written, alternate chapters for the two main characters
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The Silent Wife by A S A Harrison
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I learned to drive in London and passed first time but roundabouts terrified me. I lived near Wood Lane and when I wanted to visit my friend in Brixton I would work out a route that avoided them!
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I’ve read half of this, don’t know if I want to finish it
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My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor, brilliant!
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I finished Maggie O’Farrell’s The Hand that First Held Mine two days ago and I’m still thinking about the characters. And I’m on to something completely different now.
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Brilliant film, beautifully shot
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I gave up on this a third of the way through 😒
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Have you read Curtis Sittenfield’s “American Wife”
I enjoyed it as much as E Strout
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Thank you, I will
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I read this one, a bit off key but I stuck with it and enjoyed it, husband did not like it 🙂
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Holly by Stephen King. I haven’t read a SK book since The Fog and I’m really enjoying this one.
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Are all those camper vans still parked along the top?
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The Changeling by Robin Jenkins published 1958, was a book chosen by Rev Richard Cole’s on A Good Read (radio4)
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Have read 5, loved 4
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Pollyanna, I’d be about 9
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Killing Time by Alan Bennett and it is gorgeous 🤩
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Midwinter Break by Bernard Maclaverty
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Bingeing Claire Keegan stories, re-reading really.
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Best friend lives in Lindsay buildings Snuffmill Road
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Your wallet will recover and you have, heart wise, nothing to recover from
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Didn’t check before posting, obviously should be “wrote “
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I’ve just sent one to a friend who I discovered yesterday hadn’t read it, soon be remedied
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Goodnight Helen, this time tomorrow you will have aced it!
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Strangely I couldn’t get through the books, but I’m loving the two
Tv series, so I might try again
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My biggest thrill was being able to buy this in Barnes and Noble on a holiday in New York, from the U.K., a book I often return to
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I rewatched Ep 2 this afternoon, just sumptuous acting and costumes and locations
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She is absolutely divine, I really love her in anything, such a versatile actress
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Aw it’s a terrific read