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Offline Llechwedd

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #75 on: November 27, 2012, 12:29:19 pm »
Half way through "Dominion" by C J Sansom.  What happened when Germany won the second World War, frightening but a good read.

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« Reply #76 on: November 27, 2012, 03:14:06 pm »
I'm working my way through a couple of Clive Cusslers.

Hmm, I bet you are...  &shake&
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« Reply #77 on: November 27, 2012, 07:39:08 pm »
I'm working my way through a couple of Clive Cusslers.

Hmm, I bet you are...  &shake&
I was waiting for that jibe... &shake&

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #78 on: November 27, 2012, 07:49:46 pm »
I've nearly finished Lovers and newcomers by Rosie Thomas and quite enjoyed it

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #79 on: November 28, 2012, 11:26:42 am »
Reading 'Moon' by James Herbert.

Just read 'Iris and Ruby' by Rosie Thomas and also by her 'The Potter's House.' Iris and Ruby was excellent, but I thought the end of 'The Potter's House was strange !

Have noticed copies of' 50 Shades of Grey' are creeping into the charity shops. My opinion? a load of hype, no proper story.
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to know.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #80 on: November 28, 2012, 12:56:34 pm »
I'm reading new ordered flyers for my company.
without a worry in the world... :)

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #81 on: November 28, 2012, 04:19:58 pm »
I'm reading all the bumf that came with my copy of Saga Magazine. L0L
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #82 on: November 28, 2012, 04:50:30 pm »
haven't got a lot of time to read so i read the forum

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #83 on: November 28, 2012, 07:55:07 pm »
Nemesis - I agree with you about 50 Shades - I borrowed it but gave it back to its owner after a few day!!  Must try Iris and Ruby though

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« Reply #84 on: November 28, 2012, 09:57:04 pm »
Iris and Ruby--the descriptions of Cairo are really good-- the only thing is the story is told from two different time lines.
Did you try either of the other 'Shades' books? I didn't-- thought the first was bad enough, but my daughter read all 3 simply because she had got them and said all 3 were as bad !
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« Reply #85 on: November 28, 2012, 11:37:09 pm »
Mrs Fester has read all the 50 shades books, and was singularly unimpressed.

I left her to it, but once I sneaked a peek into what in those books, I couldn't help thinking...

If she caught ME reading stuff like that, I would be labelled 'Percy Filth' and spend the rest of my life in the spare bedroom.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #86 on: January 24, 2013, 10:37:06 am »
I read "Animal Farm" from George Orwell and "the picture of Dorian Grey" from Oscar Wilde

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #87 on: January 25, 2014, 05:34:29 pm »
I have just read and enjoyed "She left me the gun" by Emma Brockes.  Its about a woman returning to South Africa to discover her family history.  I've also read "The silent tide" by Racel Hore and found that really good.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #88 on: February 21, 2015, 04:55:35 pm »
I have just finished reading a book which I think Cambrian recommended to me some time ago. It is called Your Obedient Servant by George Hiller and it is a history of the land agents, stewards and owners of the Mostyn Estate.
There is an interesting letter from the architect and land agent George Humphreys to the 4th Lord Mostyn in which he describes his vision and hopes for Llandudno.
Some rather telling comments in it now we know what has happened since.
Here are two pages of the letter which I hope it is okay to post and hope that it is readable from the photo. The letter continues with paragraphs about Conference Rooms, Bodafon and Civic Centre.

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« Reply #89 on: February 21, 2015, 05:03:18 pm »
The promenade continues,
......of powerful electric lamps were placed on the sea side, for by lighting up the pebbled beach and sands at night, the whole town front would look very much more important, and be more attractive.
B) The day will come, I hope, when we shall have bold pieces of sculpture on the Promenade, at the end of each street, thus giving points of interest at the ends of Lloyd Street, Clonmel Street, Vaughan Street etc. The War Memorial forms such a feature at Gloddaeth Street.