Countdown

Just under13 hours to the Read-a-thon!!

And the books are....

1. The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith (which Helen lent me)
2. Last Seen in Lhasa - Claire Scobie (which Karen lent me)
3. Perfume - Patrick Suskind (which Patricia lent me)
4. S'pose I Die - Hector Holthouse (which Patricia's mother-in-law lent me - sort of)
5. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby (which Lynda lent me)
6. Whisper Me Your Secrets - Brenda Hall-Taylor (which Lynda also lent me)
7. Let the Great World Spin - Colum McCann (from the library)
8. Have Mercy on Us All - Fred Vargas (from the library)
9. The Radetzy March - Joseph Roth (from the library)
10. The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy (from the library)
11. The Boy in Red - Violet Needham (wot I bought on e-bay)
12. Beware of Pity - Stefan Zweig (wot I bought from the Book Depository)
13. The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver (from the library)
14. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson (wot I bought from Myer)and most fittingly - last but not least
15. Why Should anyone be Led by You ? - Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones

And having just moved from obese to overweight, the snacks will be :

• low-fat yoghurt
• rabbit food and hommus
• peaches
• light cheese
• peanut butter and rice cakes
• crunchy muesli bars

The guinea pigs are excited already - they got the celery tops and carrot trimmings.

And Tweetie is standing by ready to ring the bell!!