July reads
30: A Small Part of History Peggy Elliot
This was a re-read of a book that I am very fond of. I do wish there was a sequel - I want to know how Sarah gets on in Oregon. Even though I know what is going to happen, I still end up crying at places in this book.
31: The Hare with Amber Eyes: a hidden inheritance Edmund de Waal
Amazon keeps recommending this book to me, so when we got it in at work I borrowed it. It was absolutely fascinating, the intertwined history of both his family and the netsuke. Well worth a read.
32: Always a Scout F.Haydn Dimmock.
I left my book downstairs at my Mum's so found this on my shelf and read it one morning when I was being kept awake by a demented pigeon. This book is so very much of its time, about class and how scouting makes one a better man .
33: Decoding the Heavens: solving the mystery of the world's first computer Jo Marchant
Another fascinating book I borrowed from work - and something else to add to my list of things to go and look at. Not only was the mechanism itself fascinating, but the scientific and historical rivalry between all the researchers was too - so much squabbling.
34: The Land of Green Ginger Winifred Holtby
Winifred Holtby was born not far from where I grew up, and The Land of Green Ginger is one of my favourite street names, so I really should have got round to reading this before now. Ah well. I loved the way she wrote about the judgemental nature of a small community - it was very believable. I warmed very much to Joanna too.
35: The Dark Room Rachel Seiffert
I am not sure I can say I enjoyed this book, but the way it was written (very short sentences and paragraphs, a lot of dialogue/thoughts) made it a very compelling read that propelled you through it. I liked the middle story the most, and would have liked to have known more about those characters, although I didn't care so much about the people in the other two stories.
This was a re-read of a book that I am very fond of. I do wish there was a sequel - I want to know how Sarah gets on in Oregon. Even though I know what is going to happen, I still end up crying at places in this book.
31: The Hare with Amber Eyes: a hidden inheritance Edmund de Waal
Amazon keeps recommending this book to me, so when we got it in at work I borrowed it. It was absolutely fascinating, the intertwined history of both his family and the netsuke. Well worth a read.
32: Always a Scout F.Haydn Dimmock.
I left my book downstairs at my Mum's so found this on my shelf and read it one morning when I was being kept awake by a demented pigeon. This book is so very much of its time, about class and how scouting makes one a better man .
33: Decoding the Heavens: solving the mystery of the world's first computer Jo Marchant
Another fascinating book I borrowed from work - and something else to add to my list of things to go and look at. Not only was the mechanism itself fascinating, but the scientific and historical rivalry between all the researchers was too - so much squabbling.
34: The Land of Green Ginger Winifred Holtby
Winifred Holtby was born not far from where I grew up, and The Land of Green Ginger is one of my favourite street names, so I really should have got round to reading this before now. Ah well. I loved the way she wrote about the judgemental nature of a small community - it was very believable. I warmed very much to Joanna too.
35: The Dark Room Rachel Seiffert
I am not sure I can say I enjoyed this book, but the way it was written (very short sentences and paragraphs, a lot of dialogue/thoughts) made it a very compelling read that propelled you through it. I liked the middle story the most, and would have liked to have known more about those characters, although I didn't care so much about the people in the other two stories.