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I am currently reading The Kite Runner. It's been sat on my bedside table for over a year. I'd been putting it off because I thought I'd find it heavy going, but it's not at all.
It's very readable and thought provoking, and I've certainly learnt more about what's been happening in Afghanistan. I haven't finished it yet, but decided to buy another of Khaled Hosseini's books today.
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At the Alton Bus Rally on 17th July 2022 was preserved Reading Buses 701 (J257 NLU) an Optare Spectra bodied FAD DB250, originally registered MRD 1
Reading Abbey was founded int 1121 by King Henry Beauclerc (Henry I), and grew to become one of the foremost monastic institutions in Western Europe, bringing pilgrims and prosperity to the town. All this ended dramatically in 1539 when the Abbey was closed down by King Henry VIII during The Reformation.
Most of the Abbey buildings were torn down in subsequent years, although the core walls survive to this day and give an impression of how big and imposing the Abbey once stood. The ruins have been out of bounds for a number of years for safety reasons, but following remedial work they were once again made accessible to the public in 2018. In conjunction with the reopening, a number of information boards highlighting other aspects of Reading's history have been erected around the town centre.
Acacias, 42 London Road, Reading. Built 1818 and later home to William Palmer, benefactor of Reading University.
Reading The Scarlet Pimpernel in Buenos Aires.
1934 movie version may not have done it justice, but it's a fabulous quick classic read.