A perfect winter bookmark

My favourite bookmark-perfect for winter reading with just a hint of glitter.

From the end pages of 'Still Missing' by Beth Gutcheon (Persephone Books).

And the winner is.......

Thinking of my favourite book of the year even though the year is not yet over.

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.