Quote Originally Posted by jobob
Tracy Chevalier - she wrote The Girl with the Pearl Earring (I never saw the movie)
Hey jobob, I read the book after I saw the movie. I LOVED the movie, became an instant fan of Scarlett Johansson, and equally LOVED the book. One of the few movies that do justice to the book.

I just finished an Anita Shreve omnibus which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Have started reading some Alexander Mccall Smith of the Botswana Ladies Detective Agency fame.

And to be totally obvious Lance Armstrong's Its not about the bike (sorry haven't read the whole thread to know if this has been mentioned before) is a classic and must read for all cyclists!

There's a young Australian writer called Matthew Reilly, who writes FAST paced action novels, that are absolutely not-put-downable. His latest book is Seven Ancient Wonders.

And if you want to read a trashy novel or two, you can't go past Sandra Brown and Linda Howard. (ok, my rep is gone forever! )