I feel like talking about a friend... I mean, some friends, but my best friend, really best friend is nothing more than a book, or books. :-)
There are these rare moments that we do not have anything to read, and it is like if life was miserable. at least for people who are used to read. For me it is, I have to take a book with me even when I go to a bar or similar. Of course my back is not healthy in the moment, but if I start to think about it they never were, so I do not believe is my bag weight.
So, basically I have a book with me to whatever I am doing or wherever I am.
I thought that it could be good to share some books readings here, maybe someone could be interested in.
My list for this month is big, I allways have three or four constant books in my bed table that I use to pick up and read just for research and then I have the other books that I choose to read during the month, some I read already, others are still waiting to be picked up!
Book List:
- The White Mare by Jules Watson
- The Dawn Stag by Jules Watson
- Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
- Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
- If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
I am currently reading The Dawn Stag, but I am taking some time with it, not because I do not like it, quite the opposite, the book is as good as the first one. A sypnose of the book, also taken from Jules Watson's website:The White Mare is the first novel in an epic trilogy spanning three centuries, which vividly recreates Celtic Britain at the time of the Roman invasion: a land of visions and dreams, bloodshed and brutal death.
AD 79 and Agricola, the ruthless governor of Roman Britain, is turning his attentions to the last unconquered territory in Britain - Alba, Scotland. Rhiann is a courageous and beautiful Scottish princess and priestess scarred by her violent past. Of noble blood, she faces what for her is the ultimate sacrifice - a forced marriage - to protect the freedom of her people.
Eremon is an enigmatic Irish prince, an exile, who must seek an alliance elsewhere to regain his throne. Will he prove himself the man who can unite the squabbling Celtic tribes against the more ominous threat of Rome?
With war and chaos looming for her people, Rhiann finds herself drawn into an unexpected journey of the spirit and heart, which will reveal the true purpose of her life.
AD 81, Scotland. The prospect of a peaceful and free future for Alba is threatened as Agricola, the governor of Roman Britain, plans an invasion of the north.
Rhiann is an Alban priestess and princess who submitted to a political marriage to Eremon, an exiled Irish prince. Out of duty, grew love - a powerful and desperate love that will bind them together through conflict and betrayal. Now in them lies the hope of a nation. For there is a new Emperor in Rome, Domitian, and he has commanded that Agricola crush the troublesome realm. Agricola's army is formidable - brilliantly armed and heavily supported. To the people of Alba it is a wall of steel and fire advancing across their homeland, bringing with it desolation.
The predestined day draws near: the armies of Alba and Rome will meet in an epic battle to decide the fate of a country. Rhiann searches for guidance in the spirit world, little realizing how big a part she will play in this endgame.
Eremon knows only that he must risk - and sacrifice - many lives, perhaps even his own.
I just ordered from Amazon, the last one by Juliet Marillier, and I am really excited to start reading soon, maybe I will receive it tuesday or wednesday, and I will not sleep until I read it until the end... :-)
Heart's Blood sypnoses from Juliet Marillier's website (www.julietmarillier.com):
A haunted forest. A cursed castle. A girl running from her past and a man who’s more than he seems to be. A tale of love, betrayal and redemption…
Whistling Tor is a place of secrets, a mysterious wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress of a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the district in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan’s family and his people; the woods hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom.
And yet the derelict fortress is a safe haven for Caitrin, the troubled young scribe who is fleeing her own demons. Despite Anluan’s tempers and the mysterious secrets housed in the dark corridors, this long-feared place provides the refuge she so desperately needs.
As time passes, Caitrin learns there is more to the broken young man and his unusual household than she realised. It may be only through her love and determination that the curse can be lifted and Anluan and his people set free...
Well, that is it for now! Hope you may read one of these books.
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