Hosted by Lipsy Lost & Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words
So onto the good stuff! At the moment I am reading A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill the very first of the Dalziel and Pascoe stories first published way back in September 1970!
Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel investigates murder close to home in this first crime novel featuring the much-loved detective team of Dalziel and Pascoe.
Home from the Rugby club after taking a nasty knock in a match, Sam Connon finds his wife more uncommunicative than usual. After passing out on his bed for a few hours, he comes downstairs to discover communication has been cut off forever – by a hole in the middle of her forehead.
Andy Dalziel, a long-standing member of the club, wants to run the murder investigation along his own lines. But DS Peter Pascoe’s loyalties lie elsewhere and he has quite different ideas about how the case should proceed. Amazon
The last book I finished was Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan which will be published on 1 March 2018.
Blurb
When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one.
She was whisked away to Narnia – and Kirrin Island – and Wonderland. She ventured down rabbit holes and womble burrows into midnight gardens and chocolate factories. She wandered the countryside with Milly-Molly-Mandy, and played by the tracks with the Railway Children. With Charlotte’s Web she discovered Death and with Judy Blume it was Boys. No wonder she only left the house for her weekly trip to the library or to spend her pocket money on amassing her own at home.
In Bookworm, Lucy revisits her childhood reading with with, love and gratitude. She relives our best-beloved books, their extraordinary creators, and looks at the thousand subtle ways they shape our lives. She also disinters a few forgotten treasures to inspire the next generation of bookworms and set them on their way.
Lucy brings the favourite characters of our collective childhoods back to life – prompting endless re-readings, rediscoveries, and, inevitably, fierce debate – and brilliantly uses them to tell her own story, that of a born, and unrepentant, bookworm. Amazon
Next I plan to read Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer which will published on 22 February 2018.
Blurb
Your sister needs you. But her child needs you more…
The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister’s voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar-and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place to sleep, sent her to every kind of rehab. But this time, she’s not just strung out-she’s pregnant and in premature labor. If she goes to the hospital, she’ll lose custody of her baby-maybe even go to prison. But the alternative is unthinkable.
As weeks unfold, Lexie finds herself caring for her fragile newborn niece while her carefully ordered life is collapsing around her. She’s in danger of losing her job, and her fiancé only has so much patience for Annie’s drama. In court-ordered rehab, Annie attempts to halt her downward spiral by confronting long-buried secrets from the sisters’ childhood, ghosts that Lexie doesn’t want to face. But will the journey heal Annie, or lead her down a darker path? NetGalley
So what do you think? Do any of these titles take your fancy this Valentine’s Day?
These all look very good. I especially want to read Before I Let You Go. I enjoyed another book by the author (A Mother’s Confession). Thanks for sharing! Here’s MY WWW POST
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Thank you Laurel, I also enjoyed A Mother’s Confession and this one looks equally gripping.
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I’ve never thought of reading the Dalziel and Pascoe books even though I absolutely loved the TV show. How are you finding it?
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I love them all and reread at least one every year – this one does feel dated on the attitude front but Reginald Hill is a brilliant story teller
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I like the look of Bookworm, something I would definitely read. I’ve heard good things about the other two but never read them. Here’s my WWW – https://whisperingstories.com/www-wednesday-reading-14th-february-2018/
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Bookworm was brilliant, I adored it. Thanks for visiting and leaving your link 🙂
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Love the look of Before I Go as I loved A Mother’s Confession.
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Me too so I’m hoping for great things 🙂
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Before I Let You Go looks incredible! I shall look out for your review. 🙂 I hope you enjoy it!
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Thank you Chrissi I’m looking forward to what I expect to be an addictive read 🙂
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The Hill book is on my Classics list. I’ll be interested in what you think of it. I’ve only read one of the books in the series so far and it was way down the line. Love Matilda and Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!
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I argued with myself for ages whether to add it to mine figuring it is almost as old as i am and therefore a classic but in the end I decided not to include it. Although it isn’t quite as good as the later ones (and I’ve read a selection of this series) it is very much of its time so there is plenty to enjoy. Thank you 🙂
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Reginald Hill’s series has been on my radar for years. I’ve just never taken the plunge… I’ll be interested in your opinion.
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I have been re-reading random books from the series over the last few years but I did want to start at the beginning to see the contrast.
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So glad you’re reading A Clubbable Woman, Cleo. It may not be Hill’s best, but it’s definitely the start of an exceptional series. I’ll be keen to know what you think of it. And I do want to read Bookworm…
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I agree it’s not up there with the best but it is good to go back and read about the start of the partnership. I can’t recommend Bookworm enough and my review will be up soon so you can see why.
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Oh My God, I love the cover of that BOOKWORM…. I might buy it just for that.. hehe. 🙂
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The inside delighted me just as much as the cover 😉
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Oh M… Well, it’s on To Buy list now… hehehe…
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Loved Dalziel and Pascoe on TV so this one sounds very interesting.
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I read quite a few of the books when they were published so it’s interesting to go back to when it started and Reginald Hill is a wonderful writer.
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Great title for A Clubbable Woman.
sherry @ fundinmental
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THE CUBBABLE WOMAN AND BEFORE I LET YOU GO both sound intriguing. My link is
https://wordpress.com/post/idahobluebird50.com/24455
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Just added Bookworm to my TBR! Here is my post: https://wordsandpeace.com/2018/02/14/www-wednesdays-february-14/
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Bookworm sounds like such a lovely book, I have such fond memories of the books of my childhood. Happy Valentines Day! Here’s my WWW: https://reachingwhilerooted.com/2018/02/14/www-wednesday-02-14-18/
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“A Clubbable Woman” has got to the best book title I’ve seen in a while. Yikes!
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I really want to read Bookworm!
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Ahhh how lovely does Bookworm – A Memoir of Childhood Reading sound?! A book about books, I love it already 🙂
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