Lindsey's Literary Leanings

  War Of The Worlds By HG Wells The journalist sat in Olgivy's observatory studying space through his telescope, most notably the planet Mars. On noticing a meteor like object fall to earth & land somewhere in the direction of Horsell Common, the two men make their way to the suspected destination of the landing. On arriving they see that a crowd of people have gathered around a large pit. Inside it is a cylinder. It is covered with what appears to be a thick scaley incrustation. Olgivy perceives it to be the wrong shape for a meteorite. It is so hot from travelling through the atmosphere that he can get no where near it. He notes at this point that there are no birds to be heard & that the air is still. Movement from inside the cylinder could be detected. Then ash from on top of the cylinder begins to topple. Olgivy concludes that the movement could be related to the cooling of the object. He clambers down into the pit to gain a better view, & as he does so,...

  'Postscript' ' The sequel to P.S I Love You By Cecelia Ahearne Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance/Humour/Health It's been 6 years since Gerry passed away. Holly's life has changed somewhat. She has remained in the house that she shared with Gerry, but she has a new job, working in her sister Ciara's second hand shop -the magazine company went bust - &, a new relationship. To all intents & purposes, she has attained that elusive goal that all those left behind after a bereavement seek..... moving on. Ciara asks Holly if she would mind being interviewed for her podcast. The subject....death. The rest of the family warn her against the idea, as does Gabriel, fearing that it will take Holly back to the dark & difficult days after she lost her husband. However, thinking of how it could be beneficial to her & others, Holly decides to do it. Both women agree after the interview, staged in front of an audience of friends, family, customers ...

  Too Far To Fall By Shane Sawyer (An Edie Doyle Mystery) Genre: Murder Mystery/Contemporary Fiction #voraciousreadersonly Edie arrives in the sleepy town of Isaacs Landing to attend to the affairs of her late Great Aunt Jane. On entering the house, she is confronted by chaos. The place looks like it has been ransacked. Oddly though, there is no sign of a break in & nothing has been broken or damaged. After the police depart, she hears a noise coming from the other end of the house & is faced with a man when she goes to investigate. He says he has a key & has been keeping an eye on the place since it has been vacant. Believing him to have been the perpetrator of the disarray that had met her on arrival, she is surly & abrupt with the stranger & she tells him to leave. The next morning, her neighbour Mrs Greenbaum, invites Edie to afternoon tea by way of her neice Beth. Edie is reluctant to accept the invitation as she really isn't interested in getting...