Best reads - Club Together Book Club?

Our daughter was set A Handmaid's Tale for A level English 18 years ago 😯. She found it hard going and so did I. I'd not come across it before. Neither of us found Attwood easy to read, I've persevered with others - she always has such good titles! Eg The Blind Assassin. But we both found the content of A Handmaid's Tale so scary as everything included had already happened somewhere in the world.

Radio 4 serialised The Testaments over the last 3 weeks. I had been listening whilst pottering about the house, but I downloaded the omnibus (radio4extra), 3 episodes of 75 minutes each and I have indulged myself this afternoon. No less scary.

I don't care how long your reading list is we don't need any more rain at present thank you! I indulged myself in the conservatory this afternoon and the sunny intervals were VERY welcome 😂😂

"I don't care how long your reading list is we don't need any more rain at present thank you!"

Fair enough, but without wet weather Mrs M is going to insist on me getting some of those outside jobs done! 

You know it makes sense. Out you go get them over and done with - then you can read with a clear conscience and no rain 😂😂😂😂

When we were away last weekend I read “The Long Call” by Ann Cleeves. She’s the author of the Shetland and Vera books - now televised. This is the start of a new series, and I’m looking forward to the next one.

I bought it as a real physical book a few weeks ago when it came out, and saved it till I had the time to read it in one go. Actually over two days. It’s set down in Devon, of which I know next to nothing!

I've just finished and thoroughly enjoyed The Love Songs of Queenie Hennessey by Rachel Joyce. It is the companion book, not a sequel or prequel, to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and should be read as soon as possible after it. I found it quite thought provoking.

I love Ann Cleeves (she lives over the road from my friend😊) so that's on my Christmas present wish list. 

I'll also take the opportunity to recommend Ellie Griffiths' "Ruth Galloway" novels again: I think her style of writing is similar to Cleeves' and she makes me want to visit the Norfolk area!

I’ll look out for them!

David Nicholls is another of my favourites , brue. I've just started his latest "Sweet Sorrow" and as a former teacher the first few chapters, describing a school leaving party/disco had me laughing out loud. It's going to be a good read,  I think! 

Don't know if you've got it yet, moulesy, but The Love Songs of Queenie Hennessy, Rachel Joyce,  is at 99p again today on Kindle!!

Got it for 50p at Putts Corner, Nellie. Mrs M is just about to start it!