A fascinating account of a fascinating life, combined with an account of how humanity is destroying the planet we live on. What should be a depressing and frightening boo is made hopeful by Sir David's vision for the future. I hope our governments will cotton on in time.

A children's Christmas story about family and hope and magic and joy, told in Elizabeth Goudge's wonderful prose. I loved it. A new favourite.

Always my favourite Austen (though Emma comes close). I love Anne and Captain Wentworth and the other sympathetic characters enough to overlook the element of melodrama in this novel. Even the less likeable characters are fun to read. And of course, it all works out in the end. This is a great rendition by Nadia May: really brought the book alive for me.

A fascinating account of a young American woman's conversion to Islam and her life as a foreigner in Egypt, giving a real insight into how that country is seen by outsiders and how life is different for those living as ex-pats compared to Egyptians themselves. She meets, falls in love with and marries an Egyptian man, so sees both sides of the story. I found her insights on Islam really interesting - she converts before meeting her future husband, and as she explains it, her conversion seems inevitable, despite her agnostic upbringing. A really good read.

This was not an easy read, but I'm glad I persisted with it. The three narratives intertwine to show both the historic (and ongoing) ill-treatment of Australia's indigenous people, and the story of a family with tragedy in their past coming to terms not only with the death of their patriarch but also with the impending loss of their land to an oil company. The characterisation is good, and I really felt for August, the main character, as she comes home and tries to come to terms with her past and her present. Not an easy tidy ending, but a believable one.

Previously my least favourite Austen novel, but this rendition by Anna Massey really brought it alive and made it more credible for me. Catherine is likeable despite her faults, and Henry is just a little too perfect. enjoyable.

I'd heard good things about Nora Roberts, but I found this a bit disappointing The romance was predictable and the story a bit slow and repetitive. But I finished it, and will probably read more of hers, so it can't have been all bad.

Cosy and comfortable, despite the dramatics from Kerensa and Reuben. Huck is lovely, Neil the puffin makes his appearance, Polly is by turns scatterbrained, stressed, worried, deliriously happy and baking to relive the stress. Nice cast of supporting characters Of course, it all ends well. A happy Christmas read.

Fascinating and intriguing, although at times a bit irritating in the sections where the characters were trying to "find themselves" and you knew even less than they did what was going on. Very of its time in the use of some of the descriptors ("mongoloid", "coloured" etc.), but other than that it could be happening today. What does it mean to be human? To be part of a community? How much do we need or owe each other? Thought-provoking.

(Very mild spoilers - opinion of a character, rather than plot.)
Thoroughly enjoyable "whodunnit". More insight into the characters - both the police and others - than many of the genre, with some interesting red herrings and back stories, which are carried through rather than being discarded once their usefulness to the plot is over. I love Inspector Gamache; I love Three Pines and its inhabitants. I initially felt for young Yvette Nichol, but by the end of the book found her thoroughly irritating and wanted to shake her. I guessed the perpetrator, but not the motive.
Looking forward to reading more of these.