I started reading this with one eye closed - tense, worried it would disappoint! When your literary idol returns to a world that influenced you so greatly as a teenager - there's a certain amount of nervousness! By the end of page 1 - both eyes were open and I buckled in for the ride! It's a fast paced thriller, faithful to the world she created 30+ years ago.

Thank you to the most warm and loving community of book lovers across the globe. You‘ve made me feel very special today. I humbly thank you all. #litsylove
@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @lovesbooks87 @aroc @laurenslibrary @joyblue @robinb @crazeedi @uwannapublishme @morr_books @catiewithac @nelehelen @litenthusiast @erzascarletbookstagram @amyg @booknaround @squirrelbrain

Thank you thank you thank you gorgeous friend. Both these book look and sound amazing and to know you‘ve read them and liked them too is a huge recommendation! Thank you so much for making my birthday so special @BookNAround #litsylove

So looking forward to reading this is sounds AMAZING! Thank you so much @CoffeeNBooks for thinking of me - it means the world to me this amazing community #litsylove. Thank you honey 😘

Oh @AmyG I love it all - thank you honey. I new to me author ( so exited by that!) and fabby socks and stationery. Thank you for thinking of me xxxxxxxx #litsylove

Ps. hope you‘re doing well 😘

Thank you so much @squirrelbrain such a perfect book! Thank you - I shall really, really enjoy reading that. And of course chocolate is always perfect! Thank you for making my day so lovely 😊

Part of my birthday weekend - a trip to see Downton the movie (a bit of escapism!). Our cinema was doing a special afternoon tea Downton style before hand, so we filled up on finger sandwiches, scones with cream & jam and copious amounts of cake before settling into the movie!

Oh man - I‘ve hit the halfway mark - I vowed to take it slow and make it last. Save me from myself! 🤣

Enjoying curling up with this one.. part travelogue, gorgeous recipe ideas and stunning photography. It‘s a love letter to the Irani cafes of Mumbai. Can‘t wait to get stuck into cooking fro this one - I think it‘s going to be our October cook book of the month ( we choose one cookbook and cook through it for a month!)

After my bookmaking summer school I‘m taking much more interest in endpapers!

Well that‘s my Saturday night all sorted!

It seems 76% of us sleep better if we read before bedtime. I‘m assuming the other 24% are reading something so good they keep reading all night! 🤣

https://www.realsimple.com/health/preventative-health/sleep/reading-before-bed-s...

@Blaire @nelehelen @Siani123 @callielafleur @Chrissyreadit @sudi @MicrobeMom @crazeedi @Books.Bottles.and.Babies @wanderinglynn

Kicking off the birthday weekend with my favourite - Sri Lankan breakfast at our local park cafe, outside in the sun. It was also a good place to reflect on how far I‘ve come with #bfcr3 - walked 43 miles this week, wore a pair of jeans I‘ve not been able to for quite some time (and smiled every moment of wearing them) and have had sugar under control on most days. @Blaire @nelehelen @callielafleur @Chrissyreadit @sudi @MicrobeMom @crazeedi

Classic way to start .... once upon a time...👍🏼

#newbookday

Really looking forward to this - an evening with Chibundu Onuzo- readings, gospel choir, live music creating the streets of Lagos in London!

Any other Littens in the audience - I can give you a wave?

Dear Hilly, Just wanted you to know the parcel has arrived safe and Mr K is looking after it until Monday. Thank you so much 😘#litsylove

Thank you SO much @jenniferw88 for the birthday greetings. I‘m looking forward to it ( I think!). Hope you‘re having a great time on holiday 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It‘s Friday ! Yeah! That means it‘s #litsylove day! It‘s coming across to you @Soubhiville @Jee_HookedOnBookz and @Bklover 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Oh wow - thank you, thank you, thank you @Chrissyreadit I really LOVE it. It was so lovely of you to thinking of me. Thank you 😘

My book hasn‘t arrive yet - but my nails are ready! #atwoodlive

I‘m sure I‘m going to be in the “RAVE” camp..but please Foyles - get a wriggle on and deliver my pre ordered book that I ordered back in January! #bookishproblems

I love it when my #bookmail shows how diverse my reading taste are as a product of the wonderful world of litsy! #blameitonlitsy

Oh thank you honey.... I've handed it over to Mr K to keep safe until Monday (and reduce my temptation to peak!) Thank you, thank you , thank you @squirrelbrain

Bought appropriately coloured movie snacks to tonight‘s event! #atwoodlive

Love this - food, books, community- perfect. Looking forward to reading this one.

