I have now reached my 100th book of the year !
April Wrap Up – an apology for fewer blogs than normal and some ideas on how to read more books
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot – how your body parts can live on after your death
Henrietta's cells have been instrumental in cancer research - a lot of people have made money from them but she didn't and nor have her family
“The Three Hostages” by John Buchan – a book very much of its time
Richard Hannay saves the day (again)
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” by John LeCarre – not just a spy novel
Who is the traitor ? A book about betrayal and disillusionment
The Mercy Thompson books of Patricia Briggs – our heroine is a car mechanic but there are werewolves
Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic (and a coyote who grew up with werewolves).
The Ruth Galloway crime novels of Elly Griffiths – our main character is an archaeologist
Ruth Galloway is an archaeologist who becomes involved in criminal investigations
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury – what dystopian novels warn us about our own society
Firemen, in this novel, burn books - what happens when instead they try and read them ?
“Love is Blind” by William Boyd – the main character is a piano tuner !
Set at the turn of the twentieth century our main character is a piano tuner
March wrap-up – Books I read and those I abandoned
I've read a lot of books in March but I didn't finish all of them
“The Big Four” by Agatha Christie – definitely not one of this author’s best novels
Poirot is up against an international conspiracy
