Really, not a bad haul and some daring straying from my list. My TBR pile is now gratifyingly high, and could probably keep me going for a couple of months. Hurrah!
Greenbanks – Dorothy Whipple. Which I chose myself with birthday money from the APs, whilst browsing The Book House in Thame. It’s been a while since I settled in with a Persephone.
Moonlight Mile – Dennis Lehane. From Mr W and Ms L. I galloped through it today and it was most satisfactory and wrapped up the Patrick & Angie story in a way I am pretty happy with.
Republican Party Reptile – P.J. O’Rourke. It’s been a long time since I’ve read any O’Rourke, mostly because I do think he’s a bit of a self-important twat. Still, various bits of this have been read to me and they have been funny. One to dip in and out of, I think.
The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. About which I know nowt, but a quick flick through reveals (a) graphs and (b) cartoons. At least I should be able to understand the cartoons… Also, I am somewhat sympathetic to a premise positing equality.
It Must’ve Been Something I Ate – Jeffrey Steingarten. A book about food and eating from Vogue’s food critic, and again a collection of essays. So it goes on the essay shelf, obviously.
Brigadier Gerard – Arthur Conan Doyle. Who knew Conan Doyle wrote anything beyond Holmes? And, on a side note, when is the next Cumberbatch and Freeman episode hitting our screens?
A Brief Jolly Change: The Diaries of Henry Peerless, 1891-1920. So apparently, Peerless travelled round Britain by various diverse means; the blurb promises a travelogue of a vanished world.
Of course, with all this bounty to dip into, I’m off to watch Dr Who. And did someone mention Downton?
Happy Birthday! Lovely book haul!
Thanks, Litlove!
In fact, Peerless is more adventurous, as you will discover – the account of his trip to Paris is hilarious…