Book Review 11

Too old to rock and roll

"Why don't you both stop it?" Valerie's voice said on the phone. "Well, Dad began it," Greg answered. "He called me a baby." (p.2)

This book consists of three stories: Too old to rock and roll, Invitation to tea, and Party wall. The first story is about Greg and his father. Greg's father did not feel well after his wife's death. However, he started doing music and he recovered his feeling. Greg introduces a girl who can not cook as a girlfriend to his father. It is a story that his father felt very unpleasant. The secand story is the story of the main character going to a friend's house. The house is very old because the economic situatian of the parents is not good. she is so surprised. The third is a story in which Daniel hears her neighbor's story. When he comes home from school, he puts his ear on the wall and listen to the story in the next room.

Mark, J. (2000). Too old to rock and roll. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.

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Book Review 10

The love of a king

In April 1987, three hundred people came to a small room in Geneva, Switzerland. There were Presidents and Kings, film stars and millionaires. (p.1)

This book is the love story of Prince windsor and Mrs. Simpson. He is the uncle of Queen Elizabeth, and is attracted to Mrs. Simpson's nurtures ability and quick action.
However, at that time, she was already the wife of another man. The Windsor and Duke of simpson's jewelry are quite famous, so I would like to reserch if I have time.

Dainty, P. (1989). The love of a king. Oxford, New York:Oxford University Press.

Book Review 9

Go, lovely rose

"But who is she with?" said Mr Carteret. "A young man. She met him on the aeroplane," Mrs Carteret said. "Now go to sleep." Outside the bedroom window the moon was shining brightly. (p.1)

This book consists of three short stories: Go, lovely rose, The daffodil sky and The dam. The first is the story of a father who can not sleep because she is worried about his daughter. 
he second is that a very ordinary man makes a good move of life thanks to his girlfriend, but he murders because of a grim heart for her. The third is the story of the relationship between the mother and her daughter and the man.

Bates, H. E. (2000). Go, lovely rose. Oxford, NewYork:Oxford University Press.

Book Review 8

Agatha Christie woman of mystery

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was bored. It was a winter morning in 1908, and she was in bed because she was ill. (p.1)

This book is about Agatha Christie, a famous female detective novelist known to the people of the world. The attraction of Agatha's novels is a wonderful storyline and closely-enbedded clues like puzzles. Recently, her novels has been translated in more than 40 countries and has become a global bestseller. Indeed, she is a feminine writer who deserves to be called the queen of mystery.

Escott, J.(2000). Agatha Christie, woman of mystery. Oxford, New York : Oxford University Press.