January Reading Roundup

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I’ve decided to keep a monthly track of my reading so here goes. This month I completed ten books which is really good as the first three that I read were large ones. Only two of them were from the library, the others were from my TBR piles – not bad!

1. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. – a re-read, historical fiction

2. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel. – a re-read, historical fiction

3. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel. – a re-read, historical fiction

4. Elsie Piddock Skips In Her Sleep by Eleanor Farjeon. (junior)

5. Music in the Dark by Sally Magnusson. (NetGalley Kindle) historical fiction

6. The Pleasure of Reading by Antonia Fraser. (library) non-fiction

7. Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham. historical fiction

8. Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy by Rumer Godden

9. The Stolen Lake by Joan Aiken. (junior)

10. The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup. (library) translated from Danish

Over this month I’ve also been dipping in and out of Elizabeth and Mary edited by Susan Doran. It’s a lovely book which I was lucky enough to be sent for review by British Library. It’s one to savour though so I’ll be taking my time with that one.

4 thoughts on “January Reading Roundup”

  1. Hi Katrina,
    Wow–this was quite a reading month for you. I am so impressed that you inhaled all three of the Hilary Mantel Cromwell books! What an indelible experience, to re-read and read those three books. Do you end up dreaming about them? Such an immersive experience!
    I have not had as good a reading month. It seems I’m in transition–who knew? I’m spending more time getting together with friends, talking with friends and cousins on the phone, diving back into genealogy and refreshing my skills, just branching out, I guess.

    • Judith,
      Well whatever, it sounds like you are having a good time which is the main thing, especially during what seems to us to be a long winter. If I do dream I rarely remember them which is probably a good thing. That Tudor court was a dangerous place to be!

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