My first posting! I read voraciously, always have done. I used to get into terrible trouble as a child for always having my 'nose in a book' and nothing's changed. I'm always looking for new book recommendations and recommending titles and authors to friends so it seemed a good idea to put it down in writing.

I usually have at least two books on the go plus at least one audio book - my MP3 player is one of my favourite little devices around the place. I can't pass a charity shop without checking if there's anything on the shelf that I haven't got and my book collection is now stored in an adjoining barn. That's getting pretty bad!!



My first recommendation (finished yesterday evening) is The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller. It's a little like a mix between Birdsong and something by Robert Goddard - excellent reading and kept my gripped up to the end. In a nutshell, it's post First World War and a woman writes to the friend of her dead brother asking him to find out why her brother survived the war only to kill himself two years later. There's a little love interest in it and quite a lot of information about what happened to deserters during this terrible time. I loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone.