Suggestions

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Thu, 2003-02-27 16:58

Suggestions

I'm going to Paris for a week. Suggestions regarding what to take with me to tide me over please! So far I have packed: "The Little Friend" and "Dickens the socially mobile cat" (by John Bird). I need two or three other books I would guess....and since I'm going on Saturday they need to be easily available!

Thu, 2003-02-27 17:10

Liana

Take "My Lovers Lover", by Maggie o' Farrell.... in no way as chick lit as the title or jacket suggest.. beautifully beautifully written, tense and gripping... I couldnt put it down, and passed it onto mark brown who feels exactly the same about it. You can get it from WHSmiths or suchlike. Enjoy Paris..

Sun, 2003-03-02 18:51

Jazz

You could do worse than Strange Pilgrims, short stories by the incomparable Garcia Marquez, or something with a French flavour such as Simenon's The Blue Room or a short but amazing read would be Bruce Chatwin's Utz. Enjoy paris

Wed, 2003-03-05 16:02

Rachel

I would suggest Maggie O'Farrell 'After you'd gone' - Liana haven't read My Lover's Lover but can't wait. And Bel Canto by Anne Patchit (sp?). Fantastic book

Wed, 2003-03-05 18:44

Liana

Rachel, if you liked After You'd Gone, you will completely fall in love with her second book.. its wayyy better than her first :o))

Thu, 2003-03-06 11:55

ashen

elizabeth redfern 'the music of the spheres', for a bit of historical french culture...

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