Hello again everyone! Well we did it, we survived the summer holidays – woohoo! Seriously, I did really enjoy having the children home for the summer, but by the end of August bickering between them was starting to set in, and the juggling required to manage working from home, running the house and the kids was getting to a level that a circus performer would struggle to keep up with! My eldest went back to school last week (Year 4, big girl now), and my youngest starts in Reception class today – very exciting times! How was your summer? Are you, like me, secretly glad to have a bit of normality back, or would you happily have summer all year round?
The children will no doubt be very tired for the next few weeks, adjusting to life back at school. This means we can have some nice quiet after-school sessions catching up on a few movies and some good books. I might even be able to read some of the eBooks I have stored on the iPad for myself – I download them all the time, but never seem to get chance to read them! How about you? Do you have a favourite reading time or spot? Do you like to read in the bath when you get some “me time”? Are you a bed-reader? Would a £50 Amazon voucher help to increase your library of hard-copy books or eBooks? I thought it would! Well, to celebrate Agatha Christie Week (14-21 September 2014) and Roald Dahl Day (13th September 2014) here at The Prizefinder we are offering our lovely members the opportunity to win £50 of Amazon vouchers, for you to spend on whatever you like, in our exclusive competition! You could treat yourself to a whole book-shelf of books, or several MBs of eBooks, how about some eBooks or paperbacks for the children, maybe some Christmas stories to squirrel away – the choice is yours! All you need to do to enter is comment on this blog and let me know what your favourite book of all time is! For me it is a tough choice – I love old historical fiction and non-fiction like Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Little House on the Prairie etc. But I think my go-to book has to be Pride & Prejudice – must have read it 100 times, and it still feels like a comforting blanket and a bowl of homemade stew in book-form every time I read it. Entries close at 23:59 on Sunday 14th September 2014, and you need to be a registered member and logged into your account to enter. So, give it some thought, and drop me a comment below – I am looking forward to reading all your great book suggestions!
Happy comping everyone, lots of Lucky Dust to you all!
Kirsty x
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- The prize is a £50 Amazon voucher
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Sunday 14th September 2014.
- Entrants must be registered PrizeFinder users and logged in to their account
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- One winner will be chosen at random from all entries
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Best book i have every read ,
Best book i have every read , so inspiring , Michael J Fox = Lucky Man x such a brave man , x
So difficult to choose just
So difficult to choose just one but I'll pick Wuthering Heights as it's the one book that I go back to time and time again and get totally lost in, the sort of book you need to read on a grey, rainy day while you're snuggled under a blanket, all warm & cosy in front of the fire!
Putting Alice Back Together
Putting Alice Back Together by Carole Marinelli
A Game of Thrones by George
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier.
I can't recommend the flowers
I can't recommend the flowers in the attic series enough. When you read the first book you can't understand why the grandma is so evil but when you read the prequels it will all come clear...
Looking for Alibrandy. I can
Looking for Alibrandy. I can read this book over and over again, its by an Australian writer and the book has been made into a movie as well, which is just as good! Highly recommend it!
Got to be 'Getting rid of Mr.
Got to be 'Getting rid of Mr. Kitchen' by Charlie Higson, dark and funny
The one book I have gotten
The one book I have gotten completely lost in was the green mile by Stephen king, always engrossed every time I read it.
I love The Shining by Stephen
I love The Shining by Stephen King, I could read it over and over- only not at night! x
Pride & Prejudice by Jane
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen - it never fails to cheer me up.
The Secret Island by Enid
The Secret Island by Enid Blyton - read it over and over until it fell apart as a child...purchased another copy as an adult!
It will always be a runaway success of a read for me!
Pride and prejudice-I can
Pride and prejudice-I can dream of a romantic era well away from present life and no idea how many times I've read it over the years!
I love the Outlanders Series
I love the Outlanders Series Of books by Diana Gabaldon. These are the best books I have read in a very long time.
(Stephanie Plum) One for the
(Stephanie Plum) One for the money by Janet Evanovich, it just had everything, action, crime, love and humour.
No Time for Goodbye by
No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay. It's a gripping and unputdownable Thriller with an amazing twist.
Private Peaceful by Michael
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo. This man has so much power with words and when I first read this at 12 in school; the way I felt reading those words is the same way I feel opening it in my twenties.
I know it's sad but the Harry
I know it's sad but the Harry Potter books. My daughter got me into them I'm over 60. Didn't like the films though
My fave book has to be
My fave book has to be Flowers in the attic, its still a tear jerker after all these years
I have just read the new one
I have just read the new one by Jojo Moyes, a great summer read I could not put it down, and another one by the same author, You Before Me is a brilliant and emotional read!!
I really like
I really like autobiographies, my favourite and most interesting to read was the one by Martine McCutcheon, definatley a book i couldn't put down from start to finish
Lorna Doone was the first
Lorna Doone was the first book i remember my nan reading to me. It was quite a grown up story for a 7 year old but she made it special by only reading it when she came to baby sit on Saturday nights. Iv still got the same book she read from so i can read it with my daughter in a few years. Good memories
Yoshiko and the Gift of
Yoshiko and the Gift of Charms By Julia Suzuki fantastic book for all the family
I'm reading the bird box at
I'm reading the bird box at the moment, which is a good read.
My favourite book series is the mallon streak by cookson.
I love the True Blood (Sookie
I love the True Blood (Sookie Stackhouse novels) series by Charlaine Harris!
I love The Stand by Stephen
I love The Stand by Stephen King - so much better than the american tv adaptation :-)
The family Martina Cole, a good storyline to get stuck into and relax in the bath.