Reading matter

Books end up in heaps, because the bookshelves are full. Here's some of what I haven't yet finished (or started) reading.

Engleby by Sebastian Faulks (purchased recently at Waterstones "3 for 2")

Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell (Oxfam bookshop)

Crow Country by Mark Cocker (from the Natural History Museum bookshop)

The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken (from a charity shop in Edinburgh, ?2002)

The Benefits of Public Art by Sara Selwood (City Lit Library; probably overdue)

Somewhere towards the End by Diana Athill (Waterstones 3 for 2)

Wildwood: a Journey through Trees by Roger Deakin (after hearing excerpts on Radio4)

Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver (this has travelled to Canada and I've still not finished it)

Beechcombings: the Narratives of Trees by Richard Mabey (Nat Hist Mus bookshop)

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Waterstones 3 for 2, and bits heard on the radio)

Turn Signals are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles by Donald A Norman (where did this come from, a remainder shop? published in 1992 ... )

The Secret River by Kate Grenville (a present - thanks Rita, you know I loved The Idea of Perfection!)

Sea Glass by Anita Shreve (Oxfam bookshop, hoping for long lazy days with nothing better to do -- hah!)

and the bottom line:

Love is not enough: a smart woman's guide to making (and keeping) money by Merryn Somerset Webb (the title says it all)

Also in the heap, a Pink Pig sketchbook with some of the pages painted with old dye.