February Roundup

An image from Romeo and Juliet seemed a good place to start for the month most associated with love. This is a painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Frank Dicksee.

February has been a good month for reading, productive and fruitful...

Read - almost 2 books.

Completed - The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale

Currently reading - The Zahir by Paulo Coelho

TBR Pile - currently at 80 books according to GoodReads, with 7 novels added...

The Magicians Assistant by Ann Patchett

A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

The Master and Margherita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Childrens Book by A S Byatt

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

also some books that are not novels...

The Painter, the Cook and the Art of Cucina by Anna Del Conte and Val Archer

200 Cupcakes: a Hamlyn Cookbook

The Taschen book of 20th century Photography

Go Penguins, a celebration of creativity on Merseyside.

Challenges - Nothing completed, but some books lined up for the 8 Directional Reading challenges.

Wishlist additions -

The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight by Gina Ochsner

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Discoveries -

The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Events -

Ghost Stories at the Liverpool Playhouse

The Canterbury Tales at The New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Reader movie with Kate Winslet, after reading the novel last year (review here), I saw the film and really enjoyed it. I think it did full justice to the book, captured the feel excellently, and I cried all the way through it.

March is on its way, plans being made, and hopefully some warmer weather.