The Captive Reader

Home Work by Enslin du Plessis

It’s that happy time of year when the “My Life in Books” meme is doing the rounds and I thought I’d join in, following the fine example of Karen, Ali, Lisa, Annabel, and doubtlessly many others whose posts I’ve missed so far.

Using only books you have read this year (2020), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title.

In high school I was: One to Watch (Kate Stayman-London)

People might be surprised by: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Dorothy L. Sayers)

I will never be a: Lady in Waiting (Anne Glenconner)

My life in lockdown was: Life in the Garden (Penelope Lively)

My fantasy job is: Something Light (Margery Sharp)

At the end of a long day I need: The Lido (Libby Page)

I hate being: Rootbound (Alice Vincent)

Wish I had: The Beauty of Your Face (Sahar Mustafah)

My family reunions are: The Lost Europeans (Emanuel Litvinoff)

At a party you’d find me with: The Shining Company (Rosemary Sutcliff)

I’ve never been to: Madensky Square (Eva Ibbotson)

A happy day includes: Summer Light (Andrew Stevenson)

Motto I live by: One More Croissant for the Road (Felicity Cloake)

On my bucket list is: A Castle in the Clouds (Kerstin Gier)

In my next life, I want to have: More Talk of Jane Austen (Sheila Kaye-Smith and G.B. Stern)