Listmania!
My books of 2008
Suite FrancaiseSuite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £0.01
Very good, but did feel dirty wanting the unhappily married Lucile to get it on with the German officer, Hans!
The Rose Of SebastopolThe Rose Of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.01
One of the best books I read this year. A tale of female emancipation set alongside the backdrop of the Crimean War.
Random Acts of Heroic LoveRandom Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £0.01
An enjoyable book, about two men separated by almost eighty years, trying to reclaim lost loves.
The Man in the Picture: A Ghost StoryThe Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
Buy new: £3.89 / Used from: £0.01
Creepy
The Other Boleyn GirlThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01
One of my favourite books but I do wish the Anne Boleyn in this novel was more faithful to the real Anne Boleyn
To Serve Them All My DaysTo Serve Them All My Days by Ronald Frederick Delderfield
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.14
A poignant novel, about a generation coming to terms with the brutally of war, only to realise that they will soon have to fight again.
The Boleyn InheritanceThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £4.66 / Used from: £0.01
Again one of favourite books, particularly as it gives a voice to the often forgotten, Anne of Cleves
The Boy I LoveThe Boy I Love by Marion Husband
Buy new: £4.22 / Used from: £0.01
I did feel nothing much happen
The Forgotten GardenThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
Defiantly my favourite book of the year
The IslandThe Island by Victoria Hislop
Buy new: £5.13 / Used from: £0.01
A interesting story set against the backdrop of Europe’s forgotten history.
The Rossetti LetterThe Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £0.01
An enjoyable book, based on a footnote in European history
Twilight (Twilight Saga)Twilight (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: £3.46 / Used from: £1.46
I did actually enjoy it, until it got to the falling in love bits but I can see why so many people love the book and Edward!
A Dead Man in DeptfordA Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
A fictional account of how Christopher Marlowe ended up with a dagger in the eye. Interesting but a bit of a slog
Elizabeth's Spy Master : Francis Walsingham and the secret war that saved England [ Spymaster ]Elizabeth's Spy Master : Francis Walsingham and the secret war that saved England [ Spymaster ] by Robert Hutchinson
Buy new: £5.55 / Used from: £0.01
It’s amazing what your read to take your mind off the fear of a plane crash. Actually, a very interesting book and very well researched.
Girl in a Blue DressGirl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.68
Written in the style of Dickens, you get the real feel Victorian England was not the place to be if you were a female!