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There are three Reilly books that have the same central character - Ice Station, Area 7 and Scarecrow (Ice Station being the first). The other two books, Temple and Contest, are completely stand-alone.

A fellow Irving fan :D I have read a fair few of his books and would rank them in the following order (best first): World According to Garp Prayer for Owen Meany Cider House Rules Hotel New Hampshire Widow for One Year Son of a Circus The Fourth Hand The Water Method Man So, in...

I'll get in with this one before Phil but Matthew Reilly is a good action writer - some of the plots are a bit of a stretch of the imagination but the characters are certainly subject to peril on every page! He has written four books, I think, but I would recommend Ice Station or Temple as a...

that is another idea - get rid of the bed in the spare room and make her sleep on the floor - I don't suppose she will be able to handle that for three months! Thanks for all the tips!

I like it a lot - you must have experience of unwanted house guests :)

believe me, the thought had crossed my mind but I know this woman and The Terminator would give up finding us before she did!

I am sure I win the 'my Monday sucks most' competition - I found out today that my mother in law is coming to stay with us for THREE MONTHS - aghhhhhhh :mad:

I'll let you know how I got on with both of them. Thanks for the help :)

you are right! Marquez has won - I love getting completely immersed in his world and such rich language! Marquez it is. Kaz, Chevalier also looks really good so I will read this one straight after :)

good idea - I'll do it now and let you know

ah, but that would break my 'can't buy any more new books until I have read all the ones I have' rule ...

Martin, I was typing my response when you were posting - not sure that third opinion helps! I am absolutely terrible at knitting and end up with more holes that anything else :(

ok, now I am still stuck. I love Marquez but it always takes me a little while to get into it and I am not sure I have the energy on a Friday afternoon. On the other hand, I have never read Chevalier so this is completley new territory. I need a third opinion!

I have just finished reading the Serpentwar Saga by Feist and am trying to choose my next book - in my drawer I have: Of Love and Other Demons - Marquez Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier No Second Chance - Harlan Coben Now, obviously all three of these are a bit of change from...

I have read a couple of books by John O'Farrell and both were excellent - light hearted, amusing and easy to read. 'This is your life' is one I would definately recommend if you fancy something lighthearted and laugh-out-loud funny. It is about a 'normal' bloke who manages to somehow get...

I recently read 'Faerie Tale' by Feist and would definately recommend it. The blurb of the back is: 'A contemporary fantasy novel about the Hastings family who move from California to upstate New York into a ramshackle, old house in a deep wood and become involved in ancient, Celtic magic...

Rampaging over the tarmac, brandishing a vorpal blade, cometh Lyra! And she gives a gutteral bellow: "I'm going to flog you beyond capacity, and then some!" I'll have to try this on my other half when I get home from work and see what reaction I get :)

nope - I can't see it either

unbelievably nice!

I also thought it was cool but I should have read your 'read fast' post before clicking on the link!