Royal Birth On Its Way

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the headlines now reading that the Duchess of Cambridge is in labor,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I admit I get all tingly about happy beginnings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeWcutviEvnWYKYGwVlClU6D59d9An9qAuHunX5i_4yBo1wxgPJdzp2hB9VzOsNzHLPt91ss5EPSsTwq1aNeWxB6ZhbwOh8zrQWwIv9VjxgGO7uIAz-y5_e09Hb-vtix7oAKj3429EGBA/s1600/23_4_2013_2606413k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeWcutviEvnWYKYGwVlClU6D59d9An9qAuHunX5i_4yBo1wxgPJdzp2hB9VzOsNzHLPt91ss5EPSsTwq1aNeWxB6ZhbwOh8zrQWwIv9VjxgGO7uIAz-y5_e09Hb-vtix7oAKj3429EGBA/s400/23_4_2013_2606413k.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10155628/Kate-Middleton-pregnancy-pcitures.html?frame=2606413">Telegraph</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>It's not uncommon to hear an English person say</div><div>'Now, I'm not a Royalist but...'</div><div>followed by something very complimentary about the royal family<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think the country is happy to have something to look forward to again</div><div style="text-align: center;">after two extraordinary years of once-in-a-lifetime events</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- the Royal Wedding, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Summer Olympics -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the royal family doesn't rule the country (Parliament does),</div><div style="text-align: center;">the royal baby provides a peek into the future of the country's leadership</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Royal Family provides a stability through the decades,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as Prime Ministers change frequently</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a fondness toward the Royal Family here</div><div style="text-align: center;">When you watch another family grow up during your lifetime, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you feel like you know them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For now, Queen Elizabeth II is THE face of the country</div><div style="text-align: center;">What little person being born will be the future face?<br /><br />{ Decided in a recent ruling,<br />this baby will be in line for the throne regardless of gender }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdfAzpJULiS4sV6EJZCk9u7wIbkMEjTSF4KVPIHOhqbtyMg1XAKgrR2vZAJvbvmhOoX9RYvfeutv-yHbyCyN7KZsqHXeCKzIB6Nrw-rxxcufti5ESzq1E4KqwLo_GDWlepjYvbh31grRJ/s1600/20_3_2013_2606418k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdfAzpJULiS4sV6EJZCk9u7wIbkMEjTSF4KVPIHOhqbtyMg1XAKgrR2vZAJvbvmhOoX9RYvfeutv-yHbyCyN7KZsqHXeCKzIB6Nrw-rxxcufti5ESzq1E4KqwLo_GDWlepjYvbh31grRJ/s400/20_3_2013_2606418k.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10155628/Kate-Middleton-pregnancy-pcitures.html?frame=2606418">Telegraph</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One tradition that won't continue is</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Home Secretary's attendance of the royal birth</div><div style="text-align: center;">to insure a different baby isn't smuggled in or switched out</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the witnessing was practiced for centuries,</div><div style="text-align: center;">no one would have attended the birth of Queen Elizabeth II</div><div style="text-align: center;">as she was not born heir to the throne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936</div><div style="text-align: center;">which made Elizabeth's father the King when she was ten years old } </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhans20KK68QiRS8_ckPISxDmaxUcAOBhEs5fCGWFWpC2rwnmSNSGL-5Ma88HIH78hsTaQ4aM705cUTbPMSOmkrGb7YO9QFFzH2kcJrThi3m2dpzt8gnD_dLwCA8edxTut9s4Rdolov_ldJ/s1600/betting-board_2619982k+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhans20KK68QiRS8_ckPISxDmaxUcAOBhEs5fCGWFWpC2rwnmSNSGL-5Ma88HIH78hsTaQ4aM705cUTbPMSOmkrGb7YO9QFFzH2kcJrThi3m2dpzt8gnD_dLwCA8edxTut9s4Rdolov_ldJ/s640/betting-board_2619982k+(1).jpg" width="441" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/10185460/Royal-baby-worlds-media-descends-on-St-Marys-Hospital-ahead-of-birth.html?frame=2619982">Telegraph</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What name do you think they'll choose?