Well, I seem to be falling farther behind, but so it goes:
9) An Experiment in Treason, Bruce Alexander (2002). This is a historical mystery in Alexander's Sir John Fielding series, set in late eighteenth century London and featuring Sir John Fielding, the blind magistrate of the Bow Street Court as detective. The story is told from the
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Also, I seem to always be aswim in other books I have to read. I made the mistake of going to the bookstore today, and despite my resolve not to buy anything, I saw two on the discount shelves that I came home with.
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The first book of hers I ever read was "The Sea, the Sea" and we've been reading it for bookclub. It's a favorite partly because I love her descriptions of food--not to mention a bizarre cast of characters and an even stranger plot. I think she won the Booker Prize for this one.
I know what you mean about books. I have a whole bunch and sometimes I can't even remember if I read them or not. I'd be happy to loan an Iris--I have most of the 26 novels she wrote. Instead of aquiring more books, I try to borrow and loan to keep the clutter down.
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I know what you mean about borrowing and loaning. Most of the time I prefer that a book not be returned so that I can use the bookshelf space for something else.
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