In message <[log in to unmask]>, P S Buttar <[log in to unmask]> writes >I know it's several years old, but the best book I read this year was >"Wise Children", by (I think) Amanda Carter. About the funniest book >I've ever read. It's Angela Carter who was one of the best writers ever - she also wrote The Magic Toyshop (from where my e-mail address is derived). Every single thing she ever had published has been well worth a read. The Bloody Chamber is my fave - a feminist re-working of traditional fairy tales and it's tops. Lou. -- Louise Simpson [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%