Just fiction reading makes Clair a dull girl.
Sold as a Slave- Olaudah Equiano
Part of the Penguin travel series. The probably partially fictional story of a slave in the 1800 who worked on ships crossing the Atlantic, serving in the Royal Navy and then in the Caribbean on plantations. The picture he paints is certainly one of relative priviledge compared to the experience of his fellow slaves in the Caribbean- he is well fed, allowed to lean to read and count and is baptised. I didn't particularly enjoy this one, it didn't capture my imagination in the way some of the others did. Interesting but not readable.
Wishful Drinking- Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher = Princess Leia. She is also child of Hollywood royalty who has suffered drink and drug addicitions and is bi-polar. Phew. That's a lot for anyone to live with. Wishful Drinkings is the book version of her stage show on her experiences in living with her addicitons and mental health problems. She recounts anecdotes of Cary Grant (yes, that Cary Grant) calling to talk about her LSD problems. I couldn't put this book down- the book was honest, funny and enlightening. Go read it.
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