I'm definitely going to check out some more Nicci French books.

38. Desire the Kingdom - Paula Simonds Zabka

If you like historical novels you'll love this one, I spotted this at our library on my last visit & spotted the mention of the Warwick family which made me want to read it as we will be making a return visit to Warwick castle in a couple of weeks, it was interesting to be able to look in the guide book we have to see what the castle was like at the time the novel was set

A Story of the Last Plantagenets Was Richard III of Shakespeare fame an evil hunchback?
Did Richard III forcibly usurp the throne of England?
What part did Richard III's Queen, Anne of Warwick, play in the assumption of the throne by Richard Plantagenet?
Why did Richard III have his brother, the Duke of Clarence, drowned in a vat of wine?
Did Richard III kill the princes in the tower?
Why did Richard III make his fatal charge at Bosworth?
These are some of the questions still being asked about the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, and answered in a unique historical novel, "Desire the Kingdom" by Paula Simonds Zabka. Richard III, whose name is synonymous with villainy as depicted by Shakespeare, is presented in a different light. Holding to high principles of loyalty, he strives to support his king as he pursues his love for Anne. While confronting betrayals, insurrections and family strife, he continually fights his conscience after taking the throne, following the death of his brother and King, Edward IV.

For Richard's Queen, Anne Neville, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, life becomes one of survival. As she struggles in her love for Richard, she becomes caught up in the desire of others to claim the throne of England by treachery, deceit and murder in the war between the Houses of York and Lancaster.

39. The Hour Before Dawn - Sara MacDonald.

very much a tear jerker but a great story

Singapore in the 1970s. A handsome army officer falls in love with the young daughter of his captain. After their first blissfully happy years together, tragedy strikes and Fleur is left widowed with her young twin daughters, Nikki and Saffie. Grief-stricken, she prepares to take her daughters back to England – and then one of them mysteriously vanishes, without a trace.

New Zealand, present day. Nikki Montrose, pregnant, is still haunted by the disappearance of her twin sister. Unable to reconcile with her mother, the ghosts of the past haunt her dreams. Fleur’s impending visit forces her to confront her fears. Then when her mother goes missing en route, Nikki must journey to Singapore and attempt a reconciliation. But what they discover will send shockwaves through the entire family.

sounds good

definitely, unfortunately it was a result of a visit to the library, need to go again in the next coule of days to restock

1. A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
2. The Island - Victoria Hislop
3. Somebody Else's Kids - Torey Hayden
4. Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
5. Sarahs Key - Tatiania de Rosnay
6. Affinity - Sarah Waters
7. Blood Ties - Sam Hayes
8. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
9. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
10. Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
11. The Kabul Beauty School - Deborah Rodriguez
12. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
13. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark
14. The American Boy - Andrew Taylor
15. Mr Pip - Lloyd Jones
16. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
17. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
18. The Uncoupling - Cauvery Madhavan
19. Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny Scheinmann
20. East of the Sun - Julia Gregson
21. Remember Me - Lesley Pearse
22. The Night Watch - Sarah Waters

40. What was lost - Cathrine O'Flynn

1) The tenth circle -Jodie Piccoult
2) A spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
3) Tears at bedtime - Tom Wilson
4) Don't tell mummy - Toni Maguire
5) When Daddy comes home - Toni Maguire
6) A brother's Journey - Richard Pelzer
7) Somebody else's kids - Tory Hayden
8) (Re-read) Ghost Girl - Torey Hayden
9) Ps I Love - Cecilia Ahearn
10) Blood Ties: Sam Hayes
11) The abduction - Mark Gimenez
12) Notes from an exhibition - Patrick Gale
13) Sarahs Key - Tatiania de Rosnay
14) The time traveler's wife - Audrey Niffenegger
15) The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
16) Vanished Karen Robards
17) Sweetie Jenny Tomlin

That was quick reading true

1. A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
2. Behind the Pine Curtain - Gerri Hill
3. Somebody Else's Kids - Torey Hayden
4. P.S. I Love You x Cecelia Ahern
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - Mark Haddon
6. One Summer Night - Gerri Hill
7. The Boy in Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
8. Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
9. Girl on the Platform - Josephine Cox - Quick Read
10. If I am missing or dead - Janine Latus
11. The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler
12. The Night Watch - Sarah Waters
13. The Ninth Life of Louis Drax - Liz Jenson
14. Priceless - Charlie Daniels
15. Affinity - Sarah Waters
16. Lorelei's Secret - Carolyn Parkhurst
17. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Maina Lewycka
18. Remember Me - Lesley Pearse
19. Before I Die - Jenny Downham
20. Daniel Isn't Talking - Marti Leimbach
21. Marley and Me - John Grogan
22. Losing You - Nicci French
23. Getting rid of Matthew - Jane Fallon

I think I was up to number 26 from looking at past posts As I have had no internet I have read countless books I will try to remember some but may not have authors.

27) The Memory Keepers daughter - Kim Edwards
28) Fatal majesty - ?
29) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
30) The constant Princess - Philappa Gregory
31) The Brethren - John Grisham
32) The De-Vinci Code - Dan Brown
33) Down River - ?
34) The Time Travellers Wife - Audrey Nif??

Some are re-reads and I have read some rubbish stuff and given it away again and can't even remember what it was

What does everyone else think about De-Vinci Code by the way? I was disappointed, OK as I was on holiday at the time and borrowed it from mother-in-law, but, expected more.

Good to be back

I loved the Da Vinci code

41. If you could see me now - Celia Ahern - not quite what I expected from the blurb, without giving anything away Ivan was very different but a brilliant & unusual idea, excellent read

24 - The Yorkshire Pudding Cub (Milly Johnson)
25 - Amy and Isabelle (Elizabeth Strout)
26 - Big Cherry Holler (Adriana Trigiani)
27 - The Bronte Project (Jennifer Vandever)
28 - The Ivy Chronicles (Karen Quinn)
29 - The Ex- Wife's Survival Guide (Debby Holt)
30- One Life (Rebecca Frayn)
31 - Annie May's Black Book (Debby Holt)
Well that's most of my bargain books from the book people read - will have to have a trip to the library now. Once my sister in law has read the ones from the book people I will try and put them in the swap shop. They are not great literary works but a bit of chick lit is great sometimes

35) The Queens Fool - Philappa Gregory