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To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…
• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?
I am currently reading Quiet Dell by Jayne Anne Phillips who created this labour of love based upon the true life tale of a man who preyed on American ladies in the early 1930’s using the personal columns as a way of making contact. This is a book of two halves, the first where we meet Asta Eichner and her family, the second where we follow the investigation from the point of view of Emily Thornhill a reporter on The Tribune.
I have just finished Before You Die by Samantha Hayes where DI Lorraine Fisher returns to her home town for a break with her sister only to get involved in what at first sight, appears to be a new spate of suicides.
Click on the book cover to read my review
Next I am going to be reading Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly which I’m really looking forward to, after all what would you do if your friend stole your life?
Blurb
Natty and Sean Wainwright are happily married. Rock solid in fact. So when Natty’s oldest friend, Eve Dalladay, appears – just as their daughter collapses on a school trip in France – Natty has no qualms about leaving Eve with Sean to help out at home.
Two weeks later and Natty finds Eve has slotted into family life too well. Natty’s husband has fallen in love with Eve. He’s sorry, he tells her, but their marriage is over.
With no option but to put a brave face on things for the sake of the children, Natty embarks on building a new life for herself.
And then she receives the note.
Eve has done this before, more than once, and with fatal consequences…
What are you reading this week?
Cleopatra Loves Books 
Keep your Friends Close sounds interesting Cleo, happy reading! 🙂
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It does sound really good and I’ve read some good reviews:-)
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Argh, I’m so excited for you to read Keep Your Friends Close. It will be interesting to read your thoughts! 🙂 I hope you have a great reading week!
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I’m excited too although QuiEt Dell is keeping me entertained 🙂
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“Keep your friends close” sounds intriguing. Yes, what would you do? I wonder what Natty did… Hope you’ll enjoy the book. Happy reading!
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It looks like a corker of a book doesn’t it?
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Your reading pile always sounds brilliant! I always want them to be on my list. I’m currently reading the Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
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Thank you for sharing Rebecca!
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I read Shelter by Jayne Ann Phillips quite a few years ago and loved it. Quiet Dell sounds really intriguing.
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It has really drawn me in… it is a fascinating book.
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I like the sound of Keep Your Friends Close.
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Thank you!
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Hiya…loving this blog post as always. Im currently reading ‘Then and Always’ by Dani Atkins. Its an advanced review copy about a girl with amnesia and how its possible for one person to live two lives. Ive just recently finished ‘Best Kind of Broken’ by Chelsea Fine. I loved this…would defo recommend it. My next one to get stuck into will be ‘Written in the Stars’ by Ali Harris. Hope this helps extend your TBR list. 🙂 Im definately adding Keep Your Friends Close to mine. xo
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Thank you for your lovely words. I have been to check out Best Kind of Broken and it looks like an excellent read.. Thank you 🙂
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No problem. I ment every word. Your blog is great. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. X
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Ah thanks – I will let you know 🙂
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I never heard of your books before but they all seem interesting..and bit creepy. 😀 Hope you’re enjoying your reads!
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I often find creepy books 😉
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Thanks for sharing! Here’s my WWW Wednesday
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Thank you for sharing your link 🙂
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I’ve just finished Alice Hoffman’s new one ‘The Museum of Extraordinary Things’ which is wonderful. I’d highly recommend.
I read a cracking review of Quiet Dell on Sunday, it hadn’t grabbed me before that but it made it sound fascinating.
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That’s really not fair as I have just looked at your review of Enchanted and now your suggesting another one for my TBR 😉
Quiet Dell is a really good read and it has quite an original feel and it has me hooked.
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Haha! Sorry, Cleo.
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Keep Your Friends Close – hooray! Need to read the first Paula Daly book still but how am I going to find the time? Happy reading Cleo, here’s mine. http://wp.me/p32hC2-Fh
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I know I still have What Kind of Mother Are You? to read too… I can’t wait to read this one though 🙂
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All three of these books sounds amazing, especially Before You Die.
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Thank you I have been quite surprised at how much I am enjoying Quiet Dell.
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Both the first and third sound interesting and of course I’m just about to read the second. Looking forward to your reviews – my TBR may be in a fit state soon for me to start adding one or two…
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I am enjoying Quiet Dell despite there being a couple of elements which would normally be a turn off… and I’m excited to finally get around to the second Paula Daly when the first is still on the TBR (oops)
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😆 Yes, that’s the problem with lo-o-o-o-ng TBRs!
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What interesting books! I have to say, ‘Keep your friends close’ has me completely intrigued ! I’m going to get hold of it,
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Thank you! I do hope you enjoy it.
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Keep your Friends Close and keep your enemies closer?
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Sounds like it doesn’t it?
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Definitely not light reading!
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Ha ha I don’t really do light reading 😉
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Quiet Dell sounds good. I’ve just finished Gone Girl and am now reading Gone are the Leaves by Anne Donovan. I am not on a mission to read all novels with ‘Gone’ in the title! 🙂 SD
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Quiet Dell was a good, if very different read. I enjoyed Gone Girl but can’t think of another title with ‘Gone’ in it 😉
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I almost forgot about Quiet Dell! I have an audio copy. I’ve lived in the Chicago area all my life yet never knew about the true event it’s based on.
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It is a fascinating read and I really enjoyed it although some parts didn’t quite work for me.
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