In Leeds for a week, or rather a place called Leathley, in the countryside north of Leeds. I've been learning to fly fish, much to my father's delight. It's great fun, harder than it looks and thrilling when you catch a fish. Those are my mother's pride and joy up there; Silky hens and ten new chicks. I've been hunting out newts in the pond and looking out for big Red Kites looming overhead. I even had my first surprise birthday party yesterday, and a whole lot of whisky.
Reading: The City and The City by China Mieville. Read a lot about it and Will had started it. It's great so far; atmospheric, dark and based around an intriguing central premise.
Other birthday books: Cities of the Red Night - Burroughs. Was put off him by Naked Lunch's dreadful prologue about junk addiction. This is the book that might convert me.
The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz. Can't remember how this got onto my wish list but it looks good. It won the Pulitzer, which could be a bad thing. But hey, at least it wasn't the Booker.
Molloy - Beckett. I've never read anything of Beckett's and I'm very embarrassed about it. This is Will's generous attempt to sort me out.
Sniper One - Sgt. Dan Mills. Ahem. Thanks Chris.
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