Tonight I have to find something new to read, as I have just finished Chris Womersley's Bereft. I really enjoyed this novel - I had started it a few times and kept putting down, but finally 'got into it'. It was certainly tragic and rather heartwarming, and one I recommend :)
I have also recently read a young adult novel, The Visconti House .. a rather delightful little story of discovering the history of a house, friendship and belonging. Rather sweet, and I enjoyed it - when I remembered not to read it as an adult !
Before that? I can hardly remember .... Jon McGregor's Even the Dogs - so different to what I usually read, a narrative about a group of drug abusers, death and societal exclusion. I found this in the library with my students, gathering ideas and texts on ideas and issues. I myself decided to explore the idea of living on the fringes of society, and this novel was certainly about that!!! Although I confess I am yet to go back and finish it - not the norm for me - it was intriguing, and the style of writing reflected the addictive, repetitive and impoverished experiences of the characters ....
Good news is that I have my new desk - yay!!!! - and have (sort of) moved into my new study library :) So once these horrid reports are out of the way, I plan to be BACK!
