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My bookmark is my memory. I always remember the page number I finished on and the automatically go back to it. I seem to be able to retain numbers in my head really well. I remember phone numbers we had when I was 9 years old, and international number for my mam to ring the UK. Funny, but I...

We have the first 3 HP books on audio, all with Stephen Fry reading them. They are brilliant, especially because they are unabridged. You don't miss a sentence. My daughter loves them, and we also use them in the car when we go on a long drive. You just have to make sure you don't drift off into...

I can remember Wind in the Willows and Winnie the Pooh. Also the Enid Blyton books. My father used to work a lot and I didn't get to see much of him sometimes, so he read Winnie the Pooh stories on to tapes for me to listen to when I went to bed at night. It was like him being there and...

I have just finished Virgin, by Robin Maxwell. It is about the life of Elizabeth I, Henry VIII daughter who eventually takes the throne. I love tudor history, so this is a fabulous book. I hope you are enjoying yours Glenda. Cheers, Vicky

My best time for reading is at night. My daughter is in bed and the house is quiet, so I just float away into whatever I am reading. It is like taking a holiday, only a lot cheaper...:D :D Cheers, Vicky

Thanks to everyone for the welcome. Hi obarz I also love audio books. My daughter has several she listen to from the Narnia series to Enid Blyton. We used them in the car as well when we were taking long drives, and they keep them amused for ages. I also have some of the Austen...

I am glad you enjoyed it Dawn. It certainly is the type of book you find hard to put down. The editor of Doubleday Book Club here read it in one sitting, and she loved it as well. I am reading Virgin by Robin Maxwell at the moment. It is about Elizabeth I and her relationship with her...

Hi Kaz I will cross stitch or tapestry anything that stays still for too long :D :D I have done Beatrix Potter characters, gardens and old houses, animals, children saying their prayers etc. It is the middle of summer here at the moment, and it has been really hot, so I don't sew as much...

Sounds like my idea of a holiday.......:D :D :D I love the idea of a coffee shop and bookstore, I just couldn't drag myself away from it though....lol.......I understand about the browsing and not buying. Maybe there should have been a surcharge if they didn't buy a book. It is the type of...

Hi Nicole I also read The Lovely Bones just recently. It was such a wonderful book I didn't want it to end. I would urge you to read it too, Dawn. Cheers, Vicky

Hi Ian I was just looking where you are from. I was born in the UK, Huddersfield in Yorkshire, but my dad was born in Preston. Are you anywhere near there? Cheers, Vicky

Thanks for the welcome. It does seem like a friendly place to be:) :) I found a discussion about The Hobbit as I read further into the threads. There is just so much to catch up on........I love it. You aren't far wrong about the sun always shining Ian. I just wish it wouldn't bring so...

I am with you Kaz. Nothing better than a Cross Stitch to relax with. It is even better if watching a classic like Pride and Prejudice at the same time. I am also terrible in bookshops!!!! I could pull up a chair and stay there all day. I actually saw a bookshop advertised which had a coffee...

I have recently joined the site, and I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I am a homeschooling mother of a 10 year old daughter. I do a lot of reading when teaching my daughter, but I also love to read for relaxation. I enjoy a lot of different types of books, but my passions are...