1) Have you read more books, or fewer books, this past year than usual?
about the same.

2) What book are you reading now (or what book did you read most recently)?
the most recent one was Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession by Alison Weir. it'snot that good.

3) What is the best book you read in the past few years?
there's been a few; Charity and Sylvia: A ( Read more... )

( Any, any, green tea or black tea? )

from amazon;
Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents (so memorably fictionalised by her sister Nancy); she talks candidly about her brother and sisters, and their politics (while not being at ( Read more... )

from booklender.com (originaly from amazon?)

Charity and Sylvia is the intimate history of two ordinary women who lived in an extraordinary same-sex marriage during the early nineteenth century. Based on diaries, letters, and poetry, among other original documents, the research traces the women's lives in sharp detail. Charity Bryant was born in ( Read more... )

from amazon;Jessica Mitford, the great muckraking journalist, was part of a legendary English aristocratic family. Her sisters included Nancy, doyenne of the 1920s London smart set and a noted novelist and biographer; Diana, wife to the English fascist chief Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, who fell head over in heels in love with Hitler; and Deborah, ( Read more... )

full title;
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle

from amazon;
Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady Carnarvon has written a transporting story of this fabled home on the brink of war. Much like her Masterpiece ( Read more... )

from amazon; This powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of Out of Africa-1920s Kenya-and reveals the extraordinary adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman before her time. Brought to Kenya from England by pioneering parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, Beryl is raised unconventionally, developing a fierce will and a ( Read more... )

1. What is your favorite thing to drink on a hot day?
cold water, tea or powerade.

2. What superstitions do you have?
friday the 13 is a bad luck day.

3. What is your favorite pen to write with and why?
basic bic clear (they're called crystal, maybe?) in blue ink.

4. What books have you read or been reading during the Pandemic?a few things. some ( Read more... )

1. What is your favorite thing to drink on a hot day?
cold water, tea or powerade.

2. What superstitions do you have?
friday the 13 is a bad luck day.

3. What is your favorite pen to write with and why?
basic bic clear (they're called crystal, maybe?) in blue ink.

4. What books have you read or been reading during the Pandemic?
a few things. some one- ( Read more... )

1. Are books losing importance as a source of information and entertainment?
probably as a source of info. when 80% of what you want to know is on-line. unless it's a bio on someone or some big exposé on something.

2. Are e-books the death of paper books? Will paper books disappear?paper books will always be around. because not everyone like a ( Read more... )