Have you enjoyed watching the TV series Karen Pirie?  Why not read the book on which the series was based – “The Distant Echo”  by Val McDermid. Recommended highly.

Or try “The Bastard of Istanbul”  by Elif Shafa – a really beautiful book drawing on the history and aftermath of the Armenian massacres and how it impacts on two families – one in Turkey and one in USA.

Another M.C. Beaton – “Death of a Dreamer”  – well plotted police procedural, a joy to read and finally for this month, …..

“Nothing Ventured”  by Jeffrey Archer – the first of the William Warwick series, and a good story which gallops along.

After our successful collections in previous years we are again this year collecting for the charity which distributes underwear in Africa and the UK.

Gently worn bras and new (still in the packaging) pants requested.

Ladies: sizes 8-14, black pants preferred;
children: ages 3-15;
gents: sizes XS – L.

To be delivered to Debra Thatcher, 3 Main Street no later than October 16th.

Bored with the same old recipes?  Some lovely cookery books have been donated so you can ring the changes – the one devoted to apple recipes might well come into its own this autumn!

Ready to laugh out loud?  Jerome K Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat” is just the ticket. First published in 1889 and never since out of print – three young clerks set out on a boating trip down the river Thames with the unruly fox terrier Montmorency causing trouble at every opportunity.

Some more fun can be found in “I Before E (Except After C) – how many of the old school ways to remember things can you recall?

Finally, this month, two collections of short stories by Agatha Christie – “The Thirteen Problems”, a story told by each member of The Tuesday Night Club including Miss Marple and “The Listerdale Mystery”.