Kinky La Rue

On my way home from work yesterday a lady sat opposite me and took out Ken Follet’s Pillars of the Earth, the prequel to what I’m reading now, World Without End. I couldn’t help but mention it and we had a giggle.

She’d not long started Pillars and I told her she was in for a treat. She said that if I was interested in this type of genre then she could recommend an author by the name of C J Sansom. I must admit that I had heard of the author but other than that, I had no interest in his books. But it was lovely that a couple of strangers could have a conversation about something they had in common, books. It made for a pleasant journey home.

Today I’ve been having a peek around on Play.com (cheaper than Amazon and delivery is free, no set limits) to see who and what this C J Samson was all about. I must say his books do sound intriguing. Murder, mayhem and mutilation in the times of King Henry VIII. Sounds right up my street. I might just give him a go. Or her, I’m still unsure at this moment if C J Samson is a man or a woman. It’ll be my task this week to find out more about this author.

Meanwhile I was absolutely gutted to read that I missed a book tour by one of my favourite authors last week. Tess Gerritson had a UK which tour which included a stop at Borders in Charing Cross Rd in Central London, which I could’ve easily attended after seeing my client last Thursday. It was only when I went to look at her site to find out when her latest novel was to be released did I read about it. She had had the tour to promote said new book Keeping The Dead, which I’m chomping at the bits to buy.

I’m not a happy bunny. Lord knows when an opportunity like that will come around again. Absolutely gutted.

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