Last 3 books I read were:

A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian -(Maria Lewycka) quite amusing
The Interpretation of Murder - (Jed Rubenfeld) excellent!
Restless - (William Boyd) quite good, once I got into it

Maybe not your cup of cha ... ?

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Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby - The Water Babies