Freedom!

Freedom!

For anyone who has not heard Alan Johnston was freed last night after 4 months of captivity! This is wonderful news to wake up to and I would like to extend my heart felt thanks to everyone who supported the campaign for his release. Welcome home Alan!

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Books Read 2012 (21)

Alan Bennett - Smutt
Andrew Smith - Moon Dust (Current Book)
Ben Aaronovitch - Moon Over Soho (Current Book)
Brian Bates - The Way of Wyrd (2)
Brian Howell - Warwick Castle Timeline
Dan Simmons - Drood
Dean Radin - The Noetic Universe
Frederick George - Saxons, A Short History
George R R Martin - A Dance With Dragons
Helen Castor - She-Wolves (Current Book)
Ian Mortimer - 1415: Henry V's Year of Glory
Ian Mortimer - The Fears of Henry IV
Ian Mortimer - The Greatest Traitor
Ian Mortimer - The Perfect King
James Palumbo - Tancredi
Jon Ronson - The Psychopath Test
Kate Norgate - King Henry II, A Short Biography
Kate Norgate - King Stephen of England, A Short Biography
Marc Morris - A Great and Terrible King
Mark Forsyth - The Etymologicon (Current Book)
Mary Platt Parmele - A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland
Mrs Stephen Fry - Mrs Fry's Diary
Simon Toyne - Sanctus
Stan Morris - Surviving the Fog
Thomas Frederick Tout - King Edward II of England, A Short Biography
Tim Hodkinson - All the Kings Thanes Cynewulf and Cyneheard
William Hunt - Henry I, King of England, A Short Biography

Books Read 2011 (25)

Ben Aaronovitch - Rivers of London
C J Sansom - Dark Fire
Daisy Waugh - Last Dance with Valentino
Dan Simmons - Black Hills
E Dixon - Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
Gabrielle Zevin - Elsewhere
George R R Martin - 3# A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold
George R R Martin - 1# Game of Thrones
George R R Martin - 2# A Clash of Kings
George R R Martin - 3# A Storm of Swords 1:Steel and Snow
George R R Martin - 4# A Feast For Crows
Giles Brandreth - Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile
Ian Mortimer - The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England
James Forrester - Sacred Treason
James Robertson - The Testament of Gideon Mack
Jeanne Willis - Shamanka
Kate Mosse - The Winter Ghosts
Patrick O'Brian - The Unknown Shore
Philip K Dick - The World Jones Made
Robyn Young - Insurrection
Shaun Ellis - The Man Who Lives With Wolves
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Terry Wogan - Where Was I, The World According To Terry Wogan
Truman Capote - In Cold Blood
William Heaney - Memoirs of a Master Forger

Books Read 2010 (11)

Armistead Maupin - Mary Ann in Autumn
Audrey Niffenegger - Her Fearful Symmetry
Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveller's Wife
Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol
J M Roberts - History of the World (Current Book)
Joanne Harris - Evil Seed
Joanne Harris - Holy Fools
Kate Mosse - Labyrinth
Ken Follett - The Pillars of the Earth
M K Hume - King Arthur, The Bloody Cup
Ronnie Corbett - And it's Goodnight From Him The Autobiography of The Two Ronnies
Terry Wogan - Where Was I, The World According To Terry Wogan (Current Book)
William Goldman - The Princess Bride

Books Read 2009 (15)

C C Humphreys - Vlad The Last Confession
Frank Yerby - The Foxes of Harrow
J R R Tolkien - The Children of Hurin
James Palumbo - Tomas
Joanne Harris - Blackberry Wine
Joanne Harris - Coastliners
Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels (Current Book)
M K Hume - King Arthur, Dragon's Child
M K Hume - King Arthur, Warrior of the West
Mark Wallington - 500 Mile Walkies
Markus Zusak - The Book Thief
Stephanie Meyer - Breaking Dawn
Stephanie Meyer - Exclipse
Stephanie Meyer - New Moon
Stephanie Meyer - Twilight