She wrote plays and many other novels, one of which happens to be The One Hundred and One Dalmations. With it’s memorable opening line it is yet another book I see nothing but plaudits for. You’ll not be surprised to find I’ve not read either of these though every time I see mention of them I remind myself I really need to.Īnd sticking with the theme of choosing books I’ve not read but want to the next book is I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. The Haunting of Hill House is the best known of Shirley Jackson’s novels, followed closely by We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
The one I’ve chosen is Peril at End House, where the famous Belgian detective exercises his little grey cells in fathoming out who is tring to kill heiress Nick Buckley. If I have read this, it was years ago and my memory of it is only that of the TV version but I do have a copy lurking around to read (again). The next book of course has to be by the queen of crime Agatha Christie. It also happens to be published by Bloomsbury who published Lincoln in the Bardo. Yet again another book I have still yet to read, though I have at least a copy of this one. Described as “ Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express“, the novel finds protagonist Aiden re-living the day of a fateful party until he can unmask the killer of the Evelyn of the title. Linked only by their titles the next book is The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
Though I haven’t read this novel, described as an experimental novel has received plaudits galore and is one I hope to get to eventually.Īnother Booker Prize winner, and yet another novel I’ve not read it A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James, also loosely inspired by real events, though this one looks at the attack on Bob Marley by seven gunmen rather than the tragic death of Lincoln’s son. This month’s starter book is Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, which won the Booker Prize this year. Having missed out on taking part in January’s book we skip on to February. The books don’t have to be linked to each other, just the one before. The meme was created by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best.įrom what I can gather each month starts from a different book and the aim is to move from the initial book to the sixth book with one link from the previous title. If you haven’t visited their blogs I’d recommend you do for insightful reviews, bookish observations and original poetry. I spotted this meme on the outstanding blogs of Susan at A Life in Books and Marina at Finding Time to Write.
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