What are we reading in January?
Posted: 01 Jan 2024, 07:45Just about to start the fourth book in Lynda la Plante's Jack Warr series.
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Posted: 01 Jan 2024, 07:45Re: What are we reading in January?
Posted: 01 Jan 2024, 18:11Not sure. Have a few lined up on my kindle
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Posted: 01 Jan 2024, 23:41I'm goig to our library later this week, see what new books they have.
Also, the coffee morning on Friday, so I can hopefully pinch a few from there.
At the moment, a Jeffrey Deaver book, which I really am struggling with.
Also, the coffee morning on Friday, so I can hopefully pinch a few from there.
At the moment, a Jeffrey Deaver book, which I really am struggling with.
Re: What are we reading in January?
Posted: 02 Jan 2024, 08:23I've just looked in my kindle library and have 146 books waiting to be read.
As I last purchased one on December 31st I've made it in time to say I'll try and buy less books in 2024. 
And it really doesn't help when you spot, like last week, the entire collection of Call The Midwife for 99 cents!
As I last purchased one on December 31st I've made it in time to say I'll try and buy less books in 2024.
And it really doesn't help when you spot, like last week, the entire collection of Call The Midwife for 99 cents!
Re: What are we reading in January?
Posted: 02 Jan 2024, 09:55What sort of book is it, Jan? Not heard of him 
Ally, those are brilliant books, rather grittier than the TV series.
Ally, those are brilliant books, rather grittier than the TV series.
Re: What are we reading in January?
Posted: 02 Jan 2024, 10:48I am reading a biography; Ray Davies, a complicated life by Johnny Rogan.
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Posted: 02 Jan 2024, 17:51The Kinks' Ray Davis? Quite a story then 
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Posted: 05 Jan 2024, 19:28Yes Kaz, the one from the Kinks.
A complicated man is about right. I knew that the Kinks were all working class, but didn't realise how poor the Davies family was (in monetary terms) growing up.
Obviously a man known for his talent; he has written some beautiful songs.
But a man with a troubled adolescence, a tumultuous relationship with his brother Dave and a man who is legendarily tight with money and who wants all the credit that's going when it comes to music.A dictator in the group. Not a man who likes sharing but a compelling character nevertheless.
A complicated man is about right. I knew that the Kinks were all working class, but didn't realise how poor the Davies family was (in monetary terms) growing up.
Obviously a man known for his talent; he has written some beautiful songs.
But a man with a troubled adolescence, a tumultuous relationship with his brother Dave and a man who is legendarily tight with money and who wants all the credit that's going when it comes to music.A dictator in the group. Not a man who likes sharing but a compelling character nevertheless.
Re: What are we reading in January?
Posted: 05 Jan 2024, 21:55Ray Davies was married to Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders, they share a daughter Natalie
Re: What are we reading in January?
Posted: 05 Jan 2024, 22:15I love the Kinks.
As an aside, we’re watching an excellent documentary on Paramount about Simple Minds, and Jim Kerr was also married to Chrissie Hynde (and John’s aunty and uncle who we used to stay with in the US were also Jim Kerr’s aunty and uncle).
miasmum wrote:Ray Davies was married to Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders, they share a daughter Natalie
As an aside, we’re watching an excellent documentary on Paramount about Simple Minds, and Jim Kerr was also married to Chrissie Hynde (and John’s aunty and uncle who we used to stay with in the US were also Jim Kerr’s aunty and uncle).