I've got mail!!! 4 books and i feel that i'm gonna love them all. Firstly i got Gwendys Button Box (had to have it. I'm usually faithful to my bookstore but they are not selling it!), then The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. LeGuin. She is many things but she is never ever boring. Often there is not so much action with sword and things in her books, the conflicts that drives the stories are often internal or clashes between cultures or generations and their different way of looking at life in general or more specific subjects like time, sex, politics. If ever a SF-writer is gonna win the Nobel i want it to be her. Third The Kings General by du Maurier. A historical novel from the 17,th century. She can write and it was cheap and i have liked what i read so far from her. The fourth book was In Search Of The Dark Ages by Michael Wood. It starts with the Roman invasion and Boadiceas rebellion in the year 60 and ends with 1066. A period that is a bit hazy to me. It will be nice to be able to place Offa, Alfred, Athelstan and Ethelred in their right context finally. I know some names and some years but is sadly lacking the general framework to fit them in. This book looks very promising.
Where shall i start!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where shall i start!!!!!!!!!!!!