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Tree pollen in early spring and, closely related, hazelnuts and many raw fruit. What's the most unusual animal you ever got to touch?

I just came back from a depressing visit to my girlfriend's brother in a mental hospital in Birmingham.

Lynn "Buck" Compton - Call of Duty Dick Winters - Beyond Band of Brothers John Green - An Abundance of Katherines Alan Bradley - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (German version) Colm Tóibín - Brooklyn (German version) Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower Julie Klassen -...

beer good, thank you for your defense of Mumford & Sons! My view exactly. And thanks for mentioning "Wrecking Ball". I had forgotten that this was a 2012 release. I had also feared it might be another boring one (I was not at all taken with "Working on a Dream", for example), but I ended up...

I was a great fan of the Anne of Green Gables books, too. Still am, in fact. Whenever I need a comfort read, it's most likely Anne I'll turn to. I'm too old to have read Harry Potter when I was a kid, but I still enjoyed the books very much as an adult. Among my own favourite reads in...

Finished during the last three weeks: Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture :stars4: A beautifully written book about a very old lady who has been living in an Irish lunatic asylum for as long as anyone can remember. One day, the resident doctor begins to doubt that Roseanne is actually...

I don't quite agree about "Babel". Yes, all the songs are in a similar vein, but that's the typical Mumfords style which I personally like very much. Can't comment on the rest of them because I couldn't name a single song by any of these artists. My own 2012 favourite beside "Babel" was...

Shadforth, I loved "The Secret Scripture", too. The last book I read in 2012 was another highlight: "Helmet For My Pillow" by Robert Leckie, a brilliant account of his tour of duty in the South Pacific in WWII.

We've had grey, grey skies for weeks on end now, and I'm really fed up with it! I don't mind that it's unseasonably warm and snow-free, but I'd love to see the sun again.

Milestones in 20th century history Old stories re-told or continued (things like "Bridget Jones" as a modern version of "Pride and Prejudice) Wartime novels

"Letters From Home" by Kristina McMorris.

Nope. Which movie have you watched most often in your life?

I'm a great fan of the series and have devoured the first two seasons. Season 3 is only waiting for me to finish the Band of Brothers DVD box.

Yes, mybe a bit of editing might have been in order, but I didn't actually mind the repetitive parts, I was so engrossed with the characters and the lively portrayal of WW II England. (I have to admit to a special knack for time travel, World War II, London, Shakespeare and St. Paul's Cathedral...

I'm in Strandhill, in the little hut where I used to live with my husband who has walked out on me, and I'm feeling really, really depressed.

Some books from my wish list. Your worst Christmas gift ever?

Good idea, Peder! 2012 was a very good year in terms of books, here's my best-of list so far. I'm naming two books because it's basically one story told in two volumes: Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis. It is set in Oxford in 2060, where historians are routinely time-travelling for...

I'm in a cemetery in Sligo and have just met a kind of "ghost from the past".

A house on the coast of Brittany with a little garden and enough space for a luxurious library. Which personal achievement are you particularly proud of?

Nope. Where would you go first if you were suddenly able to travel in time?