Might be back

Not reading a lot at the moment. Doing other things, might come back soon or not at all.

Try again.

Just started to read the Lady Vanishes , so far so good. I managed to get into it straight away. Not like some books where it's hard to get into,but usually I persevere and I end up liking the book. But I cannot on with Jane Austen,I have tried and tried but still I will try again.

Compare endings.

Forgot to say in my previous post that I am reading Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express again. A little while ago I saw the tv programme of it and they changed the ending and I didn't like the ending, so I thought I would read the book and compare the endings.
I haven't read the book for ages so it is good to go back and re-read it.

Busy buying books & Edward Lear found him again.

I have not been around for a while, but have bought more cookery books, crochet books and knitting books.
Also bought Edward Marston's latest railway detective  book and his home front book. Also treated myself after looking for quite some time The Lady Vanishes, by Ethel Lina White. Which I am so looking forward to read. I think you can guess I like reading books about murder and mysteries on trains.
Yesterday at work I picked up a copy of Edward Lear's book of nonsense verse . I really love his work, I am not a one for poetry, but I really love his work, The Owl and The Pussycat, The Jumblies, I can go on and on. I just find his work very appealing, even when I was a child. So when I am at work having a break I will be reading Edward Lear , just a little bit at a time so I can savour him slowly. I think it's the child still in me who loves his works so much.  

Ode to the moon.

I woke very early this morning, and saw the moon and thought I wish I could write a poem about the moon. But I must admit I really don't get on with poetry I have tried, nursery rhymes I can do with the grandchildren , but poetry I cannot. Maybe because at school it always the boring bits of poetry that the teachers taught put me off. Mind you I must admit I do like Edward Lear I somehow connect to him, strange.

Murder mystery.

I found a book for the coming winter to read,Mystery In White, byJ.Jefferson Farjeon.
I have not come across this author before, so it will be interesting to read this book.
He is not a well known author for today's readers, but was a major figure during the Golden Age of murder between the two world wars.
He had the skill of making his books rather creepy, which I think is ideal for winter reading.
This story is based on a train being stuck in the countryside in winter, that's why I have chose it for a book to read in winter and it's a murder mystery. I enjoy reading about murder mysteries on trains.
So by the looks of things this is going to be a really good read.
So when I finish it I will let you know if I enjoyed it , I got a funny feeling I will.

Back to reading.

I have found my Miss Read books, I know a lot of people turn their noses up at her books, but I enjoy them, they are my comfort reads. I like thrillers, detectives books ,history, but I just could not get into them just lately , so I have turned to my comfort reads. At least I am back reading for me that's is the main thing.
I always try a new author and never turn my nose up even at fifty shades of grey, which was ok, but hey we are all different and it would be boring if we all liked the same books.