From the moment I picked up ‘The Bride’s Bodyguard’ by Elizabeth Thornton in 1998, I knew this is going to be one author I will gladly follow.
Over the years that I’ve read her books, I’ve found that she always delivers exciting plots, surprising twists and unlikely villains - a combination that goes a long way […]
Posted on December 29th, 2005 by ag
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Belated holiday greetings! Hope you’ve had a lovely time.
Have nothing much to report save that we stayed home for the Christmas weekend as my daughter came down with fever on the eve. Am ashamed to confess that I didn’t manage to do much reading. However, we spent the weekend watching videos, some of which are […]
Posted on December 26th, 2005 by ag
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Received these books as Christmas gifts and am truly pleased with them:
1. ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’, and
2. ‘The Five People You Meet in Heaven’ both by Mitch Albom
3. ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, an omnibus of all seven books - unabridged - in one heavy tome, by C. S. Lewis.
Finally, I bought two of the Harry Potter […]
Posted on December 20th, 2005 by ag
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Friday the 16th being Jane Austen’s birthday, I dedicated the day to her by starting on her most famous novel — the unabridged Pride and Prejudice.
Ended the evening watching the BBC/A&E production of P&P starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. I should mention that the previous weekend, I took off to the cinema to watch […]
Posted on December 20th, 2005 by ag
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It took me quite a while but I finally finished reading Jane Austen’s Emmajust before I flew off for that family vacation.
Emma Woodhouse may be witty and imaginative, but she’s spoilt and snobbish to a certain extent, and so wasn’t easy to warm up to. There were quite a number of occasions when I felt […]
Posted on December 15th, 2005 by ag
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Barely 3 days after the glorious two-week vacation, first in the gorgeous Gold Coast of Australia, then in idyllic Bintan island, and I’m already suffering from withdrawal symptoms.
Took off with the family on the 29th last month to serene Tangalooma Resort on Moreton Island and beautiful Surfers’ Paradise for a much anticipated holiday. We had […]
Posted on December 13th, 2005 by ag
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