BEEKEEPER 40's BOOKSHELF

Joined BC in October 2005 and I am definitely hooked. My reading favourites are crimes/detective fiction such as Janet Evanonvich, Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton, Ed McBain, Sara Peretsky, Agatha Christie, Alexander McCall Smith, Tess Gerritsen - the list goes on and on. I am always open to new suggestions of great crime/detective writers, so if you have a favourite author and you think I would be interested please PM me to let me know. I also like crime/detective novels set in times past eg the series set in Roman times by Lindsay Davis, Laurie R King, the Mary Russell series etc. I am also quite partial to travelogue type books especially Bill Bryson (who lives in the same county as me!). But really I will read anything apart from Mills & Boon/Harlequin type novels - YUCK!

I mostly buy all my books from charity shops and secondhand book shops. Once read they go for releasing. I am willing to trade books from my available shelf. If there is something you would like to trade from my TBR mountain, please ask and I will reserve it for you once it is read.

Please feel free to PM me!

I am a member of RABCK.com and love surprising people with unexpected packages. Also I have been the lucky recipient of RABCK's from other lovely Bcer's - Thank you to all of them!! Please make sure your wishlist is up to date and that you are registered at RABCK.com - you never know, a mystery parcel could be winging its way to you!

The book I am reading at the moment -


My Wish List



Books I have read in 2006 (74 read)
1. The Future Homemakers of America by Laurie Graham 2. Double Homicide by Faye & Jonathan Kellerman 3. Anita & Me by Meera Syal4. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillennbrand 5. Roman Blood - Steven Saylor6. The Discovery of Chocolate by James Runcie 7. The Ten O'Clock Horse by Laurie Graham8. Manhunt by Janet Evanovich 9. Holy Fools by Joanne Harris10.Turnstone by Graham Hurley 11.Stig of the Dump by Clive King12.A Simple Plan by Scott Smith 13.The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 14.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 15.The Giant Baby by Allan Alhberg16.R is for Richochet by Sue Grafton 17.Lazy Bones by Mark Billingham18.Death by Hollywood by Steven Bochco 19.Oranges are not the only fruit by Jeanette Winterson 20.Dry Bones that Dream by Peter Robinson21.Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington 22.The Orchard on Fire by Shena Mackay23.Bill Bryson's African Adventure by Bill Bryson 24.The Mobile Library by Ian Sansom25.The Treatment by Mo Hayder 26.Caedmons Song by Peter Robinson27.Vanish by Tess Gerritsen 28.Hic! or The Entire History of Wine (abridged) by Julian Curry 29.Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud30.The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith 31.Eat, drink and be married by Eve Makis32.Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck 34.Beauty Story by Luke Jennings35.Detour by James Siegel 36.The Silver Pigs by Lindsay Davies37.Nobody Loves a Centurion by John Maddox Roberts 38.Body Double by Tess Gerritsen39.A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R King 40.Into the Wild by John Krakauer41.The Denniston Rose by Jenny Pattrick 42.Among Muslims by Kathleen Jamie43.One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 44.Malory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell45.A Letter of May by Laurie R King 46.One thing leads to another by Jamie Holland<47.In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson/option> 48.Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber49.Portait of a Marriage by Nigel Nicolson 50. Kensington Heights by Leslie Thomas51. Dates from Hell by various 52. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls53. The Suffocating Night by Andrew Taylor 54. Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith 55. The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith 56. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery57. Swallowing Grandma by Kate Long 58. The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen59. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen 60. It's different for Girls by Jo Brand61. The Body in the Cast by Katherine Hall Page 62. Spanish Steps by Tim Moore63. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 64. Call after Midnight by Tess Gerritsen65. Around the World in 80 dates 66. Making History by Stephen Fry67. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (couldn't finish it!) 68. The Abortionists Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde 69. Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres70. Amends for Murder by M D Lake 71. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd72. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis 73. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich74. Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry

Books I have read in 2007 (59 read)
1. The Constant Princess by Phillipa Gregory 2. Getting Stoned with Savages by J Maarten Troost3. Marley & Me by John Grogan 4. S is for Silence by Sue Grafton5. Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand 6. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis7. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich 8. Missing by Karin Alvtegen9. Born to be Wild by Catherine Coulter 10. Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday11. Blood Relatives by Ed McBain 12. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend 13. Perfume by Patrick Suskind14. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend 15. Four Stories by Alan Bennett16. Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding 17. The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 18. True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole by Sue Townsend19. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 20. Ten Thousand Soorows by Elizabeth Kim21. The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai 22. The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill23. Murder by Mail by M D Lake 24. Posion Ivy by M D Lake25. Hope Rising by Kim Meeder 26. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes27. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 28. How I Paid for College by Marc Acito29. Around the World in 80 martinis by Gustav Temple & Vic Darkwood30. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 31. Cold Comfort by M D Lake32. Who Killed Marilyn Monroe by Liz Evans 33. Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs34. Kensington Court by Carol Smith 35. It's not about the Tapas by Polly Evans36. Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart 37. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough38. A Gift for Murder by M D Lake 39. Deadly Gamble by Linda Lael Miller40. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey 41. High Five by Janet Evanovich42. Bridget Jones Diary - The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding 43. Agatha Raisin & The Quiche of Death by M C Beaton 44. A Tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith45. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 46. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich47. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich 48. JFK is missing by Liz Evans49. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich 50. Walking Ollie by Stephen Foster51. Hard Times by Sara Paretsky 52. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanonvich53. Emma & I by Sheila Hocken 54. Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky55. Don't Mess with Mrs In-Between by Liz Evans 56. Not Tonight Honey, wait 'til I'm a size 6 by Susan Reinhardt 57. Once upon a Crime by M D Lake58. The 2nd Book of True Animal Stories by Eric Delderfield 59. Barking! by Liz Evans

Books I have read in 2008
1. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
2. The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
3. Cue the Easter Bunny by Liz Smith

BOOKRINGS, BOOKRAYS & BOOKBOXES I am participating in:
Expat from Labmomnm
The Boleyn Inheritance from Rrrcaron
The Liars Club from Aisling78
Night Watch from WesternHeart
From Baghdad with Love from KarenZero

RABCK's kindly sent to me in 2008
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy kindly sent to me by Anglestar
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl kindly sent to me by ukcanaus

The BBC Big Read
I have decided to try and read the top 100 books on the BBC Big Read

Books read so far are:
1. The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien - eventually ploughed my way through it!
9. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis - Loved it!
28. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Iriving - Couldn't finish
37. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - Great Read!
41. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Great Book!
43. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald - Read half, didn't finish, couldn't get into it.
52. Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck - Great Book, enjoyed it!
62. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - Quite enjoyed it!
64. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough - It was OK.
71. Perfume by Patrick Suskind - Weird!
75. Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fileding - Excellent!
82. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (Sorry! couldn't finish it - too boring!)
83. Holes by Louis Sachar - Great book
84. The God of Small Things (Sorry - couldn't get into it! - didn't finish)
99. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot - Great teenage read.


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