It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

Recently completed:

Canada:





The Cat's Table****+ by Michael Ondaatje  2011 (269 pgs)

Also read: Divisadero****






UK


The London Train***+ by Tessa Hadley  2011 (352 pgs)

Orange Prize longlist 2011




 




UK/Monseratt




A Cupboard Full of Coats****+ by Yvvette Edwards 2011 (260 pgs.)

Man Booker Prize longlist 2011




 


US:


State of Wonder***+ by Ann Patchett  2011 (368 pgs)

Also read: Bel Canto****+, Run****, Patron Saint of Liars****






Currently reading:




Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch  UK 2011 (348 pgs.)

Man Booker Prize shortlist 2011





On the Nightstand:




The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes  UK 2011 (150 pgs)

Man Booker Prize shortlist 2011

Also read: The Lemon Table****+ (short stories), Nothing to be Frightened of***+ (essays).


 




The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy  UK 2011 (392 pgs.)

My third novel set in Guernsey in the past.








The Bells by Richard Harvell  US 2010 (374 pgs.)




All worth reading this week. My favourite was A Cupboard Full of Coats. Highly recommended.

Leave links if you've reviewed any of these books, I'd love to read them.

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

Recently completed:

Australia:

 

The Paperbark Shoe****+ by Goldie Goldbloom  2009 (373 pages)

Japan:

 The Changeling**** by Kenzaburo Oe (468 pages) Nobel author, Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist 2010

Not an easy read for those unaccustomed to ploughing through introspective literature.

Nigeria:

Oil on Water**** by Helon Habila  2010 (240 pages) Winner Commonwealth Prize

 

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's (the Four) Wives***** by Lola Shonyin  2010 (280 pages)

 

Tiny Sunbirds Far Away****+ by Christie Watson  UK/Nigeria 2011 (438 pages)

UK:

Wish Her Safe At Home**** by Stephen Benatar  1982 (263 pages)

 

The Book of Lies***+ by Mary Horlock  UK 2011

US:

 The Bird Sisters**** by Rebecca Rasmussen  2011 (390 pages)

 

Faith****+ by Jennifer Haigh 2011

Currently reading:

 The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje  Canada 2011

On the Nightstand:

 

The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy UK 2011 

 

Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna  India, Man Asian Literary Prize longlist 2010

No time-wasters in the bunch. I can recommend them all. The stars say it. Any opinions?

Please leave links if you've reviewed any of these books, I'd love to read them.

I take requests for reviews from my readers. Please just ask.