The pile of books on my bedside table has been languishing because I can't bear to read any more after an engrossing session reading about the war. But as therapy, I have managed to finally finish four books I started some weeks ago.
Truly inspiring, Leonardo was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and anatomist all rolled into one. This wonderful biography is packed full of his illustrations and art and is a book I will refer to time and again.
I'm a big fan of both Michael Crichton and Robin Cook; their medical thrillers are fabulous. But I think Ken McClure could possibly beat them both. I read these two each in one sitting - I simply couldn't put them down.
Hypocrites' Isle exposes the desperate paradoxes of the medical research industry and the hidden politics of drug manufacturers. Fascinating. Wildcard is part of the Steven Dunbar series; in this book Dunbar investigates the source of an outbreak of an unknown virus first thought to be Ebola and discovers a shocking truth. Amazing.
And now for something completely different. A friend gifted me The Little Library Cookbook by former Queenslander, now Brit Kate Young, for Christmas. Aside from the recipes of these wonderful foods there is much to be learned from the plethora of novels from which they come. A joy to read and I'm certainly looking forward to making some of the recipes.
And now its back to the project...
