Kate Morton fan needs suggestions

Can anyone recommend authors similar to Kate Morton. One of our readers has read and loves Kate Mortons two books. Who else can you suggest for her to read?

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Tim Winton – The Turning (by L’Yan)

 

Have you read any Tim Winton?  You will either love him or hate him.  I can’t get enough of him. Stay tuned for many more mentions of his name from me!

Do you ever fall in love with a character and then be devastated when their story is over?  This is what I love about Tim Winton: his characters make appearances throughout a number of stories.  You then find amazing, complicated relationships between them all as they appear in each other’s histories.  I love to find out more about his characters, as they have begun to feel like old friends! ‘The Turning’ is my favourite of his books, as it is a collection of short stories featuring my old friends from his previous (and later) work.

I was somewhat disappointed with his new ‘Breath’ (even though it won the Miles Franklin – congratulations Timmy on your fourth by the way).  It seemed to lack… something.  I don’t know if it was the characters or the plot or what, I will have to read it again.  I just remember being disappointed, since I went and bought it and read it the day it was released.  Yes, I am that obsessed.  I think because I love his short stories so much I use them as a yardstick, even though I know the genres are very different.  ‘The Turning’, for me, perfects (hyperbole) the short story collection, as the stories are all related, whether through common place, character or event, so you never get the feeling of disconnectedness that random collections can leave you with.  ‘Breath’ feels a bit like a short story that got longer and longer and longer like it lost its way.  Well, it winning the Miles Franklin Literary Award gives me an excuse to read it again.

Not that I need an excuse to read Tim Winton.  Ever.

L’Yan

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Buying our books.

All of our books are on a data base. If you’re looking for a particular title you can either come in to the shop, ring us on (02)4751 8010 or email us at mca81446@bigpond.net.au

We also sell some of our books on the internet. You can search our books at ABE Books. http://www.abebooks.com/JimmyDs-Springwood/52299787/sf and at Books and Collectibles. http://www.booksandcollectibles.com.au/dump/JimmyDs_Books_and_More/stock_list.html

We hope you have many happy hours of reading

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Who are we?

JimmyD’s is a small bookshop in the Blue Mountains village of Springwood. It’s about an hour drive from Sydney just off the Great Western Highway.

We do more than just sell second hand books. We have gorgeous journals, puppets, cards and other small but unusual gifts. You can have a cup of locally roasted coffee, tea, chai or hot chocolate to take away or to drink while you’re browsing in the shop. You can even sit down and have a read while you sip.

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Hello book lovers!

Welcome to JimmyDs brand new blog launched on a cold winters day in June 2009 in the lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales! This blog is for people who love books, and not just the latest publications! Old books written by authors we still love, out of print books that deserve to be remembered and read, and its for the interesting and wonderful people who come into our shop in Springwood. Its also for all the people who support the second hand book industry and of course for anyone who is interested in reading.

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