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naysgirl 
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 3:45pm |
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There might have been a thread about this awhile back but Im too lazy to go searching for it. I love to read and I am always going to the library so I was wondering if anyone has any good book recommendations?
I'm not into fantasy/sci fi books. Prefer ones that are more real life or chick lit, quite like biographies too.
Also, has anyone read any good books in raising children/ development etc??
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AandCsmum
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 3:57pm |
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I pick books by their covers half the time BUT if you are into thrillers Nicci French is apparently really good.
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:00pm |
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Dance with me in the Heart by Pennie Brownlee is a wonderul, amazing, beautiful book about infant/parent partnerships and child development.
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:04pm |
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I really like Rosamunde Pilcher. But you might not find the attraction. I love it because she writes about Scotland, Cornwall and London - and I have spent quite a bit of time in 3 of those places. But they're quite nice stories too. You could start with the Shell Seekers.
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:10pm |
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I've just started reading "he'll be ok" by Celia Lashlie, also reading "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt, & "the Wombles" by Elisabeth Beresford- I tend to have several completely different books on the go at the same time. Addicted to Diana Gabaldon. Parenting wise Nigel Latta's books are brilliant. What books have you read & enjoyed?
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:13pm |
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I'm not a big reader but love anything by Jodi Picoult (LOVE My sisters keeper) or Bryce Courtenay
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:34pm |
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Six Feet Down Under - Memoirs of a NZ Funeral Director, this is an AWESOME read!!
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:49pm |
authors that i love:
diana gabaldon
danielle steel
marian keyes
jane green
sara donati
juliet marillier
zoe barnes
bryce courtenay
nora roberts
i could go on forever but will stop there 
sorry i know they arent book recommendations as such but they all have great books so i couldnt just stop at one from each..
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:51pm |
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ummm Jodi Picoult (My Sisters Keeper and Nineteen Minutes particularly), The Lovely Bones, I have alot of autobiographies from survivors of child abuse (i like the happy endings) that if you want my list i can give it to you, Dean Koontz, Virginia Andrews (Flowers in the Attic series) and i have 4 more boxes of books that are packed up that i cant remember... but there are some good ones, so when i dig them out i can let you know lol
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 4:58pm |
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oh and Kathy Reichs and Bryce Courtney
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 5:10pm |
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The Bronze Horseman series
Cross stitch series
The World without end and The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough (just got this out of the library today)
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (fully recommend this)
Millenium series by Stieg Larsson. The first one is "The girl with the dragon tattoo" which has been made into a film, next is "The girl who played with fire" and last is "The girl who kicked the hornets' nest
House Rules - Jodi Picoult
Cleo : how an uppity cat helped heal a family (heart wrenching)
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 5:37pm |
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I read the blurb on that Cleo cat one & started crying in the middle of Paperplus, stupid pregnancy hormones, needless to say I didn't buy it!
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 7:03pm |
 tictacjunkie wrote:
I read the blurb on that Cleo cat one & started crying in the middle of Paperplus, stupid pregnancy hormones, needless to say I didn't buy it! |
Awww - if you can get thru the first few chapters, it's so worth it.
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 7:46pm |
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Into the wilderness series_ Sara Donati
We need to talk about Kevin
Harry Potter series
Twilight series
The curious incident of the dog at night time
The Kite Runner
A thousand splendid suns
Clan of the cave bear series
The Tea Rose
The Persimmon Tree
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 8:17pm |
Mum2Mac wrote:
Dance with me in the Heart by Pennie Brownlee is a wonderul, amazing, beautiful book about infant/parent partnerships and child development. |
I got this book out last week as I think I saw you mention it on another thread and I have just started it.
I think I have read all of Jodi Piccoult's book, enjoyed most of them and also Marian Keye's books as well
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naysgirl
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 8:20pm |
MrsEmma wrote:
Six Feet Down Under - Memoirs of a NZ Funeral Director, this is an AWESOME read!!
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I've heard about this one, will definetly have a look for it.
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 8:42pm |
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Tony Parsons writes great books about relationships a lot like Marian Keyes but from a mans perspective as well. I am reading one of his at the moment "The Family Way" and I cannot put it down.
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 8:46pm |
.Mel wrote:
tictacjunkie wrote:
I read the blurb on that Cleo cat one & started crying in the middle of Paperplus, stupid pregnancy hormones, needless to say I didn't buy it! |
Awww - if you can get thru the first few chapters, it's so worth it. |
I will, once the crazy sook hormones have settled down, lol, so in about a year's time, =).
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Posted: 06 July 2010 at 9:09pm |
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I know this much is true is an awesome book! Forgotten the author... Again!
Also Jodi P is a good writer mentioned a few times above, esp her book The Pact.
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