Hi, to everyone. My name is Mary. I still class myself as a young adult and impressionable. I'm the only person in my family that reads: they laugh at me. I started out with run-of-the-mill thrillers: I shan't mention titles. My family would say, "Why waste your time and money. Watch the film." I am the youngest in the family and I lived in a small house with all my brothers, my mum and her boyfriend. My brothers are just thugs: never work, sit in front of the telly all day, drink, fight and cause trouble. My mum and her boyfriend are little better.
I used to work in a supermarket (shelf-stacker) and read on the bus when going to and from work. An elderly gent used to say, "hello," whenever he saw me and once asked about my book. I wasn't too complimentary. He said, "A good book teaches you something." That comment put me on a path to learn from my reading. A short time after, I joined Goodreads and since have moved to live with a lady who once taught English and History. Her son, who I think must be on first name terms with just about everyone in the country, found me a job in a garden centre and paid for me to go to Open University; where I'm reading History.
I'm in my first year and so studying like mad.
My life has changed, I am the luckiest girl in the world and all because of a man on a bus.
I'm now reading what I believe is 'good stuff'. My interests are being drawn to thrillers and crime set in Eastern Europe.
I have read that some of the best works are from indie authors but they never get recognised because 'indie books' are largely ignored.
I've recently read Cossack, Ronald Mcqueen: a great thriller that taught me lots and lots (I believe he is an indie author, but I'm not sure).
I've also read two books by an indie author that I think are superb. He is a Goodreads author and he doesn't seem to promote his work. I wrote to him and he tells me he is in Europe helping to provide aid-work and involved in the transport of aid-supplies and other things and has little time to go online. I have asked his permission to talk about his books on your group and await his reply.
I ask, can I provide a review of Cossack? And, can I provide a review of Ben Carlyle's books, if he allows me?
I am the youngest in the family and I lived in a small house with all my brothers, my mum and her boyfriend. My brothers are just thugs: never work, sit in front of the telly all day, drink, fight and cause trouble. My mum and her boyfriend are little better.
I used to work in a supermarket (shelf-stacker) and read on the bus when going to and from work. An elderly gent used to say, "hello," whenever he saw me and once asked about my book. I wasn't too complimentary. He said, "A good book teaches you something." That comment put me on a path to learn from my reading. A short time after, I joined Goodreads and since have moved to live with a lady who once taught English and History. Her son, who I think must be on first name terms with just about everyone in the country, found me a job in a garden centre and paid for me to go to Open University; where I'm reading History.
I'm in my first year and so studying like mad.
My life has changed, I am the luckiest girl in the world and all because of a man on a bus.
I'm now reading what I believe is 'good stuff'. My interests are being drawn to thrillers and crime set in Eastern Europe.
I have read that some of the best works are from indie authors but they never get recognised because 'indie books' are largely ignored.
I've recently read Cossack, Ronald Mcqueen: a great thriller that taught me lots and lots (I believe he is an indie author, but I'm not sure).
I've also read two books by an indie author that I think are superb. He is a Goodreads author and he doesn't seem to promote his work. I wrote to him and he tells me he is in Europe helping to provide aid-work and involved in the transport of aid-supplies and other things and has little time to go online. I have asked his permission to talk about his books on your group and await his reply.
I ask, can I provide a review of Cossack? And, can I provide a review of Ben Carlyle's books, if he allows me?