Hi Em,
Hope you are well and looking forward to Christmas tomorrow! Before I post the photos of your Christmas presents (posted last weekend), I thought I'd note these books that I read recently (I'm sure you are interested in this, or maybe not! )

This is the last volume of the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy. I really enjoyed it. Gene Wolfe is a quite a religious person and it comes through in his writing. It is a strange and not really a dramatic conclusion to the story of Horn and his search for the lost Silk but it is really beautiful. It is the kind of book that you don't want to end. I think anyone who likes science fiction or fantasy should try Gene Wolfe.

Ngaio Marsh was a New Zealand writer who lived most of her life in England. She wrote really good mystery stories (a bit like Agatha Christie). Her books are normally short and easy to read but she has wonderful characters. This one is about a murder that happens during a performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Inspector Alleyn is in the audience and needs to solve the case. I think I read that this is the last book she wrote before her death but I need to check this. I'd recommend any of her books. They are normally set in England but there are the odd references to New Zealand.

By the way, both these books were from the Athenaeum library.

Lots of love,
Aaron xxxooo