Strong contenders:
'Mariana' by Monica Dickens -read over the summer. Loved for its description of childhood holidays spent at a big, family country house, an unsuitable affair in Paris, opening a dress shop in London and her pursuit of love.
'Julie and Julia' by Julie Powell. Loved for its un-American, English like humour, swearing and drinking , a 'perfect' husband and her inspirational determination to change her life through 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' by Julia Childs.
Thinking of working my way through 'Knit, Edgings & Trims 150 stitches' edited by Kate Haxell to achieve a similar result.........????
Sadly neither the film nor the sequel 'Cleaving' were on a par.
But probably the likely winner will be 'They Were Sisters' by Dorothy Whipple- a traumatic story of three women and their relationships and a devastating reminder of the pain and damage inflicted on children by the behaviour of adults.
