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Muggle I noted that in an earlier posting you said that you enjoyed Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages. I have visited the Georges Duboeuf Hameau du Vin in Beaujolais. It was an interesting experience. Beaujolais is a very pretty area. My favourite wine from Beaujolais is Moulin-a-Vent...

It was rather a long time ago that we were in the Canary Islands but I do recall that it (the wine) was very pleasant and enjoyable. I too like wines from Australia and New Zealand. (I wish I could afford more Cloudy Bay) Californian wines seem to be on the whole rather expensive in...

I too like a nice glass (or two) of wine. Thanks for starting this thread Muggle. I have tasted Marques de Caceres red when on holiday in the Canary Islands. I am more familiar with French wines though and have visited many of the vineyards there. However tonight with dinner we are...

It is a long time since I read the “Flashman” books by George MacDonald Fraser, but I really enjoyed them. They are set in Victorian times.

I am pretty flexible when it comes to historical fiction. I like ancient and modern and certainly the history from other countries as well as the UK.

I too became interested in Chinese history after reading Wild Swans last year. I have not yet got around to reading much more on China although I did buy “The Good Earth” last week. Thanks everyone for the other helpful suggestions. This is a great forum.:)

I am going to read The Book of Illusions – Paul Auster The Robber Bride – Margaret Atwood The Pale View of Hills – Kazuo Ishiguro A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon The Historian – Elizabeth Kostova The last two books I meant to read in March, but I got sidetracked with other...

Received from Amazon yesterday. Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys The Good Earth - Pearl Buck The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson Boy - Lindsey Collen

Happy Birthday Monkey Catcher. Hope you have a great day.:)

In April I read The Bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad Oryx & Craik – Margaret Atwood Disgrace – J M Coetzee My Forbidden Face – Latifa The Van – Roddy Doyle White Teeth - Zadie Smith When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro

I still have mine so far. I hope you are feeling much better now. Get well quickly.:)

At last I have managed to go to Border’s Books in Glasgow to spend a book Token that I received from my dear daughter on Mothers Day in March.:) I bought Out - Natsua Kirino The Suspect - Michael Robotham The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure - Adam Williams Broken Verses - Kamila Shamsie

Thanks for doing all that work Steffee. March was a difficult month to analyse. It is appreciated.:) It is certainly interesting information.

I would rather read Dan Brown than “Hello” magazine.:rolleyes:

I like to read every day and I always try to have book with me wherever I go. :)

This weekend went to the second-hand shop and bought Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood I Know This Much is True - Wally Lamb When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver

Some words that I like at the moment are Gossamer Reverie Mystique Mirage Orchid

I have just finished reading The Bookseller of Kabul and I enjoyed it very much. I thought that it was fascinating to read about everyday life in Kabul after the Taliban. It is a remarkable story.

Happy Birthday Veggiedog.:) Hope it is a good one!:)

In March I read the following. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides I Claudius - Robert Graves The Secret History - Donna Tartt Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier