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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I read this book at least once a year and have never grown tired of it  |
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| Paula |
| December 20, 2007, 8:39am |
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I read this book at least once a year and have never grown tired of it
Le Petit Prince. Wow, that sends me back a few years. |
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| AnaisNin |
| December 20, 2007, 6:07pm |
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I have so many favourite books but Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is one I read at least once a year. Each time a read it I discover something new and fresh. |
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| SuziH |
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I read 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' when I was around 14-15 and didn't quite grasp what it all meant. I have read a few of his other works as well. I prefer my literature non-fiction or History based Fantasy. About to get into Colleen McCullough for some History based Fiction/fantasy. |
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| AnaisNin |
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I have finally remembered the title of a book I think you might like Suzi, 'The Grotto' by Melbourne born author Coral Lansbury. Here's something out of Publishers Weekly on it:
Fascinating bits of mythology and history are woven into this well-crafted novel set during the 1920s and '30s amid the crumbling ruins of Sicily's ancient hill towns and on the rude, bustling frontier of Australia. Born to English and Sicilian parents whose love for each other shuts out the world, Gwen Harcourt di Marineo saves her own adoration for her best friend Bessie, an English girl who summers in Sicily. Gwen is barely touched by her mother's death, but the loss of Bessie nearly crushes her. Forced to leave Sicily, she embarks for Australia, where she re-creates herself as a hotelier of distinction, an enigmatic model and the promoter of her horribly narcissistic cousin Dolphi, star of vaudeville and radio. Despite these rebirths, the superstitions and maledictions of Sicily hang 'round her shoulders like a heavy cloak. Love eludes Gwen for the most part; unfortunately, shrill hysteria is the passion she and other characters often share. Lansbury's clever, vivid imagery and evocation of brooding gothic atmosphere do much to keep the narrative engrossing. |
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Thank you Anais, I will chase the book up/down  |
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Magician - Raymond E Feist (im a fantasy nut) |
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