I Love My Bed...But I love Reading More...

Oh, do I love my bed...or the settee actually. I love to snuggle down with a new book on my Kindle...something not too taxing...a bit of a gruesome murder and two Detectives having the hots for each other suits me fine...when they finally give in to lust and end up in bed, all the gruesome murders they were supposed to be investigating totally forgotten, then that's fine by me...

When I was first ill and it slowly dawned on me that this was it and getting 'better' wasn't an option, I decided to read all those proper sort of books that I had always meant to but hadn't.

Pride and Prejudice and anything by the sombre Bronte sisters...instead I found Karin Slaughter and Karen Rose...Val Mc Dermid and others of the same ilk...I prowl through Amazon and spy a thriller for 99 cent...get carried away until the next one...

Sometimes I land on a book which takes my breath away...Child 44 is such a book...and 'I Know This Myself Is True' which I've read four times...another which had me spellbound and which I've read five times is The Secret History by Donna Tartt...they aren't gruesome thrillers...but books which take you away to other places and other times...

I love cold and dark winter nights when the curtains are drawn and Himself has filled my hot water bottle...when I know he'll make me a mug of hot chocolate laced with Southern Comfort before evenings end...and I love warm summers afternoons when I can sit outside and gobble down an unlikely tale about the FBI and a drop dead handsome man named Deacon...he with the weird eyes and long leather coat...

Books take you to worlds you'll never see for yourself...from the steppes of Siberia in Child 44 to the elite American Universities of A Secret History...from the steamy heat and coon dogs of the South and that wonderful French patois the locals speak...I can see those rough bars the crayfish men drink in, deep in the bayous, and smell the scents of the swamps...

It is to escape from real life...essential almost to wrap yourself in handmade crochet blankets and drift for a while in someone else's imagination...

I love my bed but I love reading more...

[Wendywoo78]

I know what you mean about losing yourself in a book - I managed to while away most of the Easter weekend with Deacon (with the weird eyes) reading Closer Than You Think ! X

[Jolyn]

I read an awesome book called 'Yesterdays children' by Jenny Cockell, its a story of Jenny, a young woman from Northamptonshire, who has always known that she has lived before. In her previous life her name was Mary. She was an Irishwoman who died 21 years before Jenny was born leaving several very young children without a mother or a stable, happy home. Yesterday's Children describes the trauma and worry of this continual pastlife memory, and Jenny's decision to search for her lost children. I couldn't put it down.

[Hidden in reply to Jolyn]

I have just ordered a copy of 'Yesterdays children' by Jenny Cockell from Amazon, look forward to reading it.

[Jolyn in reply to Hidden]

I hope you enjoy it Rose, I did.

[Kathygwanny]

Oh I agree Vashti. I have been an avid reader since I was a child. Never without a book and these days my Kindle is one of my best friends. I can totally lose myself in a good story, like the ones you obviously like too. Best way to end the day, snuggle down for a good read and eventually doze off. Zzzzzzzzzzz

Kathy

[camping-girl]

Totally agree Vashti, I'm reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green as it was recommended by 2 of my 18 grand-children, they have watched the film & then read the book & I felt obliged to read it as I'm always recommending books to them....however I'm struggling....I will get through it though...In the summer I have my kindle and a paper back on the go at the same time as I have a hot tub and I'm not allowed my kindle in the hot tub & it amazes me with my befuddled memory how I can keep my book people separate but I can I've made a note of 'Yesterdays children' by Jenny Cockell,

Kay

x

[sue45]

Hi Vashti..I'm still loving all your posts..read them every night I've also read Child 44, & think I saw an advert on tv tonight saying the film is coming out.

Best wishes, Sue XxX

[hufferpuffer]

Snuggled up , a hot chocolate laced with Southern Comfort and a great book to read, what more could you wish for Vashti time for my bed me thinks, sweet dreams , huff xxxzzzzzzzzzzzz

[bulpit]

Morning again Vashsti, So agree with you about reading, I also love Karen Slaughter and J D Robb, If you haven't already read, The Kashmire Shawl by Rosie Thomas, I can recommend it, Truly transports you to India. Reading is such a simple pleasure,so wonderful that it gives hours of entertainment, Regards, Bulpit

[peege]

Great isn't it. All those evocative places you always wanted to visit. I've such a long bucket list for when I win the lottery 😃

Great post AGAIN! BTW here's a website I found the other day, they find free or heavily discounted e-books everyday. Every genre under the sun and you can chose your preferences: BookBub

[Nikkers]

If you like being "whisked off" to another time Vashti, try reading "The Widow of the south" by Robert Hicks. Once started, I couldn't put it down. Enjoy. XX

[Dragonmum]

Even as a kid I only ever really wanted books for Christmas --and I got them! I'd hide between the sofa and the wall, a dark tunnel where adults could forget my existence while I wandered in wonderful, fantastic worlds. The "News Chronicle" used to produce Annuals - The Golden Wonder Book, Mammoth Wonder Book; unlike today's stuff they were packed with authors like Mark Twain, Dickens and poetry that lives with me to this day. I believe I was taught at school but educated at home by my beloved books. Even after a tiring day I won't get to sleep unless I've had an hour's worth of reading - I can read good books over and over and still find something new, I seldom get to the end of a bad piece of work. "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett is a fave, and James Michener's "Hawaii" is another, love the Ellis Peters "Cadfael" books and the Philippa Gregory and C.J Sansome's...............where to stop?

[bayleyray-uk]

I have a love affair with my kindle, it goes with me almost everywhere - except when the 2 grandkids used to get hold of it for their games, which is at least 3 days a week. Thought I had solved the problem by buying them 1 each for Christmas (no fighting that way) but no they still ask for my pad as it's the grown up pad, where theirs are for children! I think it because theirs are pink and blue and mine is black lol.

Tried to read Val Mc Dermid, but it was a bit to gory for me, as I have quite a vivid imagination and when on Prednisone it goes into hyper drive and start to have what I call daymares as well as nightmares, hubby couldn't figure out why I would suddenly burst into tears because I was so upset, so only books on the gentler side for me at the moment.

I have read and reread the Nella Last books, love Jane Austin, all of the Miss Read books am ploughing through Samuel Pepes Diaries (on and off) and lots of history. I have just reread Douglas Reeman (2nd WW2 Navel) novels and at the moment have started rereading Hunt for Red October.

No very adventurous or challenging but you never know one day I might be able to move onto more gritty novels.

Sue

[Azure_Sky in reply to bayleyray-uk]

I had to stop reading Val McDermid, they were terrifying. At that time I was really into crime fiction, but val was just a step too far.

[helingmic]

Vashti, a woman after my own heart! Yes I did read some spider mystery! But I find them too gruesome. I prefer lighter stuff. and, of course, anything to do with flute and practice teases my brain, especially when I wake up at 4 am and know I won't sleep for a bit. It sorts of build my confidence. I find it easier to go back to sleep happily after a half hour reading. I then recline in a contented smile until the morrow! Cheers for that Vashti, Mic

[Azure_Sky]

Hi Vashti, have you read Kate Furnival's books? they are about Russia during the revolution and old China.