Isn't anyone reading anything at the moment?
I don't like making three posts in a row but they are separated by several days.
I finished A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In. I thought it was a very sweet story though it had quite a dark side to it.
Since then I have listened to -
Cinderella Girl by Carin Gerhardsen, narrated by Candida Gubbins - quite a good Swedish murder mystery.
64) The Last Stair into Darkness by Cliff Barlow, narrated by Chandra Skyye. A collection of short horror stories that weren't really frightening to me. I didn't like the narration much.
Of a Boy by Sonya Hartnett, narrated by Humphrey Bower (a narrator i really like). Published under the title What the Birds See in the UK and US. A very sad and moving story about a quiet and fearful little boy, Adrian, growing up in Australia in 1977. His mother cannot care for him, his father doesn't want him and so he is living with his grandmother who thinks she is too old and worn to even look after a well-behaved boy as he is. He is living only 20 minutes from the place that three children (the Metford children) have disappeared. Adrian's family and others around him are very concerned about what has happened to the missing kids. This is a vey sad story and I cried many times while reading it. It is also beautifully written.
This was my 75th book for the year.
Now I am listening to The Untold History of the Potato by John Reader, narrated by Martin Hyder. quite interesting so far. 4 chapters in and the potato still hasn't left the pre-Columbian Americas.
My shoulder is less painful than it has been for months. I hope that this means I have finished the really painful freezing stage and I am entering the less painful frozen stage. Maybe in a week or two I will be back to reading printed books.
I don't like making three posts in a row but they are separated by several days.
I finished A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In. I thought it was a very sweet story though it had quite a dark side to it.
Since then I have listened to -
Cinderella Girl by Carin Gerhardsen, narrated by Candida Gubbins - quite a good Swedish murder mystery.
64) The Last Stair into Darkness by Cliff Barlow, narrated by Chandra Skyye. A collection of short horror stories that weren't really frightening to me. I didn't like the narration much.
Of a Boy by Sonya Hartnett, narrated by Humphrey Bower (a narrator i really like). Published under the title What the Birds See in the UK and US. A very sad and moving story about a quiet and fearful little boy, Adrian, growing up in Australia in 1977. His mother cannot care for him, his father doesn't want him and so he is living with his grandmother who thinks she is too old and worn to even look after a well-behaved boy as he is. He is living only 20 minutes from the place that three children (the Metford children) have disappeared. Adrian's family and others around him are very concerned about what has happened to the missing kids. This is a vey sad story and I cried many times while reading it. It is also beautifully written.
This was my 75th book for the year.
Now I am listening to The Untold History of the Potato by John Reader, narrated by Martin Hyder. quite interesting so far. 4 chapters in and the potato still hasn't left the pre-Columbian Americas.
My shoulder is less painful than it has been for months. I hope that this means I have finished the really painful freezing stage and I am entering the less painful frozen stage. Maybe in a week or two I will be back to reading printed books.
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