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Aside from genuine astonishment over how many books I packed away that year between work and school and boyfriends, one fact stands out rather dramatically: I read Green Darkness six times. The year I was fifteen, I kept a reading diary. I own two copies, battered and yellowed, so I can loan one out and never be without one. It is not just my favorite Anya Seton, or my favorite romantic historical of the period, but one of my top five favorite books of all time. My favorite is Green Darkness, which spent six months on the New York Times bestseller list the year it was published. I’ve sat in many a happily heated discussion of which book is better, and why, and by now I can usually pick out who will like which book best. Western historical romance writers often confess an early love of Louis L’Amour and Zane Gray.Īmong a certain set, two books by Anya Seton stand out: Katherine and Green Darkness. Romantic suspense writers point to Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt. 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The book continues the adventures of Jonas Taylor, a paleontologist studying the Megalodon. It is the sequel to Meg: Primal Waters and the fourth book in the Meg series. Meg: Hell's Aquarium is a 2009 science fiction novel by author Steve Alten. The main plot focuses on Ella and her lover, Don Richardson – a snake if ever there was one. I loved Maude and Simon, who’s grandparents hire Ella to tutor them in math every scene they are in made me chuckle. In this story Ella Brady takes the central role, supported by Brenda and Patrick who run Quentins, her best friend Deirdre, her parents Tom and Barbara, and filmmakers Nick and Sandy. Many of her books feature the same ensemble cast of characters, but they don’t have to be read in any particular order. Reading a Binchy novel is a bit like visiting with old friends. I really like her style of every-day drama – the kinds of ups and downs we all experience in life. My reactionsI came late to the Binchy fan club, but better late than never. After all, the restaurant … has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, and betrayal, of revenge of times when it looked ready for success and of times when it seemed as if it must close in failure. She wants to film a documentary about Quentins that will capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s to the present day. 3.5*** From the book jacket: Is it possible to tell the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant? Ella Brady thinks so. |