This week I'm taking part in WWW Wednesdays, at Taking on a World of Words, hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you'll read next, and/or what are you eagerly awaiting?
What I'm Currently Reading
I'm reading Lorna Byrne's Angels at my Fingertips at the moment. It's the sequel to Angels in my Hair which I read a few years ago and continues the true-life story of an Irish mum and gran who sees angels in her everyday life. It's an amazing tale. As well as telling us about her life, the angels she encounters (such as Archangel Michael who would sometimes dress as a fisherman, her guardian angel and Angel Hosus) and the people she meets, this modern mystic gives tips on how we can communicate with our own guardian angels and what's truly important to the spiritual world. Can she really see angels? Do angels really exist? I couldn't tell you for sure but I would love the answer to be 'yes' to both questions. I find when I feel particularly jaded or despondent about what's happening in the world, reading about angels is a comforting read.
What did you recently finish reading?
David Baldacci's Dream Town was given to me as a Christmas present. I read it over Christmas and the New Year period and found it an enjoyable albeit a little convoluted private detective tale. Set in early 1950s Hollywood, gumshoe Aloysius Archer is searching for a missing screenwriter. The dead body that turns up in her house is an added complication... It's a thrilling ride from the glamour of Bel Air and Beverly Hills to the seedier side of Los Angeles. An easy read but I did find I had to pay attention as it was fast-paced with many characters and plot twists. It's an agreeable escapist read, giving an insight into what Glamorous Hollywood and the more seedy elements of LA may have been like back in the 50s.
The second literary Christmas present I received was a mystery drama called The Winter Children, written by Lulu Taylor. I absolutely loved this story with its strong sense of place and well-rounded, flawed characters with their foibles. It focuses on a couple in their late 30s/early 40s who are desperate for children and, after failed IVF attempts, are now considering the egg donor route. Secrets and mysteries kept me spellbound and, as the title suggests, it is a great novel for a winter's read.
What do you think you'll read next, and/or what are you eagerly awaiting?
I have a massive to-be-read pile of mostly non-fiction and classics which I pick up in second hand book shops and charity shops so I want to start ploughing through them. One is Antimatter by Frank Close, a book I started a few years ago but never finished. It's about antimatter - the counterparts to protons, electrons etc. I find a lot about physics fascinating, not the dry subject I assumed it to be at school, but it's not a topic that I find particularly easy to read about.
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