Sunday 15 July 2012

Nothing to report (again)

The book went off to publishers on the 14th June - that's 31 days ago, a whole month. No more news. I shall bother Charlotte tomorrow for an update. I know I should just get on with Baby's Bones but it's hard to focus. Instead, we spent the nine hours of sunshine we have had today - before the rain returned - blitzing the garden and wondering whether we could move again. [Tiny update - Monday - agent phoning round to find out what's going on and reporting back Tuesday!]


I have been reading, though, so the time isn't completely wasted. I can recommend all these:


Night Waking by Sarah Moss (another book about a baby's bones, so I couldn't resist, with a fascinating historical thread of hidden letters.


Nora Roberts The Witness, a bit commercial for my taste and a predictable romance but an interesting lead character and a twist. Came to an abrupt end. I probably wouldn't have bought it if I hadn't been on holiday but OK.


The Mercurial Emperor by Peter Marshall - fantastic research and entertaining read.


The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollingshurst - well written, interesting but I haven't warmed to the characters yet (by page 195) so I haven't finished.

Katherine the Queen - biography of Katherine Parr which is readable and well researched. And I got it secondhand which helped!


Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd, delicious detail and beautifully written.


But the best thing I saw all week was the BBC series 'Venice' by Francesco da Mosto. Delicious.  

3 comments:

  1. We so couldn't face the upheaval of moving, we ended up buying the house next door and simply spreading out. I highly recommend it.

    Can't believe it's been an entire month! In this, as in all things, patience is a virtue...

    Been thinking about you a lot with my sister here, and really looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

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  2. It will be great to actually meet you! I'm looking forward to the whole thing, meeting everyone, getting away from the mundane and focusing on publishing. I was very lucky to have so much time with my sister, we shared a house several times as adults, for six months when her son was a baby. Sisters are great, so enjoy yours.

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