The ones I have read however have been a real mixture of good and bad. As you will see below:
Wild- Cheryl Strayed
Wild tells the story of Cheryl Strayed a woman who after her mother died from cancer decided to trek the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) to help find herself. Cheryl had no prior hiking experience and the PCT trail is one of the hardest in America.
Therefore for Cheryl to get through the trail meant that anything is possible. Her story was raw and didn't hold back. The descriptions of the wildlife she walked through made me want to go and experience the PCT for myself and by understanding her life story you can see why she made the mistakes she did.
Since I Don't Have You - Louise Candlish
Possibly the worst book I have read in a while. This book was so bad I have had to refer back to it to remember the main character's name! Rachel makes a pact with two of her best friends Jenny and Marial that each other would look after children if anything happened to each other. Fast forward a few years the children are six and at school. One day Rachel's child goes on a school trip and dies in a minibus crash.
Therefore to escape Rachel decides to fly to Santorina (she has always been interested in Santorina because her mother was born there). To keep her pact she decides to hire a private investigator (creepy I know!) to check up on her friends and their children. The book was just boring I wasn't interested in the descriptions of Greece, I found the whole private investigator thing really didn't work and the way it was written, it was a drag to get through. I didn't even finish the book. One for the Donation box!
The Children's Act- Ian McEwan
This book follows a QC who has to make a difficult decision regarding a religious woman and son's young life. The book was better then I thought it would be. Written in Ian McEwan's signature style where you pretty much have to concentrate through the entire book ( it's not a light read!) it delivers a book that is a mixture of religion, love and morals.
Tales From The Ringroad- BBC
The Children's Act- Ian McEwan
This book follows a QC who has to make a difficult decision regarding a religious woman and son's young life. The book was better then I thought it would be. Written in Ian McEwan's signature style where you pretty much have to concentrate through the entire book ( it's not a light read!) it delivers a book that is a mixture of religion, love and morals.
Tales From The Ringroad- BBC
Ok it's not a book it is a radio series on BBC Radio 4. Essentially a different ringroad in the country is chosen each week and several people tell their story which has a connection with the ringroad.
One episode was about the ringroad in Coventry. A man who was driving on the road one night got hit by a car who was driving in the opposite direction. Another story based in Wolverhampton was about a man who lived on the ringroad in a tent. It's one to listen when you are on the commute home. It does sound a bit out there (stay with me on this!) but it isn't that bad and is quite interesting. If all else fails the soothing voice will put you to sleep.
One episode was about the ringroad in Coventry. A man who was driving on the road one night got hit by a car who was driving in the opposite direction. Another story based in Wolverhampton was about a man who lived on the ringroad in a tent. It's one to listen when you are on the commute home. It does sound a bit out there (stay with me on this!) but it isn't that bad and is quite interesting. If all else fails the soothing voice will put you to sleep.
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