by Bookworm
“A funny, romantic and gloriously escapist read.”Marian Keyes
Life is sweet for rising stage and TV soap star Deirdre O’Dare. But jealous fears, spawned by arch-rival Sophie, that roguish boyfriend Rory is having a Hollywood fling threaten to ruin her happiness.
Retreating from Dublin to the hauntingly beautiful West of Ireland to work on a screenplay and lick her wounds, she meets gorgeous Gabriel – straight out of the Diet Coke ad and squire of the local manor. How could a girl possibly refuse?
In this moving and wickedly funny tale by the bestselling author of ‘It Means Mischief’, Deirdre O’Dare learns some painful, enlightening and hilarious lessons about the art of life and love as she comes face to face with the most difficult decision she’s ever had to make. [click to continue...]
by Bookworm
Great book. If you are trying to find out about the plot before you read, STOP. Just order the thing. You do NOT want to find out all the major plot twists before you get into it. It really is an illustrated novel, and should be treated as such. It is (as I said) wonderful human drama, but nothing is sugarcoated, and there is a measurable amount of violence (among other things). Parents, if your kid wants this because he heard how great it is, try and censor it some before you hand it over, but DON’T go through and pick at it’s shortcomings. It was nominated for a Hugo award (the science-fiction equivalent of a Newberry) which, in all fairness, it should have received, and needs a thorough reading before a judgment is made
Synopsis
Can you imagine a future where Nixon is still President, America won the Vietnam War, and the nuclear clock stands at five minutes to midnight.
Its Possibly only Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, but Watchmen remains the critics’ favorite. Why? Because Moore is a better writer, and Watchmen a more complex and dark and literate creation than Miller’s fantastic, subversive take on the Batman myth. Moore, renowned for many other of the genre’s finest creations (Saga of the Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and From Hell, with Eddie Campbell) first put out Watchmen in 12 issues for DC in 1986-87. It won a comic award at the time (the 1987 Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards for Best Writer/Artist combination) and has continued to gather praise since.
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by Bookworm
The first novel for Harper Fiction from the Guardian top 100 fast seller and Sunday Times top five bestseller is an intelligent, fun and feel good novel about best friends, about settling down and about throwing it all away…
Do you fall in love with your heart or your head? Two best friends have two different attitudes to love: one is sensible, practical, and contented with her kind husband; the other makes impetuous romantic choices that lead to broken hearts and high drama. But what happens when the married friend encounters real passion for the first time? When she starts to wonder if she’s made the right choice? A novel about best friends, about settling down and about throwing it all away… [click to continue...]
by Bookworm
“Delectable. . . Dances with drama and insouciant wit.†–The New York Times Book Review
Having dated an Iranian who illuminated for me that Iran is not quite the ‘axis of evil’ it has been made out to be - but a place whose people have suffered in the face of oppressive government regimes– I can honestly say this book in its simple but profound way, shows the warmth, humor, intelligence and vulnerablity of the Iranian people. I have read other books, such as Persian Mirrors, which give the reader a clear sense of Iran’s history. But until reading this book, I had yet to find material which showed Iranians’ sensitivity, kindness and love of family, feasts and the finest things in life. Satrapi’s book reminds us to be compassionate at a time when fear & anger easily eclipses our best intentions.
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by Bookworm
This is a well-written, modern comedy of manners that contains an occasional gem of a sentence. It’s not exactly “chic lit” but neither is it War and Peace; the subject matter is light and familiar (at least to women) and the characters eccentric and charmingly British. I highly recommend it as a vacation read. It will entertain you, not strain you. But it won’t rot your brain for lack of witty writing, like a lot of the other drivel being published under “romance” these days!
Book Description
Twenty-three-year-old Jo Green knows that if she has to spend one more night in ultra-provincial Niblet-Upon-Avon she’ll go completely bonkers! So she answers an ad in the paper, bids her devoted boyfriend Shaun adieu, and heads off to [click to continue...]
