Last weekend we went to the Lions' Used Book Sale at the race course. It is always well attended but not too crowded by the time we got there. There was as usual an extensive selection of books; puzzles; sheet music; tapes and CDs. I only looked at books for myself and the 2 grandsons and jigsaws. R looked for his own books. We came home with this haul.
On our old bookshelf we have reference books and keepers. Among them is my ( about ) 66 year old copy of Companion to English Literature. My Mum bought it for me when I was in the 3rd form. I used it a lot then and at Teacher's College and occasionally ever since.
The book I am currently enjoying is in large print ( never had that before and don't need large print )is Emma - A modern Retelling, by Alexander McCall Smith. I enjoy his writing. Before I started this I refreshed my memory of the original Emma by Jane Austen using my old Companion.
This new retelling uses all the same or similar characters. Direct quotes are in bold. I'd recommend this for a light, satirical read.
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A good haul there. We had our local Lifeline Book Fair at the Showgrounds last weekend. We too came home with a good haul. It appears you have similar taste to Mick with some if those authors.
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