[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I like the storyline synopsis …I see that it’s a miniseries also and not one that I’d noticed before so I might try that soon…

Oh, is it? I might watch that after I finish the book. My daughter actually got it because she's in the middle of doing a PhD in Chemistry, but she couldn't get into the book at all, I'm enjoying it, though

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh, is it? I might watch that after I finish the book. My daughter actually got it because she's in the middle of doing a PhD in Chemistry, but she couldn't get into the book at all, I'm enjoying it, though

…yeah it’s on Apple TV…I watched a little bit earlier, only around 10 minutes but I’m going to continue with it…

[Redway]

It’s Not You: Dr Ramani Durvasula.

[Niamh.]

@Ammi I think you might like this one I just started, it's a kind of a sliding doors type idea



The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates...

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of Cora's and her young son's lives, shaped by her choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing.

With exceptional sensitivity and depth, Knapp draws us into the story of one family, told through a prism of what-ifs, causing us to consider the "one . . . precious life" we are given. The book’s brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive storytelling, and emotional, gut-wrenching power are certain to make The Names a modern classic.

[Oliver_W]

Jerusalem by Alan Moore - despite the name it's about Northampton, jumping around different times with interconnected people.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

@Ammi I think you might like this one I just started, it's a kind of a sliding doors type idea



The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates...

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of Cora's and her young son's lives, shaped by her choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing.

With exceptional sensitivity and depth, Knapp draws us into the story of one family, told through a prism of what-ifs, causing us to consider the "one . . . precious life" we are given. The book’s brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive storytelling, and emotional, gut-wrenching power are certain to make The Names a modern classic.

…I really love the sound of this …we had a conversation actually only a few weeks ago about how having sons/daughters and their life experiences and their characters and everything involved in parenting them etc also impacts in forming of our own characters …and it’s that same kind of sliding door thing which I love to think about…?…I’m away actually for a few days soon and I needed to think about a read for that time so I think that I’ll get this one …thank you so much for the recommendation…..

[Ammi]

…I just downloaded it onto Kindle, I’ll start it this week…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I really love the sound of this …we had a conversation actually only a few weeks ago about how having sons/daughters and their life experiences and their characters and everything involved in parenting them etc also impacts in forming of our own characters …and it’s that same kind of sliding door thing which I love to think about…?…I’m away actually for a few days soon and I needed to think about a read for that time so I think that I’ll get this one …thank you so much for the recommendation…..

Yeah, I love the movie sliding doors as well, because it's something I think about a lot (and I'm sure other people do too)

I hope you like it

[Ammi]

…oh dear Lord, what has Cora done…what has she created…

Spoiler:

Youtube video

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…oh dear Lord, what has Cora done…what has she created…

Spoiler:

Youtube video

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…oh dear Lord, what has Cora done…what has she created…

Spoiler:

Youtube video

…just after I posted that it got very dark, very quickly…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…just after I posted that it got very dark, very quickly…

Yeah....

[Niamh.]

I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, it's such a good book

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, it's such a good book

..I’m not so far into it as that, I don’t think…(…I can’t always see page numbers in Kindle…)..but yeah, it’s shaping into a very good read…I felt an instant connection to Cora and I like how the difference of a name was set out straight away in explaining…

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, it's such a good book

…it really is such a good book/choice and so well written…I was going to ask you…. Cora’s mother, Silbhe…?…in my reading head I’m pronouncing it as ‘Silve’/like silver without the er sound at the end…is that correct, or…?…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…it really is such a good book/choice and so well written…I was going to ask you…. Cora’s mother, Silbhe…?…in my reading head I’m pronouncing it as ‘Silve’/like silver without the er sound at the end…is that correct, or…?…

It's more She-live-ah

**Live as rhymes with give

[Niamh.]

I finished it, it was excellent

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's more She-live-ah

**Live as rhymes with give

….ahhh, thank you……I’ll correct/adjust my reading voice…yes it’s excellent so far, I still have a way to go…I have a long weekend away this week and hope to finish it then..

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

….ahhh, thank you……I’ll correct/adjust my reading voice…yes it’s excellent so far, I still have a way to go…I have a long weekend away this week and hope to finish it then..

When a word in Irish starts with S it depends which vowel comes afterwards as to whether it makes a ss sound or a sh sound, generally speaking E & I, the narrow vowels get the sh sound like in Silbhe and the Broad vowels A, O & U get the ss sound like Saoirse(Seersha which actually has the sh sound at the end lol)

[Livia]

Treasure Island. Reading it to the kids but it's very good, I've skipped on without them.

[Niamh.]

Just started this one



Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past…

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

Emma Kind has waited twenty years to put her sister to rest, but closure won’t be complete until she can clear Victoria’s name. Alone she’s had no luck, but she’s convinced that Avery’s connections and fame will help. Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative network contract, goes into investigative overdrive. Victoria had been having an affair with a successful novelist, found hanging from the balcony of his Catskills mansion. The rope, the bedroom, and the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria’s DNA.

But the twisted puzzle of Victoria’s private life is just the beginning. And what Avery doesn't realize is that there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery’s own secret past—one she has kept hidden from both the network executives and her television audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . .

Accused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, you will.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

When a word in Irish starts with S it depends which vowel comes afterwards as to whether it makes a ss sound or a sh sound, generally speaking E & I, the narrow vowels get the sh sound like in Silbhe and the Broad vowels A, O & U get the ss sound like Saoirse(Seersha which actually has the sh sound at the end lol)

…I should know all of that…Silbhe wasn’t a name I was familiar with so wasn’t sure and was incorrectly pronouncing it Silve ….

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I should know all of that…Silbhe wasn’t a name I was familiar with so wasn’t sure and was incorrectly pronouncing it Silve ….

It's not a very common name tbf even in Ireland

[Crimson Dynamo]

Iv gone from Icelandic crime fiction to..