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Jill,
It's great to see someone else blogging.Confession - I didn't read Northern Lights - I know it's not in the spirit of the reading group and I promise not to do it again but I really couldn't face it.I agree with you about The Tenderness of Wolves I liked the characters and descriptions of life in that bleak landscape very much.I have recently read Small Wars Permitted by Christina Lamb. She was really interesting at Ways with Words as well and this book is a collection of articles and recollections from her career as a war corerespondent in almost every conflict in the last 20 years.I have also really enjoyed Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. this would make a great reading group book. I am also renting the dvd this week so hopefuly that won't be too disappointing. Paula