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Plants for the Herb Garden (Plants at Your Fingertips) by Peter Thurman

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

The Queen's Conjuror: The Science and Magic of Dr.Dee by Benjamin Woolley

Love, Etc. by Julian Barnes

Passing on by Penelope Lively

Secret London by Andrew Duncan

The Longshoreman: A Life at the Water's Edge by Richard Shelton

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Member: Stromata

CollectionsYour library (1,987)

Reviews16 reviews

TagsFiction (390), Biography (321), Art (172), Classics (119), History - British (115), Literature (113), Architecture (110), Places (107), Folio Society (99), London (79) — see all tags

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GroupsAncient History, BBC Radio 3 Listeners, Books on Books, Folio Society devotees, It's a LondonThing, Medieval Europe, The Hellenistic World

About meBibliophile, bookworm, philhellene, with a day job as a researcher, writer and lecturer - mainly in the field of the history of architecture. I live in a wee cottage in the beautiful Scottish Borders but spend a few days every month or so in London.

About my libraryI have rather an eclectic mix of books here which reflect my academic interests; a first degree in Modern History and a Masters in the Classics; my work in architecture and my passions – art, music, literature, biography and travel.

2009 Books Read for Pleasure:

* Denotes - excellent read
# Denotes - did not finish
(R) Denotes - review posted

Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel - Andrew Graham-Dixon**
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje*****
Tales from the Back Green - Bill Paterson***
Home - Marilynne Robinson****
Reading in Bed - Steven Gilbar****
La's Orchestra Saves the World - Alexander McCall Smith#
The Places in Between - Rory Stewart ****
The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie#
The Hidden - Tobias Hill****
The Spare Room - Helen Garner****
From the Holy Mountain - William Dalrymple****
Strong Poison - Dorothy L Sayers***
The Heretic's Daughter - Kathleen Kent****
In Tearing Haste - Deborah Devonshire and
Patrick Leigh Fermor****
A Lucky Child - Thomas Buergenthall****
The Last Supper - Rachel Cusk***
The Dog - Kerstin Ekman#
Nature's Engraver, A Life of Thomas Bewick -
Jenny Uglow****
The Greeks and Greek Love - James Davidson****
The City of Falling Angels - John Berendt****
Strangers and Brothers - C P Snow****
Journey to Nowhere - Eva Figes***
Why Not Catch 21? - Gary Dexter*****
The Page Turner - David Leavitt**
A Travellers Alphabet - Steven Runciman*****
The Girl of His Dreams - Donna Leon***
Suffer the Children - Donna Leon***
Through a Glass Darkly - Donna Leon***
Death at La Fenice - Donna Leon***
The Music Room - William Fiennes*****
Nocturnes - Kazuo Ishiguro***
The London Library - ed Miron Grindea*****
Seven Houses; My life with books - Bettina Hurlimann****
Moon Tiger - Penelope Lively *****
Venice (Blue Guide) - Alta Macadam*****
The Book Shop - Penelope Fitzgerald****
Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel*****

Currently Reading for Pleasure:
Venice - Pure City - Peter Ackroyd
The Vows of Silence - Susan Hill
The Beacon - Susan Hill
London Stories - David Tucker