Putting My Affairs In Order
OK, the days are drawing in, and fast falls the eventide.
Why am I thinking this way? Because last week a lady offered me her seat on the bus.
It won’t be long now.
So in a spirit of closure, I offer this short list of the top ten books I’ve enjoyed through my all too short life (the Bible and Shakespeare are included by default). They’re listed alphabetically by author, because rankings are invidious. If I’m spared, I’ll follow this up with films and records.
The Peregrine, by J A Baker
Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll
Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes
Follies & Grottoes, by Barbara Jones
The Leopard, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Five Children and It, by E Nesbit
Remembrance of Things Past, by Marcel Proust (trans. Scott-Moncrieff)
Other Men’s Flowers, by A P Wavell
Stoner, by John Williams
July 16th, 2010 at 15:58
Hi Gwyn, not sure if you remember me, I did a little stint as your assistant when I was just out of school, in 1997… whoa, time flies!!! Just read an article about a house shaped as a shell, and it made me think of you! So, had to see if you were still in business, and it seems you are! All the best, Hanna, xxx
July 16th, 2010 at 18:09
How time flies. First met you in 1979? Also the first man I knew who had a portable telephone device – probably weighing 10 lbs or more.
Your score on books 2/10! Awaiting record list.
As ever
Nick
July 16th, 2010 at 21:10
And please do add the american follies book!