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A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson
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A legacy of hatred can be a terrible force in life, over which not even an enduring love and all the fruits of material success may prevail. Catherine Cookson explores this theme in a major novel that will absorb and enthral her readers as irresistibly as any she has written. Roddy Greenbank was brought by his father to the remote Northumberland community of Langley in the autumn of 1807. Within hours of their arrival, however, the father had met a violent death, and the boy was left with all memory gone of his past life. Adopted and raised by old Kate Makepeace, Roddy found his closest companions in Hal Roystan and Mary Ellen Lee. These three stand at the heart of a richly eventful narrative that spans the first half of the nineteenth century, their lives lastingly intertwined by the inexorable demands of a strange and somewhat cruel destiny. A DINNER OF HERBS displays outstandingly Catherine Cookson's true storyteller's gift.
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hungrybird
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson

I've finally finished this just now and while it has its flaws, it still seems to have its redeeming qualities by having unpredictable plot twists? Whatever the case, I'm glad I'm done and I wonder what I'll read next. Maybe the rest of Lovecraft's works or The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith, since this is one of those books that I've bought ages ago yet have never read, especially after eventually being more attached to my Kindle.

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hungrybird
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson

I'm almost done with this book although it can be sometimes annoying to encounter obviously wrong sentences like “lifting the lid, she put in her hand and withdraw a broad pink satin ribbon.“ I wonder why this book is like this at times. Did no one bother to edit the book before publishing it? Whatever the case, it is an okay book despite its flaws, I guess.

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hungrybird
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson

I've started reading this again after finishing Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward a couple days ago. The book seems to be quite interesting so far. I'm not sure how long it would take for me to finish this, but I hope it's a fun read.

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hungrybird
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson

I'm not sure why, but this book doesn't seem to interest me so much. Whatever the case, I'm reading Lovecraft's works for now. I'm about to read The Case of Charles Dexter Ward after having read it quite a while ago.

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hungrybird
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson

I'm quite enjoying this book and I plan on finishing it during this month. Wish me luck!

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hungrybird
A Dinner of Herbs | Catherine Cookson

I've recently started on this one, although I didn't get a chance to put in a lot of time yet. I hope I enjoy this.