Fiction books

Posted by Dave Switzer under My thoughts

Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Gai-jin by James Clavell Noble House by James Clavell Shogun by James Clavell Tai-pan by James Clavell Whirlwind by James Clavell Generation X by Douglas Coupland Aztec by Gary Jennings Too Many […]

Homecoming

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{5/5} “Small pleasant moments of recognition were everywhere. The smooth oak banister of the staircase was familiar beneath her hand, its satin luster hinting at recent waxing. On the hallstand at the top, an antique washstand jug held another of Nora’s Christmas bush and flowering gum arrangements. The jug was Nora’s favourite, despite the chip […]

Fiction books

Posted by Dave Switzer under My thoughts

Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Gai-jin by James Clavell Noble House by James Clavell Shogun by James Clavell Tai-pan by James Clavell Whirlwind by James Clavell Generation X by Douglas Coupland Aztec by Gary Jennings Too Many […]

The House at Riverton

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{4.5/5} “Of course, her mind, as she sat, was not immobile. She looked as though she were trying to solve the conundrum of her life. She longed for independence and adventure, yet she was a prisoner — a comfortable, well-tended prisoner, but a prisoner nonetheless. Independence required money. Her father hadn’t money to give her […]

Fiction books

Posted by Dave Switzer under My thoughts

Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Gai-jin by James Clavell Noble House by James Clavell Shogun by James Clavell Tai-pan by James Clavell Whirlwind by James Clavell Generation X by Douglas Coupland Aztec by Gary Jennings Too Many […]

The Forgotten Garden

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{5/5} “It’s going to be ours, Rose, yours and mine. A secret place where we can be together, just the two of us, just as we imagined when we were younger. Four walls, locked gates, our very own paradise. Even when you’re unwell you can come here, Rose. The walls keep it protected from the […]

Fiction books

Posted by Dave Switzer under My thoughts

Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown Shogun – James Clavell Tai-pan – James Clavell Gai-jin – James Clavell Noble House – James Clavell Whirlwind – James Clavell Generation X – Douglas Coupland Aztec – Gary Jennings Too Many […]

The Secret Keeper

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{5/5} “The landscape of one’s childhood was more vibrant than any other. It didn’t matter where it was or what it looked like, the sights and sounds imprinted differently from those encountered later. They became a part of a person, inescapable.” The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton, published in 2012 When Laurel was 16 she […]

The Clocks

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{4.5/5} “Inspector Hardcastle was professionally prejudiced against people who found bodies. Finding the body avoided so many difficulties for a murderer — it saved the hazards of arranging an alibi; it accounted for any overlooked fingerprints. In many ways it was a cast-iron position — with one proviso only. There must be no obvious motive.” […]

Fiction books

Posted by Dave Switzer under My thoughts

Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown Shogun – James Clavell Tai-pan – James Clavell Gai-jin – James Clavell Noble House – James Clavell Whirlwind – James Clavell Generation X – Douglas Coupland Aztec – Gary Jennings Too Many […]