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/article_f64ca228-cb77-11e9-8a3...

I‘m waiting for the postman to bring me my copy!

Image: Waterstones

This is why I love my Indie - every time I go in there‘s something new & interesting that I‘ve never seen. I was born in Essex “the misunderstood county”! It‘s a place that people have lots of stereotypes for!

Really enjoyed this - it's less about the actual murder and more about the interconnecting threads of society that surrounded the event. Whilst Albert Massey was undeniably shot the household's 18 year old Carrie Davies - the book focuses on the influence of the media, the idea of celebratory, powerful men and powerful male driven organisations. It's well written, the courtroom scenes are brisk and it turned out to be a good history lesson!

This book has some great ideas for getting the ,oat out of a small garden... carrots on the menu tonight!

The basement of my local Indie is such a calm oasis.... perfect reading spot today 🥰

My Daenerys keyring gave up the ghost yesterday after a year of faithful service - drowned my sorrows with this one! 👌

Oops.... i just popped in to have look!

#bookishproblems

When you have an hour before a dinner date......

This has been a mega fast week - walked 39 miles, 2 long walks with a friend & have eaten reasonably well. The biggest thing this week- for the first time in a while I feel both mentally & physically super happy. My jeans fit nice, my days are filled with plans & I‘ve woken up every day before my alarm. 🥳

#bfcr3

@Blaire @nelehelen @Siani123 @callielafleur @Chrissyreadit @sudi @MicrobeMom @crazeedi @Books.Bottles.and.Babies @wanderinglynn

Today is an Eccles kinda day - curled up with the a book, kitchen smells lovely and Eccles are warm. Determine to take this weekend slow!

There‘s just soooo much to,talk about with this book.... it raised so many questions as I was reading it.

https://electricliterature.com/what-does-three-women-tell-us-about-the-sexual-de...

I love these interviews - revealing the decisions behind certain cover choices - and rejections!

https://electricliterature.com/10-book-covers-that-almost-made-the-cut/

Starting a new book tonight... it‘s got a 3 page list of characters, a double page spread map and a pull out family tree! Hope I can follow who‘s who! #bookishproblems

Oh Foyles ..... you are the best!

Ahh man.... now my TV hard drive is as full as my TBR.

#bookishproblems

Thank you @strandbookstore - it‘s my season ( although not sure the book rec works for me 🤣)
🥳🥳🥳🥳

Folios new autumn editions .... niiiiiice!

#bookishdreams

This is such a quiet, well told character driven story. Keane deftly tells the story from multiple characters points of view - each of which is incredibly believable. The blue collar catholic community is well drawn, as is the real life of a cop family. It's one of those stories that slowly creeps up on you and you find yourself completely invested in the lives of these two families. #readthis

Jumped on a train to the seaside, as it‘s probably the last afternoon of summer for me 😩

Starting this - loved Fever so fingers crossed its as good. 🤞🏼

Oh my goodness! Popped into this little ‘new to me‘ bookstore. I didn‘t stay long!

The shortlist is out!

Excited by this - hitting the big screen on 30 November 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The weekend newspapers are excited!

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/01/margaret-at...

So yesterday I met an old friend and she gave me a very early birthday present ( it‘s not for 2 weeks) it‘s a gorgeous cushion, refashioned from a tweed jacket. The jacket pocket has been made into a book pocket! Love it ❤️❤️❤️

Not my biggest reading month but what I‘ve read has been quality! Ive been inspired by the research that went into bringing the stories of the Rippers victims to life to enable them to be more than victims. I‘ve been transported to a remote Russian enclave and encouraged to make more photographs. I‘ve chewed over how I feel about desire and male views of what it should look like and I‘ve relaxed with math and space dreams. #augustinbooks