My Book Recommendation: Paradise

Title: Paradise Author:Katie Price

Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher: Century (22 July 2010)

Language English

ISBN-10: 1846054842

ISBN-13: 978-1846054846

Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 3.3 cm

Product Description

When glamorous model Angel was forced to make a life-changing decision and choose between a Ethan, the laid-back Californian baseball player, and giving her marriage to football star Cal another go, many were stunned when she picked Ethan. But life in LA is good: Ethan adores her and Honey and their life could not be more glamorous. But nothing is perfect, and after a year together problems are beginning to surface: a stalker seems to have singled out Angel; Ethan’s agent Benny despises her, and isn’t always good at hiding it; and when Ethan faces financial ruin the couple are forced to star in a reality TV show about their life together. Despite everything, though, Angel is convinced that Ethan is the man for her. So why does she always feel breathless when Cal is around? And why can’t she stop thinking about him and his new girlfriend? But as the tabloid headlines have always been quick to point out, the path of true love for our sexy celebrity has not always been smooth. So when her dad falls dangerously ill Angel rushes back to England to be by his bedside, throwing her and Cal back together. But Ethan loves her and Cal has a girlfriend, and she made her choice a year ago. It’s too late to go back now, isn’t it…?

About the Author

Katie Price is one of the UK’s top celebrities. She was formally the glamour model Jordan and is now a bestselling author, successful business woman and star of her own reality TV show. Katie is the Patron of Vision Charity and currently lives in Sussex with her three children and her husband Alex Reid.

My Book Recommendation: Running Wild

Title: Running Wild

 

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Paperback: 196 pages

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks (27 May 2010)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0007267029

ISBN-13: 978-0007267026

Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 3.2 cm

Product Description

The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from the nation’s favourite storyteller, now available in paperback.

For Will and his mother, going to Indonesia isn’t just a holiday. It’s an escape, a new start, a chance to put things behind them – things like the death of Will’s father.

And to begin with, it seems to be just what they both needed. But then Oona, the elephant Will is riding on the beach, begins acting strangely, shying away from the sea. And that’s when the tsunami comes crashing in, and Oona begins to run. Except that when the tsunami is gone, Oona just keeps on running.

With nothing on his back but a shirt and nothing to sustain him but a bottle of water, Will must learn to survive deep in the jungle. Luckily, though, he’s not completely alone…

He’s got Oona.

About the Author

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain’s best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award.

My Book Recommendation: Memoir

Title: Memoir

Author: John McGahern

Paperback: 288 pages

Publisher: Faber and Faber (1 Jun 2006)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0571228119

ISBN-13: 978-0571228119

Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm

Product Description

This is the story of John McGahern’s childhood, his mother’s death, his father’s anger and violence, and how, through his discovery of books, his dream of becoming a writer began. At the heart of Memoir is a son’s unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the narrow lanes to the country schools where she taught and his happiness as she named for him the wild flowers on the bank remained conscious and unconscious presences for the rest of his life. A classic family story, told with exceptional restraint and tenderness, Memoir cannot fail to move all those who read it.

About the Author

John McGahern was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in the north western part of what is now the Republic of Ireland. He worked as a Primary School teacher, and became a full time writer in 1965. For much of his life he lived in Country Leitrim, near his childhood home. The author of six highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories, he was the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including a Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship, the American-Irish Award, the Prix Etrangère Ecureuil and the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Amongst Women, which won both the GPA and the Irish Times Award, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a four-part BBC television series. His work appeared in anthologies and has been translated into many languages. In 2005, his autobiography Memoir won the South Bank Literature Award and confirmed his reputation as one of the outstanding writers of our time. John McGahern died in 2006.