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Death comes to Pemberley - P D James

I spotted this book on the shelf in Waitrose today - and simply on the strength of being an avid Jane Austen fan, bought it. Has anyone read it - and if so, your thoughts?

naomi24

A new heroine in our midst?

I heard 14 year old Malala Yousufzai who was shot by the Taliban described as another Rosa Parks. In a recording of an interview on the radio today, she said her ambition is to become a politician and...

youngmafbog

What is the reason for this?

http://news.sky.com/s...fed-by-their-teachers So 79% of teachers claim that pupils turn up hungry, I note that 'hungry' was not defined and as kids are always hungry (having had four myself I am a...

andrew1707

Sex, death and the meaning of life: Richard dawkins

Did anyone see Richard Dawkins' new series last night. What did you think?...

plowter

Why are there fossils of big dinosaurs but no fossils of in-betweenies?

Why are there fossils of big dinosaurs, like tyrannosaurus rex, but no fossils of the smaller dinosaurs that evolved into the big fellas - tyrannosaurus regulus?...

Meg888

Orbs & dark shadows.

My Mum passed away 4 weeks ago after a long illness. Then almost two weeks ago while at home, I was in my hallway, which was in total darkness and I noticed a small light reflection sort of hovering...

tamaris

Why ?

No disrespect to the little girl that was shot in the head , but why oh why does everyone have to be flown here and operated on ?

annadomino

What next?

http://www.thesun.co....visits-to-morgue.html J wept....

starone

I can't understand this -

I wanted to get my hair permed (I'm old fashioned). I thought in the present economic situation I would be able to book in for practically the next day. I thought they would be outside of the salon...

LazyGun

The short life and lonely death of Amanda Todd...

I came across this story recently, and found myself unexpectedly moved by the plight of this young girl, who posted a video "cry for help" just weeks before her apparent suicide. It raises...

waterboatman

Good morning early birds!

Tuesday. Cloudy but dry, but it's early yet. Have a happy day everyone....

kev0072

jane seymour

Which street in hayes middlesex did jane seymour live?

thenry

I had an invite for Christmas lunch today !

I am fuming ! Mid October and being bothered about bloody Christmas ! I hate Christmas and the whole bloody miserable shutdown ! Are you looking forward to the Yuletide ? (better make it a question !)

humbersloop

Sprouts, for or against??

As the clocks go back soon and the time to set them boiling is upon us, where do you stand? I love 'em! Recipes also welcome. tia...

anotheoldgit

R.I.P Ma'am, you gave your all.

http://www.dailymail....ker-dies-aged-91.html No Dame-hood for this brave lass, not even a mention in the celebrity obituaries, and it was not until May 2010 that she received an award from David...

Ann

Out of date pork loin steaks

I have just found 6 pork loin steaks from Tesco in my second fridge which I thought OH had put in the freezer! They are dated to be used by 5 October so obviously I am reluctant to use them as they...

Thatcherite

Can someone explain.....

Why Islam is against education for females? I know that religion generally has some strange ideas but most of them can be traced back to some sort of logical reasoning. So what is the...

xud

quitting smoking

Over the past three weeks now, I have had a really bad cold and flu (Man flu of course) lol Strange, as I have not felt the urge to smoke as much as normally. I have tried to quit numerous times with...

NoMercy

Good Morning Ab'ers

May your week be productive, prosperous and happy. xx

silliemillie

What happen on X Factor last night.

I missed X Factor last night so watched it on Plus 1. Towards the end it kept cutting out with the message 'Due to legal reasons we cannot show earler footage' or something like that. Did something...

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