Old Favourites

malteser · Old Favourites

Reading the Shellseekers thread has reminded me that there are lots of books I have read and enjoyed in the past. I think I should really try and reread them.

There are some books that I loved but have forgotten their titles, but among those I can remember are:

Light a Penny Candle - Maeve Binchy
The Far Pavillions - MM Kaye
The Thornbirds - Colleen McCulloch
Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell.

Has anyone else got any favourites from the past.

Auntie Noo

Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine - I have read it soooo many times, but can always manage it again! Wink

it's by far her best I think!

pictish

I love Ellis Peters Cadfael books - have read the whole series about 3 times I think Laughing

And Jane Austen - read them loads of times.

I must try Maeve Binchy - haven't read any of hers yet.

lillybee

I used to be mad on Stephen King, read all of them a few times. I liked John Grisham, Patricia Cornell, Martina Cole and Jeffrey Deaver. Haven't been reading for a while though. My first ever favourite was Little Women, I sobbed reading that Very Happy

Annerosemary

I think it's thirty years since I read 'The Far Pavillions' but I have promised myself that I will read it again - something I have never done with a book before.
I loved the Lady of Hay too.

loobyj

Lady of Hay for me too
The Diana Gabaldon Outlander series
Pride & Prejudice
Little Women too - always hope Jo will marry Laurie if I re-read it enough!

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modelwidow

I really enjoy Mary Higgins Clarks books - I can't work out 'who dunnit' within the first couple of chapters as I often do with other authors.

I hardly ever read the same book twice but two that I have are
Green Darkness by Anya Seaton ( a historical romance with suspence, introduced to me by a much older work colleague at my first part time job, and she even took me to visit Ightham Mote where some of it is set )

and Still Water by Stuart Harrison ( a kind of murder mystery with romance, set in a small fishing village, where a pod of Orca's live just off the coast and are part of the story too, they are just so fascinating)