[quote user="wyres"] [quote user="wyres"] [quote user="pennyt"] I agree with all the above comments, though am wondering two things: first, did you agree this as a technical swap, ie by selecting a "swap for postage" option from the other person's book list?  If so, then Support might be prepared ...

Viola hasn't had much luck with men. Her first husband, Marco, companion of her youth and father of her only child, left her when he realised he was gay. Her second, Rhys, ended his high-octane, fame-filled life by driving his Porsche into a wall. No wonder her family always believes she needs Looking After, and her friends think she really ...

Shame you didn't get a very warm welcome Jared, hope you are not put off the forum.  Interesting stuff about the tax avoidance, good for book lovers I guess but doesn't help the wider economy.  I tthink I'd rather give my business to charity shops and second hand book sellers, at least then I'm contributing a little to ...

I like it Fi, it suits you.  I can empathise with the cold neck though - since going short (and over the ear on one side), I've had a constant cold neck and one cold ear!!

Lots of luck Marie - sending you hugs xx

January - Z Authors (continued from 2012) The Messenger of Athens - Anne Zouroudi Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac - Gabrielle Zevin 

My January reads: The Adoption - Anne Berry: Reviewed for Amazon Vine.  Beautifully written, my favourite of her books so far.  I'm sure this will be in my Top Ten for 2013 Ten Things I've Learnt About Love - Sarah Butler:  Reviewed for Publisher.  Outstanding debut novel, enjoyed every page and was delighted to meet ...

A Flash Fiction collection of 75 short stories all captured in exactly 75 words. Birth, death, IVF, forbidden love, infidelity and alien abduction are all here. From the humorous and painfully poignant to murderous cold-blooded revenge, each story aims to entertain, often with a surprise twist. Although I do read short story collections every ...

Author wants your best one-star Amazon reviews by Kevin Murphy Author Brian Allen Carr By now, it’s safe to assume you’ve read all about sock puppet reviews on Amazon. Crime writer R.J. Elroy was censured last year after posting pseudonymous reviews of his book A Quiet Belief in Angels, ...

GPs to prescribe self-help books for mental health problems Patients in England with mild to moderate concerns, including anxiety and panic attacks, will borrow books from local libraries in Share Mark Brown, arts correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 January 2013 17.42 GMT Jump to ...