The Faraday Girls is the book that placed me 140th+ on the waiting list...so that's a vast improvement.

waiting waiting

I am in Library Limbo....

Those Faraday girls
AD-PBK MCI McInerney, Monica. Your position in the holds queue: 38

Vroom by the sea
914.5 MOO Moore, Pete, 1962- Your position in the holds queue: 1

Who are they? ONORDER Altham, Katie. Your position in the holds queue: 1

Pillars of the Almighty Follett, Ken, 1949- Your position in the holds queue: 3

Atonement McEwan, Ian. Your position in the holds queue:4

Women & money : owning the power to control your destiny ORM Orman, Suze. Your position in the holds queue: 3

The New Year's quilt : an Elm Creek quilts novel
ONORDER Chiaverini, Jennifer. Your position in the holds queue: 17

The bicycle thief [dvd] = Ladri di biciclette ; Miracle in Milan = Miracolo a Milano ; The roof = Il tetto
DVD De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974. Your position in the holds queue: 24

Arthur Boyd : a life
BOY Bungey, Darleen, 1947- Your position in the holds queue: 1

The archivist
AD-PBK COO Cooley, Martha Your position in the holds queue: 1

waiting on several books from the library -
which will of course arrive at the same time.

Cross Bones

I am nearly finished reading this book.
It's been riveting.

I have learnt a lot of things and been entertained along the way.

Although a genre I have never read before I think I will probably try another of Kathy Reichs books....

catch up

'Vroom...' was great. A quick light read. Someone had penciled under all the unique places Peter Moore visited, no doubt forming a list for an hoped for trip.

I checked out the author's website HERE and was thrilled to see there are more books to read, about his adventures with Sophia.

Also he is coming to Brisbane soon.

Great.

Next Up will be

After listening to an interview with this author I was fascinated by her actual work and the way she has included it in her writing. Whilst not a normal selection this seemed worth a read...will report back later.

Why I'm reading this

I was putting groceries in under the seat of my 'Milan' scooter Gigi, when approached by a woman asking if this was MY scooter?
Resisting the temptation to say no this is my daily RAK* I said yes, and she asked if I had read the above book? She felt I would love my scooter more after I had. Ordered on the e-catalogue from the library in less than a week I am reading it.


*RAK = random act of kindness

This Month

at last we are in the month that Paullina Simons will be in town. 28 days to go.....

If you love words ...

watch this HERE

Reading along

...Miss E 2007 (you know who you are) is reading the 'eat pray love' now as well, and The Writer in Tennessee is getting it from the Library. I HOPE!

It is a very readable book..funny, interesting and insightful.

Elizabeth's personally gained wisdom is a candle a flashlight or a huge
spotlight for us all, in some way;

Grab a copy and read along.

Or have you read it already?

Now Reading...

I have finished reading this book. It was most interesting; especially as it explored the difference between the public image and the private woman. And why the world has typecast her and won't accept her any other way.

What I want to know is....

how when books are reserved on the e catalogue for the library you can start out at different levels in the que but they all finally arrive in the same week.

Reading Now

Biography of Julie Andrews by Richard Stirling

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sea Swept by Nora Roberts

I have just finished reading this. It was published this year so it is as contemporary as you can get...full of insights one can relate to if you have adult children.

Baby boomer's (even those of us on the very cusp) were a unique generation and still are, especially as parents of adult children.

The first thing I learn was I am not alone, and then I went on to learn a new approach every few pages and to continually gain insights.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough, entertaining and insightful. Well researched, clearly written.

It begins with the vision to recognise when a job, a lifestage, a realtionship, a relationship is over

- and let it go.

It involves a sense of the future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on

rather then out.

Ellen Goodman

From 'My Life so Far' by Jane Fonda

A Book I Would Like to Read...

I listened to an interview with author Monica Mcinerney on radio ABC 612 Brisbane ( now you can listen live on the web) this morning re her new book 'The Faraday Girls.'

The book, and Australian author sounded most interesting, so I rushed over to my Library e-catalogue and placed the book on hold; I checked my account to see how many in the que for this book and discovered I was 141st!!!

oh dear - seems a Plan B is called for.

Madonna King also asked about Monica's writing habits, and the fact that she lives some of the time in Ireland and some in Australia, though not usually the same location as previously.

Writing Report

Last week I traveled by bus then train down to the Gold Coast.
I wrote on my laptop most of the train journey and completed a chapter which was great.

Reading at the Moment

it's very interesting and written in a way that you feel she is here talking with you.

I didnt win this I bought it!!

I am really looking forward to this event.