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Last post 08-21-2012 10:14 by sam1978. 14 replies.
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  • 02-28-2009 2:39 Post ID: 514,975 

    Alison's ATFRs

    Daughters Of The Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt

    Pieces Of My Sister's Life by Elizabeth Joy Arnold

    The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander

    The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer

    Slammerkin by Emma Donaghue

    The Owl Killers - Karen Maitland 

    The Anatomy Of Deception - Lawrence Goldstone

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak

    Miss Pettigrew Lives For The Day - Winifred Watson

    The Conjuror's Bird - Martin Davis

    Tethered - Amy MacKinnon

    Company Of Liars - Karen Maitland

    Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

    Mudbound - Hillary Jordan

    The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

    The Ice Child - Elizabeth McGregor

    Sundays At Tiffanys - James Patterson

    Kane And Abel - Jeffrey Archer

    The Twits - Roald Dahl

    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson

    Of Bees And Mist by Erick Setiawan

    The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

    The Italian Wedding by Nicky Pellegrino

    The Apothecary's Daughter by Charlotte Betts

    The Haunting by Alan Titchmarsh

    Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

    Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson

    13, Rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro

    One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

    Will You Be There ? by Guillaume Musso

     

    Paw prints on my heart.
  • 02-28-2009 12:38 Post ID: 515,085  In reply to

    • deefer
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    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith  -  waiting for delivery from Waterstones

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon - one of my all time favourites too

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak - really enjoyed

    The Conjuror's Bird - Martin Davis - tbr

    Company Of Liars - Karen Maitland - on my wishlist

    The Glassblower Of Murano - Marina Fiorato - tbr

    Mudbound - Hillary Jordan - tbr

    Season Of The Witch - Natasha Mostert - on my wishlist

    Kane And Abel - Jeffrey Archer - read years ago

    Misery - Stephen King - read years ago

    The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova - tbr

  • 03-06-2009 12:01 Post ID: 518,932  In reply to

    • aimlou
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    Re: Alison's ATFRs

     The Shadow of The Wind is lovely is the Book Thief as good?

    aimlou x
  • 03-06-2009 13:13 Post ID: 518,961  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    I loved them both but they are very different. Dog

    Paw prints on my heart.
  • 03-11-2009 11:03 Post ID: 521,310  In reply to

    • annecater
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    Re: Alison's ATFRs

     Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon - this is one of my ATFs too - I can hardly wait to read the sequel

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak - I enjoyed this, so different to my usual read though

    Miss Pettigrew Lives For The Day - Winifred Watson - I wasnt so keen on this

    The Conjuror's Bird - Martin Davis - I've had this on TBR for ages

    Angel's Rest - Charles Davis - I read this last month and really enjoyed it

    Company Of Liars - Karen Maitland - I've had this on TBR for ages too

    The Glassblower Of Murano - Marina Fiorato - I have this on TBR

    Mudbound - Hillary Jordan - a wonderful story

    The Brutal Art - Jesse Kellerman - I really enjoyed this, it was a real surprise

    The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale - I did enjoy this, but thought it dragged a little toward the end

    Kane And Abel - Jeffrey Archer - I read this years ago and loved it

    The Twits - Roald Dahl - I have this on TBR

  • 08-12-2009 12:55 Post ID: 591,305  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    Updated 12/08/09 

    Paw prints on my heart.
  • 08-12-2009 17:00 Post ID: 591,453  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

     The Owl Killers - Karen Maitland - have heard good things about this one loved this one

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon - enjoyed this

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak - and this

    Company Of Liars - Karen Maitland - have heard good things about this one too

    The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry - on my wishlist loved this too

    Kane And Abel - Jeffrey Archer - loved this when I read it years ago, and it's sequel, The Prodigal Daughter

    The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova - on my TBR

    The Twits - Roald Dahl - read with the kids who loved it

    The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry - ok, but not really my kind of thing

    Updated 21/08/12

    On my TBR

    Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

    Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson

    real name Sarah!
  • 08-12-2009 17:31 Post ID: 591,465  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

     I loved The Bone Garden too, it was my first Gerritsen book and got me interested in her other books.

  • 08-12-2009 18:12 Post ID: 591,488  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer   Absolutely loved this book & am going to buy it for all my friends for Xmas!

    The Owl Killers - Karen Maitland   Want to read this

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon   My favourite book ever. Bar none. Up to now anyway!

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak   Such a beautiful, original book

    Miss Pettigrew Lives For The Day - Winifred Watson   Want to read this

    Company Of Liars - Karen Maitland   Taking this on holiday with me in a couple of weeks

    The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry   Bought this yesterday, can't wait to get started on it

    The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova   I liked this but thought it was a little over-descriptive. Could have been about a fifth shorter

     

    Currently Reading - Bel Canto by Ann Pratchett
  • 08-18-2009 20:22 Post ID: 594,590  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer One of my faves too, I would only lend my copy to special people Wink

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon TBR

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak Quite liked this but not a fave

    The Bone Garden - Tess Gerritsen My first Tess Gerritsen and a great read

    Kane And Abel - Jeffrey Archer Read this many years ago when it was first published and it had a big effect on me

    Chasing The Dime - Michael Connelly Enjoyed this one too

     

    The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova TBR

     

     

     

    Currently Reading: Shakespeare's Champion - Charlaine Harris
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  • 10-22-2009 5:42 Post ID: 628,226  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

     List trimmed and updated 22/10/09.

    Paw prints on my heart.
  • 06-13-2011 14:09 Post ID: 878,052  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    Updated 13/06/2011

    Paw prints on my heart.
  • 11-22-2011 23:57 Post ID: 936,672  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    alisondavina:

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon     on TBR

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak    on TBR

    The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry    I really loved this one

    The Twits - Roald Dahl   ahh what a blast from the past!

     

  • 08-21-2012 10:04 Post ID: 1,015,714  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

    Updated 20/8/12

    Paw prints on my heart.
  • 08-21-2012 10:14 Post ID: 1,015,716  In reply to

    Re: Alison's ATFRs

     

    Daughters Of The Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt - wishlist

     

    Pieces Of My Sister's Life by Elizabeth Joy Arnold

    The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander

    The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer

    Slammerkin by Emma Donaghue - loved this

    The Owl Killers - Karen Maitland - tbr

    The Anatomy Of Deception - Lawrence Goldstone

    Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruis Zafon

    The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak - loved this

    Miss Pettigrew Lives For The Day - Winifred Watson - tbr

    The Conjuror's Bird - Martin Davis

    Tethered - Amy MacKinnon

    Company Of Liars - Karen Maitland - tbr

    Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

    Mudbound - Hillary Jordan

    The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

    The Ice Child - Elizabeth McGregor

    Sundays At Tiffanys - James Patterson

    Kane And Abel - Jeffrey Archer

    The Twits - Roald Dahl - brilliant!

    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson

    Of Bees And Mist by Erick Setiawan

    The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson - tbr

    The Italian Wedding by Nicky Pellegrino - quite fancy the sound of this author

    The Apothecary's Daughter by Charlotte Betts - loved it

    The Haunting by Alan Titchmarsh

    Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen - brilliant book

    Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson

    13, Rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro

    One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

    Will You Be There ? by Guillaume Musso

     

     


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