This year I set myself the challenge of reading 52 books, one per week, easy peasy, or not as it would appear!! I failed by six books, however, what I did manage to achieve was a wonderful world of reading.
My favourite books of this year took me on several journeys, some more difficult than others. I have been in love with Italy since I was a young girl and we used to visit the south of the country every summer for three weeks, however, we never took in the sights. My dad insisted that we went to the south where little, or no English was spoken, and we had to try and navigate our way around with a basic knowledge of Italian, so reading The Rome Affair by Karen Swan and Love At The Italian Lake by Darcie Boleyn fed not only my love of Italy and all things Italian, but it also took me to parts of the country that I've never been to.
The Art Of Hiding by the wonderful Amanda Prowse was a difficult journey to make - looking at life through the eyes of a young widow, facing a completely new start without the trappings of wealth. However, it was written with such empathy that there was no way you couldn't help but to fall in love with Nina, and want to take her under your wing.
So thank you to all the author's that I've read this year- whether you're in my top three or not, I truly appreciate the blood, sweat and tears that went in to creating those works of art, and also, passing them onto us to share.
I look forward to another wonderful year of reading, and here's hoping that I'm taken on trips all over the world, and into the private lives of many characters.
Happy New Year, and Happy Reading
xx
My favourite books of this year took me on several journeys, some more difficult than others. I have been in love with Italy since I was a young girl and we used to visit the south of the country every summer for three weeks, however, we never took in the sights. My dad insisted that we went to the south where little, or no English was spoken, and we had to try and navigate our way around with a basic knowledge of Italian, so reading The Rome Affair by Karen Swan and Love At The Italian Lake by Darcie Boleyn fed not only my love of Italy and all things Italian, but it also took me to parts of the country that I've never been to.
The Art Of Hiding by the wonderful Amanda Prowse was a difficult journey to make - looking at life through the eyes of a young widow, facing a completely new start without the trappings of wealth. However, it was written with such empathy that there was no way you couldn't help but to fall in love with Nina, and want to take her under your wing.
So thank you to all the author's that I've read this year- whether you're in my top three or not, I truly appreciate the blood, sweat and tears that went in to creating those works of art, and also, passing them onto us to share.
I look forward to another wonderful year of reading, and here's hoping that I'm taken on trips all over the world, and into the private lives of many characters.
Happy New Year, and Happy Reading
xx
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