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CorneliaGracchi's avatar

Zeus preserve us, sorry to hear of surgery and hope all is going well. Some of my old favorites on that list.

Jo Foley's avatar

Take as much time as you need to recover...or even more so that you can share your reading. A joy to follow...until...J

John's avatar

First of all let me wish you a speedy recovery, and thank you for some great reviews. I've only read a couple sad to say. But I have been made a cup of tea ( in a Kit Kat mug) by Daphne du Maurier's daughter.

Nick Short's avatar

Entertaining read, as ever. Hope you're feeling better.

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

Thank you. Getting used to the changes is a slow and frustrating business but there are still books!

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

Thank you Martin. I am feeling better and I have just had a reassuring chat with the surgeon. There wasn't much else to do but read.

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

I do read fast Martin, part of the training.

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

The pain's gone, but the physical reconstruction is slow. I am glad you liked the reading list, which was not of my making. I was very happy just to take my family's recommendations. There is just one book lying there that I haven't picked up - Wilkie Collins's Woman in White. I read the Moonstone years ago and enjoyed it, but for some reason this one keeps going to the bottom of the pile.

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

Thank you John. It sounds as if you got a little closer to Daphne than I did.

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

Not so much pain now, but recovering from this is a bit of a long haul.

James McNeill's avatar

Goodness, extraordinary selection of books. Feel much better soon.

Giles MacDonogh's avatar

Thank you James. My family's selection, but I have rather taken over. There will be more Dumas.

Martin Plimmer's avatar

Impressed by your very productive convalescence. Did you really read half a library? Frightening to contemplate your turn of speed when fully match fit. Hope that will be soon.

Martin Plimmer's avatar

Impressed by your very productive convalescence. Did you really read half a library? Frightening to contemplate your turn of speed when fully match fit. Hope that will be soon.

Barendina Smedley's avatar

I didn't know about the op — I hope it all went very well indeed and that you are now speeding along the road to recovery. Thank you for taking the time to recount your reading along the way. I find I now need to order several books from that list, some of which may even be as crisply well-written as your descriptions of them.