December 2010
19 posts
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A Taste for It - Monica Mcinerney
A Taste for It - Monica Mcinerney
ISBN-13: 978-1842230435
I read this book in one day I loved it just could not put it down. Maura Carmody is a great character as we follow her from the beautiful Clare Valley in South Australia to equally beautiful County Clare in Ireland. Along the way we meet more wonderful characters as Maura is introducing the Wines and Food of Australia to Ireland but...
The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
ISBN-13: 978-0345479532
I was fortunate enough to be able to read this delightful book in one sitting this boxing day and I loved it, not since the March Sisters have I enjoyed and cried with a book such as this I love these girls especially Bett who to me is the modern day Jo the Savvy journalist of the bunch we also have the modern Day version of Amy...
Pint Sized Ireland - Evan McHugh
Pint Sized Ireland - Evan McHugh
ISBN-13: 978-0734402103
A wonderful tale of an Aussie in search of the perfect Guinness in Ireland. In every Pub that he visits he is told where to go to get the perfect pint of the black stuff and it’s normally another County. In the process we are taken on a wonderful low budget travelogue of Ireland and meet some wonderful characters in the fellow...
David Austin's English Roses - David Austin
David Austin’s English Roses - David Austin
ISBN-13: 978-1850297840
This book is a really beautiful book full of glorious photos of Davids Roses. We are given a brief family history on each rose and a rating for the overall assesment and fragrance of them. Full to the brim with color shots, this book would make a terrific gift for anyone who loves roses or as a special treat for...
Lonely Planet Tasmania
Lonely Planet Tasmania
ISBN-13: 978-0864427274
Having just got back from Tasmania with this book in tow I can highly recommend it to everyone, from locals, all Australians and the overseas visitor. This book has not only the history of this State but everything thant you could want to know about the flora and fauna, where to stay including the very basic accomodation through to the most...
Scandal in Fair Haven - Carolyn Hart
Scandal in Fair Haven - Carolyn Hart
ISBN-13: 978-0553565379
What have a Suicide and Murder have in common in the Town of Fair Haven? Henrie O must find the answer to these questions if she is to save her friends nephew from being charged with the murder of his wife. Posing as an Aunt of the accused Henrie O finds that beneath the lovely exterior of Fair Haven lies a hot bed of jealousy,...
Love, Lucy - Lucille Ball
Love, Lucy - Lucille Ball
ISBN-13: 978-1572973237
Yes you will love Lucy warts n’all after reading this book. It takes us back to the beginning with Lucy’s early life growing up in Jamestown we are introduced to the wonderful characters of DeDe and Daddy Hunt the great influences on Lucy’s adolescence we learn of Lucy treading the boards in the beginning not as an actress...
Reed All About Me - Oliver Reed
Reed All About Me - Oliver Reed
ISBN-13: 978-0491020398
This is such a wonderful book about such a great character, Oliver Reed was and always will be larger than life. We learn about about his problems with dyslexia and early conquests with the girls, one of his earliest being Samantha Eggar and her Knickers. we learn of his great love of animals and how he bought with his first pay packet...
The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey
The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey
ISBN-13: 978-0684803869
Ok what can I say about this book apart from the fact that I “LOVED it” Since the age of 10 after seeing Sir Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare’s “Richard III” I have been intrigued with this story. In this book Policeman Alan Grant recuperating in hospital becomes interested in the idea that Richard...
From Doon with Death - Ruth Rendell
From Doon with Death - Ruth Rendell
ISBN-13: 978-0345348173
This is the first of Ruth Rendell’s books and we are thrust into the death of Margaret Parson’s. All we have are the inscriptions in books from Doon, who is Doon and what is the link to Margaret? I was so pleased to come across this novel. the first in the series of Wexford novels. This book will have you wondering who...
Murder in Scorpio - Martha C. Lawrence
Murder in Scorpio - Martha C Lawrence
ISBN-13: 978-0312959845
Enter Elixabeth Chase a sort of Physic Detective, hired by Cop Tom McGowan to investigate the death of Janice Freeman a one time crush of Tom’s. Elizabeth is a very likable character full of self doubt and wry sense of humour, she is hired by Tom to look into the car crash that killed Janice Freeman a very lovely girl...
On Beulah Height - Reginald Hill
On Beulah Height - Reginald Hill
ISBN-13: 978-0002326667
A doomed Yorskshire Valley waiting to be flooded, missing girls and the legend of Benny’s Back, what can all this mean to Dalziel 15 years down the track, well it looks like Benny is back and another little girl has gone missing in similar circumstances, Dalziel must retrace his steps 15 years back when he was involved in the...
