Just putting together a hamper of stuff for her and she likes a good lady fiction but want to avoid the usual authors.
ps..would a ped egg be ok as a gift?
What exactly is "ladyfiction"? The Story of O?
Chick-lit.
Might be useful if you named a few of her favourite authors or books. Are we talking Jilly Cooper or Iris Murdoch here? "Fiction" is quite a large category, and adding "lady" on the front doesn't really narrow it down that much...
WTF is a ped egg?
Going out on a limb,
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Poison-Study-Book-Trilogy-MIRA/dp/0778301923 ]Poison Study[/url] is a belter. It's pitched as 'young adult' fiction but don't let that put you off, it just means it's not too heavy (plenty of adults read Harry Potter after all. It's a female protagonist which is why I'm suggesting it as chickfic(*). I thought it was an entertaining tale and well written, and the first of a trilogy if you're so inclined.
(* - (tm) me, which I just made up)
sort of a thing about a woman after a chap who doesn't really like her at first then she travels the world and gets a reet good job then she finds herself and he suddenly realises he loves her...n that.
WTF is a ped egg?
Bit like ben-wa balls, I think.
sort of a thing about a woman after a chap who doesn't really like her at first then she travels the world and gets a reet good job then she finds herself and he suddenly realises he loves her...n that.
In that case, I'd like to +1 my own suggestion. (-:
she likes the traditional ones, maeve binchy etc. She tried the eats lies and cries or something recently, the one that julia roberts made into a film.
No point me suggesting martina cole stuff then?
martina cole....give me some titles to look at please?
If she hasn't already read it then try One Day by David Nicholls - seems to roughly follow your description and is equally readable by men. Currently in most top 10 fiction charts too so you should be able to get it cheap!
Edit: P.S. If I got Mrs R a ped egg for her birthday I'd probably find it shoved up an orifice it doesn't really fit in. 😯
cheers rio...will rethink the ped egg.
😯
A ped egg for a present?!
Jesus mammory rogering christ, don't do it! (or if you do, make sure you buy her an iron and a hoover as well to complete the effect).
As for chick-lit suggestions, that confessions of a shopohilic by sophie kinsella seems to go down a treat usually...
One Day by DAvid Nicholls is good. If she likes Chick Lit however about something by Dorothy Koomson.
I just read Poison Tree by Erin Kelly which I thought was brilliant and I'm not normally into Chick Lit although it does have a slightly different ending.
Or Santa Montefiore "Meet me under the ombu tree" only love story I ever loved and I'm desperate to go to Argentina now!! 😉
LEt us know what you buy in the end.
The know, faces, the graft. They are very violent, dark etc. Perhaps Lesley Pearse? never look back, remember me and faith were my favourites and nice girly stories of hardship but a happy ending kinda thing.
Just thought about the Jodi Picoult novels, Salem Falls was my favourite but not quite proper chick lit more like chick lit thriller ... mm well not really. Don't know how to describe them.
OOO just remembered "My Sisters Keeper" by Jodi Picoult one of THE best chick lits I've read and enjoyed.
Never read any Martina Cole or Lesley Pearse I may jsut take a look for a change.
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Any jack reacher book,as author lee child says,men want to be him,women want him!
If she does not enjoy Reacher you will!
Annie Proulx?
LOL @ RedThunder.. that'll be for a different thread then!??
MC I read my sisters keeper and didn't finish it in the end because it just didn't grab me, what's her other stuff like? Is it just more of the same? Someone lent me the pact but really haven't got the interest to give it a go
This is great.....keep em coming all.
if you're doing a hamper - don't forget a small token bunch of flowers to go in it!
Secret History - Donna Tart
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It was still on my clipboard 😉
Any other hamper ideas?
It's her 40th so need lots of ideas.
it can be bought [url= http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=24208 ]here[/url]
I can't reed and i cant right but i can drive a tractor.
HTH
Get her a collage style photo frame with a load of pics from your fav holidays/life moments/kids in it.
Stuff that you "make" will be that more special :]
Damn, I should start charging if I come up with any more 😛
OO secret history was quite good.
@ Emma82 some of her stuff is utter rubbish! The ones I enjoyed were Sister Keeper (which I thought was brilliant, ending was unbelieveable!) Salem Falls was very different (although still written in the same style). I can't remember The Pact (although I have read it). What other stuff have you read? OO keep these suggestions coming I LOVE BOOKS! And hopefully I'll get a Kindle in April for my birthday so I can fill it up with more new suggestions from here .
Photo idea, i like it. Perhaps a photobook.
Add that to the list.
Just thought of another one Audrey Niffeneger "The Time Travellers Wife" TBH first time I struggled and gave up at 100 pages but everyone kept telling me how good it was, 2nd time I LOVED IT! Her most recent books is good too, although COMPLETELY different.
my husband bought me a ped egg for xmas 2 yrs ago he only survived it because he also bought me ugg boots. Jane Green books are good.
mrs mudpup x
Wondered what the heck a ped egg was .. .just like an old fashioned pumice stone then!? OOOO no don't be buying her one of those!
What do you have in the hamper so far?
Some nice underwear? Some new silver earrings, bottle of something she drinks (small bottle of gin, tia maria or whatever). CUDDLY TOY it's like a Brucie game show now 😉 Have you got her a cake? If not a mini cake for comedy value. What else does she like/have interests/hobbies in? Voucher for something like theatre/weekend away? Depends on how much you want to spend?
You should see her heels!
Even as a joke pressie?
God, mum gave me all the jilly coopers, whizzed through riders which I loved. Just started the next one. Have you ever read penny vincenzi? Have read a few of hers and they have all been excellent, especially the ones about the lytton family were great, three books following the family and their goings on over years and years. Really really good 🙂
Don't buy the ped egg dude, she'll kill you. How about an RC helicopter? Us girls go crazy for them 🙂 lol
Not even as a joke pressie - it still wouldn't go down too well i'd imagine! Unless of course, your missus has a bloody good sense of humour :]
So far, the list is.
Night away in a nice hotel in Harrogate (afternoon tea at bettys and great french restaurant for evening meal)
Booked in to Turkish baths the following morning for a spa session (trunks to worn!)
Perfume
Undies 😈
Cd
DVD
Book?????
Ped egg????
Photo book I now think
Jewellery, poss pandora thing to cover all future birthdays etc.
That's it so far.
what no bike?...
the turkish baths will do her heels.