January Reads
It’s January and after all the fun and festivities of Christmas and New Year’s we asked what type of books would everyone like to see this month and the general opinion is that we need something cheerful. So this month’s reads are we hope just that. If anyone would like to suggest a book or DVD for one of our monthly reads do let us know.
Where the Heart is by Billie Letts
Fiction
With a warm and utterly honest voice right out of Steinbeck’s Oklahoma and Fannie Flagg’s green tomato South, Billie Letts has spun an irresistible story that won the Walker Percy Award and goes on to win every reader’s heart. There are not many books that I would re-read but this is one. This is a book that I didn’t want to end and hope to have as a book club read in the future. Maybe it’s the library in this or the drunken librarian that makes it such a great read, but you can borrow it and make up your own mind!
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
158.1BYR
It has been passed down through the ages, highly coveted, hidden, lost stolen and bought for vast sums of money. This centuries-old Secret has been understood by some of the most prominent people in history: Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie, and Einstein along with other inventors, theologians, scientists, and great thinkers. Now The Secret is being revealed to the world.
Rumour Has It by Jill Mansell
Fiction
They say never judge a book by its cover, but if you were to see this cover you would think chick lit and you would be right. A lot of readers steer clear of “chick lit”, but I think it has its place and time. Sometimes you just want a read that you don’t have to think too much about and then this could be the book for you. If you enjoyed YOU’VE GOT MAIL or SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, you don’t want to miss this book. It will have you laughing out loud and we all need to laugh from time to time.
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Fiction
A naïve your secretary forsakes Cleveland for San Francisco, tumbling headlong into a brave new world of laundromat Lotharios,cut throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts dance contests. The saga that ensues in manic, romantic, tawdry, touching and outrageous – unmistakably the handiwork of Armistead Maupin. “Like those of Dikens and Wilkie Collins, Armistead Maupin’s novels have all appeared originally as serials... It is the strength of this approach, with its fantastic adventures and astonishingly contrived coincidences that make these novels charming and compelling”
Mrs Beeton’s Complete book of Puddings and Desserts by Isabella Mary Beeton 641.86BEE This book is packed with recipes for every type of pudding and dessert, from simple everyday sweets to please the family to delicacies that will add the finishing touch to a special meal. You may think it is too soon after Christmas for making desserts and puddings, but they are nice to eat but even better is making them with or for someone you care about.