Fiction

The King of Prussia

(751 posts)

13. Had a very literary weekend

Sun Feb 13, 2022, 02:44 PM

Feb 2022

Went to Bay Tales - a crime literary festival in Whitley Bay in the North East of England. We stayed at Marsden Grotto - a hotel which we saw on one of the most recent TV episoders of "Vera". It's spectacular - set right on the beach at the foot of a cliff. Part of the hotel is a cave that was blasted out of the rock by smugglers.

The festival itself was excellent. Lots of writers talking and mingling - notably Ann Cleeves herself. So I'm currently reading "The Perplexing Case of the Jewel in the Crown" by Vaseem Khan - who was one of the speakers. It's a tremendous book set in present day Mumbai. The protagonist is a retired Indian police officer whose sidekick is a baby elephant. I'm loving it.

Have a good week - I'm going to be busy reading.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What Fiction are you reading this week, February 13, 2022? [View all] hermetic Feb 2022 OP

Started re-reading Lonesome Dove. hippywife Feb 2022 #1

A true classic hermetic Feb 2022 #2

It was really surprising to me then hippywife Feb 2022 #6

Just finished, "Billy Summers" Bayard Feb 2022 #3

Yikes! hermetic Feb 2022 #9

Fixed Bayard Feb 2022 #11

Hello neighbor! MontanaMama Feb 2022 #4

Hi Neighbor! hermetic Feb 2022 #5

Have you read Ivan Doig's books? hippywife Feb 2022 #8

Yes! Requires reading as an English major MontanaMama Feb 2022 #28

He's one of my favorite authors. hippywife Feb 2022 #29

I'll be on the lookout for this book. I've been to Elkhorn when visiting in and around Helena. japple Feb 2022 #23

Re-reading The Joy Luck Club for a book club. I read it long ago enough Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #7

Excellent hermetic Feb 2022 #10

"My Year Abroad" by Chang-Rae Lee bif Feb 2022 #12

You picked a winner there... hermetic Feb 2022 #14

Had a very literary weekend The King of Prussia Feb 2022 #13

No doubt you will be hermetic Feb 2022 #16

Baby Ganesh!!! I have read the first book in that series yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #19

After reading the rave reviews of the Reacher video on Amazon Prime Video, Paper Roses Feb 2022 #15

I read that one, too hermetic Feb 2022 #17

Yes! It is a new Amazon Original series. it looks like it is going to be good yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #21

I am behind on my Reacher reading! Killing Floor was very good - as are all the Reacher books nt yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #20

Well, I must admit the books all of you are reading Polly Hennessey Feb 2022 #18

Well, goats are important hermetic Feb 2022 #22

Having family members in Texas (very near the Hill Country) I am always interested japple Feb 2022 #27

Thank you for the weekly thread, hermetic. Hearts to you for bringing japple Feb 2022 #24

Moo? hermetic Feb 2022 #25

Richard Russo also had a book around the same time period that everyone japple Feb 2022 #26

She's another author I'm planning on exploring more. hippywife Feb 2022 #30

Yes, I've read a number of Michener's books including Texas. I also love McMurtry and have japple Feb 2022 #31

Thanks, I'll check it out. nt hippywife Feb 2022 #33

Happy Valentine's Day Hermetic! KPN Feb 2022 #32

Wow, that does sound great. hermetic Feb 2022 #38

Where are They Now? a serial killer story (this is a very good book!) yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #34

Oooh, that sounds really good hermetic Feb 2022 #37

It is lendable if you're interested nt yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #39

well folks I have run out of Sisterhood and Men of the Sisterhood books yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #35

Oh noes! hermetic Feb 2022 #36

Fern has so many books I will never get them all read. yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #40