Favourite novel?

[doodles]

W&P - loved it, can't wait for next week but do think I need a notebook or a family tree

[RedVelvet]

W&P - loved it, can't wait for next week but do think I need a notebook or a family tree

Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but sounds as if our house 'Homeland' rules will need apply; no talking, no leaving the room and if you have to ask what's going on or who someone is then you obviously haven't been paying enough attention and you should leave the room now.

[RedVelvet]

On the topic of books, the penguin hardback classics are so beautiful. Lovely things.

[doodles]

W&P - loved it, can't wait for next week but do think I need a notebook or a family tree

Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but sounds as if our house 'Homeland' rules will need apply; no talking, no leaving the room and if you have to ask what's going on or who someone is then you obviously haven't been paying enough attention and you should leave the room now.

A bit harsh redvelvet as it does jump around a lot! Enjoy

[Stroller]

On the topic of books, the penguin hardback classics are so beautiful. Lovely things.

If we're doing more general recommendations, the Pushkin Children's Save the Story series is superb. Abridged and rewritten, but made all the more accessible for it, without losing the essence of the story. Beautifully illustrated too. Because of some of the themes, I'd recommend the series for the top of primary age group and into secondary. I read some of the stories unabridged or in the original language at the top of secondary / university, and I've reread the Pushkin versions as an adult and enjoyed them.

[PapersOwl]

Now I see how many books I still have to read Thank you for the link

[JaneEyre]

This post is not about a book but about an article on Dicken's wife
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/201605 ... es-dickens" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The museum 'The Other Dickens' is open until 20 November 2016.

[Peridot]

JaneEyre you might enjoy "Girl in a Blue Dress" by Gaynor Arnold which is a thinly disguised fictional autobiography of Dickens' wife. It's beautifully written and a great read.

[JaneEyre]

JaneEyre you might enjoy "Girl in a Blue Dress" by Gaynor Arnold which is a thinly disguised fictional autobiography of Dickens' wife. It's beautifully written and a great read.

Thanks for the advice, Peridot!

[JaneEyre]

article which might be of interest for those who have read 'Night', which is not a novel but an autobiography:


ELIE WIESEL, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER AND AUTHOR, DIES AT 87
Humanitarian's book "Night" was an indelible account of the horrors of the Holocaust.
http://europe.newsweek.com/elie-wiesel-dies-87-477170" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;