Pride and Prejudice is my favourite book ever. I've read it over and over and I always find more reasons to love it. It was written in 1813 and is considered a classic. Several film and TV interpretations have been made of it. It has romance, wit and fabulous characters. I find myself laughing the whole way through it but also enjoying the delicious tension between the two main characters Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.
The first line of the book is one of the most famous opening lines of any novels.
Quoting Jane Austen, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Monday 19 August 2013
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Tuesday 13 August 2013
The Death of Bees
The Death of Bees is a first novel by Lisa O'Donnell. It won the Commonwealth Book Prize in 2013. I loved this book. It's about two teenagers who bury their parents in the garden. Yes, sounds odd but as you read the book you start to find out why and what has happened in their lives. There are some pretty heavy themes in this book but O'Donnell manages to get a lot of humour into the story. People who enjoy stories about relationships between people will enjoy this book.
Friday 2 August 2013
Are you a Telesa Fan?
If you are a fan of the Telesa trilogy and would like to meet Lani Wendt Young she will be running a free mini book festival at the BNZ Manukau on Saturday 17 August 9am - 1pm.
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