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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #720 on: February 05, 2013, 11:37:53 am »
No time to read lately, but plane trip and a couple of days away by myself ( work ) so will take a couple of books.

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #721 on: February 05, 2013, 07:04:18 pm »
Currently reading My name is red by orhan  pamuk...has anybody read it? trying to decide if I like the stye of writing or not

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #722 on: February 06, 2013, 01:21:02 am »
Our new book club book is The Blind Man of Seville by Robert Wilson. I will probably start it in a few days. I am reading another chick lit at the moment. I'm enjoying it too.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #723 on: February 06, 2013, 10:33:41 am »
Hello my Australian reading friends (and those elsewhere if you are so inclined)!
When was the last time you read a book by an Australian woman writer?  Interested in righting a nasty gender bias against them in this country?
http://www.lambsearsandhoney.com/2013/02/the-australian-women-writers-challenge/
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #724 on: February 06, 2013, 11:06:37 am »
Going to book club tonight.  Looking forward to seeing what has been chosen.  Will post title when I get the book.

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #725 on: February 06, 2013, 01:07:07 pm »
Amanda, I love Liz Byrski books and have read a couple. Also Mary Moody and Charlotte Wood. I actually prefer women writers.

ATM I'm reading our book club one, Bandaid for a Broken Leg by Damien Brown, an Aussie doctor with Doctors without Borders. I'm enjoying it immensely - he has a wonderful self deprecating way about him.

This is an interesting item which I found from a link on Liz Burski's site about silly book covers for lady novelists.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #726 on: February 06, 2013, 10:18:24 pm »
Excellent article thanks MJ - I've Tweeted it with AWW hashtag - I'm sure plenty of women writers and readers will be interested in it.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #727 on: February 07, 2013, 12:23:22 am »
MJ I loved that book. It was informative, sincere and yet humourous.

Amanda I enjoy Liz Bryski's books. I enjoy Rachel Johns books (a WA author who writes the farm romance genre) , Judy Nunn, Loretta Hill, Fiona Palmer (she came and gave our book club a talk and is from WA),Anna Jacobs, who spends 6 months of the year here in Mandurah and also Monica McInernay, who spends 6 months in Australia (Adelaide I think) and 6 months  in Ireland ( I think it is).
I'm sure there are others. These are all light reads but I enjoy them.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #728 on: February 07, 2013, 10:40:18 am »
Amanda, I've recently read Liz Byrski's latest book, a book by Kathryn Fox, and Flock, by Lyn Hughes. I seem to gravitate towards women writers. I'm lucky that my MIL is an avid reader, and we both like similar books, so I have a huge pile waiting for me that she has lent me.

Today I got my book club book- You gotta have balls, by Lily Brett. The inside cover says that she has lived in Australia, but now resides in New York with her Australian husband.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #729 on: February 07, 2013, 10:49:57 am »
I'm about to start The Mother's Group - so I can talk about it with.... my mother's group! Oh, and have finally finished reading the Famous Five series to the kids - all 21 books! So now I'm reading them Going Solo by Roald Dahl, which is actually an autobiography. I wouldn't have chosen it for them (miss 9 chose), but they're loving it! Bit like a "boys own" story I guess.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #730 on: February 07, 2013, 11:23:32 am »
I so LOOOOOOVED the Famous Five books many, many, many moons ago!

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #731 on: February 07, 2013, 11:25:26 am »
Yes I loved Famous Five too. I didn't enjoy Secret Seven anywhere near as much.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #732 on: February 07, 2013, 11:27:27 am »
I loved them too Kezza and I was really disappointed that none of my 4 kids got into Enid Blyton when they were young.
I loved the Nancy Drew books too but Enid Blyton was my favourite  :D

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #733 on: February 07, 2013, 01:18:22 pm »
I still wish there was a magic faraway tree...
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #734 on: February 07, 2013, 01:24:13 pm »
I still wish there was a magic faraway tree...

Me too!!

I adored the Famous Five books. Mum told me that she let me pack once when we were going away. She forgot to check my case and when we got there, all I had packed were my Famous Five books and my bathers!!
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