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16-03-2015, 06:04 PM
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How I'd love to read a good book.

Years ago I was so into reading and thoroughly enjoyed it but haven't come across a decent book that appeals to me for ages. I have The Kindle Fire and have downloaded books but they have never come up to my expectations.
Years ago I was in to love books but now I like autobiography or a good love book with an interesting story.
One of my older Granddaughters is so in to books they are almost part of her life and I so envy her.
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16-03-2015, 06:09 PM
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Re: How I'd love to read a good book.

Maursey - I too prefer real life stories
At the moment I am reading the following, but only just started, the reviews were great and its a subject I find engrossing, although I know it will get me fired up !
Heres the link - in case it appeals to you .......

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...etailpage_o03_
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16-03-2015, 06:14 PM
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ive not read any good love stories since i finished Catherine Cookson series ,
I did read a few by a Scottish author that was brought up in the Gorbals Area of Glasgow ,she suffered from high level of Calcium , and it made her wheel chair bound , She wrote so well you could picture her story in your mind .
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16-03-2015, 06:18 PM
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I like reading biographies. At the moment I'm reading a biography of Richard Rogers, the composer.
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16-03-2015, 06:27 PM
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this was the writer ,and i read most of the books on the list,which were good , I made a mistake in where she was from ,it was Govan Glasgow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Marion_Fraser
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16-03-2015, 07:57 PM
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That's such a shame Maursey, I couldn't exist without books and I always manage to find something to read but I do have a wide area of interest so maybe that helps..
Don't give up....
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16-03-2015, 08:17 PM
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The best autobiography that I have read was 'Bermondsey Boy' the story of Tommy Steele. It was a fascinating story - you just couldn't have made it up. I've read some pretty poor autobiographies - I thought Cliff Richard's was pretty dire, and Van Morrison's biography, while interesting , went into excrutiating detail in places.

I'm currently reading 'Arctic Chill' by the Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indridisson.
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16-03-2015, 08:25 PM
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I am finding your postings more interesting than the stories I read. Thank you all and will have a look at some of the books that have been mentioned.
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16-03-2015, 08:33 PM
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I read a fair number of biographies, Maursey. If you give me an idea of what sort of biography you like (writers, scientists, musicians, adventure, current affairs types, actors etc) I'll see if I can suggest some if you like.
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16-03-2015, 10:20 PM
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Thank you so much Orangutan.I like anyone famous in the acting business or royalty. I also enjoy any true story that is interesting. I don't like sad books. I'm not a sad person.
 
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