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If it is a girl, my vote is for Charlotte</div><div style="text-align: center;">in memory of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Charlotte_of_Wales">Princess Charlotte of Wales</a> (1796-1817)</div><div style="text-align: center;">who was much loved by the British<br />as Princess Diana was</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Regardless of birth name,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the monarch can change his/her name upon coronation</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">King George VI was born as Albert,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and there is speculation that Prince Charles</div><div style="text-align: center;">will become King George VII upon coronation</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ because the two King Charles's did not have the happiest of fates }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_rVUxSV2OWJjXGfEPBzl9rCOfcqqXwvuO5TMdOCDlUSzhR4Zs272nowqqPDR0UjM87QZlJMoHEAO2MHbL-GN7VFtDe6bTh2FQmDBPeqPeK9-g2A23sx2CjUoheAXfshMjiwEs1wl8S0S/s1600/presspen1_2619900k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_rVUxSV2OWJjXGfEPBzl9rCOfcqqXwvuO5TMdOCDlUSzhR4Zs272nowqqPDR0UjM87QZlJMoHEAO2MHbL-GN7VFtDe6bTh2FQmDBPeqPeK9-g2A23sx2CjUoheAXfshMjiwEs1wl8S0S/s640/presspen1_2619900k.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/10185460/Royal-baby-worlds-media-descends-on-St-Marys-Hospital-ahead-of-birth.html">Telegraph</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And so the headlines have been pretty quiet right now,</div><div style="text-align: center;">except for reports about the hot weather</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ English homes are without air conditioning<br />and designed to keep the heat in,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so it has been quite uncomfortable }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the world's media descends upon the city once more </div><div style="text-align: center;">and stares at a hospital front door </div><div style="text-align: center;">and an easel at Buckingham Palace<br /><br />Best of luck to the parents-to-be!<br />:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Royal Birth On Its Way

With the headlines now reading that the Duchess of Cambridge is in labor, I admit I get all tingly about happy beginnings source: Telegraph ...

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London For History Lovers

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You don't have to go far to see something</div><div style="text-align: center;">historically significant in London</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Dreamy for any history enthusiast ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a short list of 'must do's'</div><div style="text-align: center;">in London for those interested in the past</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaL00x860icybI3EUtReA3Mt-VxWkMhPbrriwNl2kcmCg4LF3JFDWEgnw0oLFcLA3DIw21EKmwNupleSAdNER85fS8CIRGjQUFnfs41dRP2QaLjcZ14kbcoCGHgyzWVns9OZ2pl4ht8qS/s1600/photo+5+(17)-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaL00x860icybI3EUtReA3Mt-VxWkMhPbrriwNl2kcmCg4LF3JFDWEgnw0oLFcLA3DIw21EKmwNupleSAdNER85fS8CIRGjQUFnfs41dRP2QaLjcZ14kbcoCGHgyzWVns9OZ2pl4ht8qS/s640/photo+5+(17)-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The British Museum</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This museum is overwhelming large,<br />but since it is free, come and go as you please<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Featuring the Rosetta Stone </div><div style="text-align: center;">and 7 million other artifacts from around the world<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/">http://www.britishmuseum.org</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Victoria and Albert Museum </b><br /><br />V&A is the world's largest museum of art and design<br />often with fascinating current exhibits<br />General admission is free<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">http://www.vam.ac.uk/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hq7i1NVIDiy_wYn56HXiuO0F5VH_CbjQQdEgcldt4TYfCxK0i-ogqw8sNt9wIf_-5K5YJe-ByTeM3atzH83cSdByA7hm7PD4FLlrDlykZa0dAIN_q7-P6azeZUx6ra6I5ZOnMDuIcPAo/s1600/DSC03426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hq7i1NVIDiy_wYn56HXiuO0F5VH_CbjQQdEgcldt4TYfCxK0i-ogqw8sNt9wIf_-5K5YJe-ByTeM3atzH83cSdByA7hm7PD4FLlrDlykZa0dAIN_q7-P6azeZUx6ra6I5ZOnMDuIcPAo/s640/DSC03426.