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moving along the "mills and boons" vein.. I always make sure that I tell my kids (after they have watched a "happily ever after" movie.. say 17 again or suchlike) that.. you know its not *actually* like that in real life, doncha?! That people have to work at it, it doesn't just happen as such?!

Just me pass over the pin so I can just BURST that bubble!!! :lol:

Em x

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I have just read "Brother Fish" By Bryce Courtenay. Fantastic:thumbsup:

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The Simon Scarrow books look good.

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That and a bucket of ice cold water :lol:

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Yes, have read most of the Cato ones and another one, Young bloods. Very good read.
The Mists of Avalon, by Marian Zimmer Bradley is the best ever telling of the Arthurian legend and a fantastic novel.

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I remember reading Misery one weekend at my sister's cottage. The book was so much scarier than the movie IMO.
Stephen King at his best. A seriously good book and movie.

I love reading and will read just about anything, but my favourites are "The Sweet Hereafter" by Russell Banks; a book written about a school bus crash told from the perspectives of 4 different people who's lives were affected by the crash, "The Cider House Rules" by John Irving; another movie just as good as the book, and "A Collection of Short Stories" by D W M - my father.

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the white tiger by aravind adiga is very funny but sad too:thumbsup:

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Eckhart Tolle:The Power of Now!Brings you back down to earth!

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These have probably all been mentioned already, but I don't care :)

Can't really name individual books, but these are all authors I read avidly.

Stephen King
Terry Pratchett
Robert Rankin
Ian Rankin
Christopher Brookmyer
Nicci French
Marian Keyes (got to get me chick lit in)
Lee Child
Peter James (particularly his crime books)
Jeffrey Deaver
Tess Gerritson (but only the recent ones, not the crappy 'romance' ones her previous publisher is insisting on re-releasing)
Karin Slaughter
Michael Connelly
John Connelly
Jonathan Kellerman
Tom Holt
Neil Gaiman


I've probably missed loads of my favourites out!

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I knew I'd missed someone vital off my list!

Clive Barker is very good!

Weird, but good.

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If you like to read about ancient Egypt then Paul Dohertys trilogy about Akunaten is excellent (starts with Evil Spirit out of the West I think) love his books. If you are looking for a good aussie true story then Diamonds and Dust by Sheryl McCrory is a good read - about her becoming a cattle queen in the outback. I also like anything by David Gemmill - his last books written before he died were a trilogy on Troy - great stuff.

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Bryce Courtenay - jessica

Started reading his books when i arrived, now on my fourth, fantastic reading, cant put them down !

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Power of One is excellent

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I have on the shelf waiting to be read "Brother Fish", once I've read that I think that will be the next one, I have heard that it's a really great book.

My fav English Author is Lesley Pearse - another author where I cannot put down her books :)

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Have you read books by carl Hiaasen? they are very funny similar to rankin and holt :thumbsup: