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| Quote Dally="Dally"When I was on holiday a couple of weeks ago I read a couple of Sue Townsend books that were in the cottage where we stayed. Not the sort of thing I'd usually read but they looked light holiday reading and something to do whilst Mrs D cooked and washed up during the holiday (I like to make it home from home for her). Back to the books. They were "Number Ten" and "The Queen and I". Must admit, I did find some bits of Number 10 funny. I didn't find The Queen and I as good. If you are not familiar number 10 is a p**s take of the Blair years and The Queen and I involves the royal family going to live on a council estate (via the queen's dream). Both books were a good commentary of changed Britain.'"
I saw "the Queen and I" as a play in the West End back in the 90's.
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| Quote El Barbudo="El Barbudo"I saw "the Queen and I" as a play in the West End back in the 90's.
As a slightly-lefty republican, I loved it ... and even warmed to some of the fictionalised Royals.'"
The spouse and I went to see it too . |
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| Quote El Barbudo="El Barbudo"Currently reading "1968" by Mark Kurlanksy.
Bought it years ago and never got round to reading it until now.
1968 was a remarkable year when, across the globe, people protested.
Whether it was for civil rights or against totalitarian governments or against wars ... people protested.
I reckon we need more of that these days, attended by people from across the board not just those dismissed as "the usual suspects"(*).
Governments are getting away with murder.
(*) "The usual suspects" .... quote from Casablanca.'"
I was in Paris in1968 and right up to his death, my old man always reckoned I kicked it all off |
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| Quote Mintball="Mintball"In terms of books, [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24077796Nadine Dorries has signed a six-figure book deal[/url.
Well, her novels will apparently be based on her childhood in Liverpool.
There: how's that for a connection to both books and the north?'"
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Anyone know when Inferno by Dan Brown is out on paperback? Don't have a Kindle and been holding off buying a bulky hard back copy, thinking it must be out soon...
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Unlike many people who go on this message board, I am not a big reader. However I am a big writer having now written five novels about Northern working class life and all with a strong Rugby League background.
As yet though no one seems to have passed any comments here on my material.
So if anybody here has anything to say about the novels One Winter, One Spring, One Summer, One Autumn or Two Seasons, I will be more than interested to read them and maybe feed them into the Try Reading Project that various libraries across the North of England are now organising. It is a project to get more people into reading and writing and is involving a number of rugby league writers, journalists and players. See the Try Reading web site for more details.
One Winter, One Autumn and Two Seasons are all available through my publisher London League Publications at www.llpshop.co.uk. They are also available as E books on Amazon. |
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Unlike many people who go on this message board, I am not a big reader. However I am a big writer having now written five novels about Northern working class life and all with a strong Rugby League background.
As yet though no one seems to have passed any comments here on my material.
So if anybody here has anything to say about the novels One Winter, One Spring, One Summer, One Autumn or Two Seasons, I will be more than interested to read them and maybe feed them into the Try Reading Project that various libraries across the North of England are now organising. It is a project to get more people into reading and writing and is involving a number of rugby league writers, journalists and players. See the Try Reading web site for more details.
One Winter, One Autumn and Two Seasons are all available through my publisher London League Publications at www.llpshop.co.uk. They are also available as E books on Amazon. | |
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| Quote glee="glee"Unlike many people who go on this message board, I am not a big reader. However I am a big writer ...'"
How do you tally that equation, Glee? |
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| Quote Mike Oxlong="Mike Oxlong"Anyone know when Inferno by Dan Brown is out on paperback? Don't have a Kindle and been holding off buying a bulky hard back copy, thinking it must be out soon...'"
Not even a date on Amazon yet, doubt it will be this side of the new year. |
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Quote glee="glee"Unlike many people who go on this message board, I am not a big reader. However I am a big writer having now written five novels about Northern working class life and all with a strong Rugby League background.
As yet though no one seems to have passed any comments here on my material.
So if anybody here has anything to say about the novels One Winter, One Spring, One Summer, One Autumn or Two Seasons, I will be more than interested to read them and maybe feed them into the Try Reading Project that various libraries across the North of England are now organising. It is a project to get more people into reading and writing and is involving a number of rugby league writers, journalists and players. See the Try Reading web site for more details.
One Winter, One Autumn and Two Seasons are all available through my publisher London League Publications at www.llpshop.co.uk. They are also available as E books on Amazon.'"
Did read a few of them many years ago - still have them upstairs. Cannot recall too much about them now though! |
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Quote glee="glee"Unlike many people who go on this message board, I am not a big reader. However I am a big writer having now written five novels about Northern working class life and all with a strong Rugby League background.
As yet though no one seems to have passed any comments here on my material.
So if anybody here has anything to say about the novels One Winter, One Spring, One Summer, One Autumn or Two Seasons, I will be more than interested to read them and maybe feed them into the Try Reading Project that various libraries across the North of England are now organising. It is a project to get more people into reading and writing and is involving a number of rugby league writers, journalists and players. See the Try Reading web site for more details.
One Winter, One Autumn and Two Seasons are all available through my publisher London League Publications at www.llpshop.co.uk. They are also available as E books on Amazon.'"
Did read a few of them many years ago - still have them upstairs. Cannot recall too much about them now though! | |
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Just finished 'The Forgotten Highlander' by Alistair Urquhart. Its a real life story of his time in WW2 getting captured by the Japanese at Singapore and his work on the Death Railways. That bloke went trough a lot, its inspirational.
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I enjoyed One Winter, very nostalgic for me having moved to London over thirty years ago.
About to start Tune In, the new 900 page Beatles biography which covers the period up to their first record.
Wondering how long it will take...
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Not ashamed to admit I am tempted to get the new Bridget Jones book...
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