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><b>Tower of London</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div>Once a palace and prison,</div><div>this famous fortress also holds the crown jewels</div><div>which are on display to the public</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/">www.hrp.org.uk</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqlS4ijvCdC3plyE-_Zy6gWUkNG3K3e4LrnvC_Yq3rajm6InyLQhI27UmqFlIqD60Vz6b4uLKvyBhEXwJdrRC1xhURr2nqcVB7dYaTbBK0clq0v4FzBhWrjRQk51aB46n8KQmNR5p7gJz/s1600/photo+2-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqlS4ijvCdC3plyE-_Zy6gWUkNG3K3e4LrnvC_Yq3rajm6InyLQhI27UmqFlIqD60Vz6b4uLKvyBhEXwJdrRC1xhURr2nqcVB7dYaTbBK0clq0v4FzBhWrjRQk51aB46n8KQmNR5p7gJz/s640/photo+2-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Parliament Tour*</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch political debates or get a tour of this landmark<br />which is as beautiful inside as it is out<br />with a rich history to boot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/">www.parliament.uk</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLbR51Er00-wHeAC-3vAVs0NPiF78xVS7akuXKA4jGouWzn9dB8BmT0gMR1D6AC-JMhtnbIXBaLa0DVvLPb55RGk3hIjj1l_aCnwJIOzUkwx764J2bXoSzd7ItEZq4SUeah4RqRgch029/s1600/DSC_0150-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLbR51Er00-wHeAC-3vAVs0NPiF78xVS7akuXKA4jGouWzn9dB8BmT0gMR1D6AC-JMhtnbIXBaLa0DVvLPb55RGk3hIjj1l_aCnwJIOzUkwx764J2bXoSzd7ItEZq4SUeah4RqRgch029/s640/DSC_0150-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buckingham Palace Tour*</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />If it is open, you should tour one of the most iconic palaces in the world<br />Typically the palace is open in the summer months while the Queen is away<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If unavailable, you can visit another one of the Queen's homes,<br />Windsor Palace, which is easily accessible by train outside London<br /><br /><a href="http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/">www.RoyalCollection.org.uk</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvTP949vWXBqeIxrdiyGJI7I_h3mO3xtKGDwOevI9aUCP2afeuz0oDRMKzukXsdKS_a275emcLJx29wuFzGQV2JyhzDD6y0q0fHHuFNj2RvdyWjUMNpI8JC81b2WwFVNaLQE6nHGTzM_/s1600/photo+5+(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvTP949vWXBqeIxrdiyGJI7I_h3mO3xtKGDwOevI9aUCP2afeuz0oDRMKzukXsdKS_a275emcLJx29wuFzGQV2JyhzDD6y0q0fHHuFNj2RvdyWjUMNpI8JC81b2WwFVNaLQE6nHGTzM_/s640/photo+5+(9).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shakespeare's Globe Theatre & Tour</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Get a peek into Elizabethan times by watching a production*<br />and by touring the theatre & exhibition</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/">www.shakespearesglobe.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz3hFMyiG0W44wk92ejXVhofcHwwUq7YOq-UtpnwBQzkZscItjqxuCuLirM20d4j4YXGXTGXcJ2W6Vg34SpmyAavgheS0HYY3BFA0KeHg07f1ltI-jTZs0cN5AHMZGPKUv8PWPl5VcKWb/s1600/photo+3+%25281%2529-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz3hFMyiG0W44wk92ejXVhofcHwwUq7YOq-UtpnwBQzkZscItjqxuCuLirM20d4j4YXGXTGXcJ2W6Vg34SpmyAavgheS0HYY3BFA0KeHg07f1ltI-jTZs0cN5AHMZGPKUv8PWPl5VcKWb/s640/photo+3+%25281%2529-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b>Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub</b><br /><br />Step back in time while</div><div style="text-align: center;">you grab a drink and some grub in this authentic 17th century pub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Famous patrons included Charles Dickens and Mark Twain<br />Like most pubs, well-behaved children are welcome</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Don't miss free tea tasting at nearby Twinings)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timeout.com/london/bars-pubs/ye-olde-cheshire-cheese">www.TimeOut.com</a><br /><br /><br /><div><b>Churchill War Rooms</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div>Visit the underground Cabinet War Rooms where WWII was orchestrated from in London</div><div>See Churchill's bunker, the direct telephone to Roosevelt, and</div><div>the original maps with pins and string indicating the fronts<br />Fantastic!<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms">www.iwm.org.uk</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Imperial War Museum</b><br /><br />Currently under construction,<br />the museum will partially open in the coming weeks<br />to feature 'Horrible Histories: Spies' for kids<br /><br /> In Summer 2014,<br />this museum will open another section to commemorate<br />the upcoming centenary of the First World War<br /><br /><a href="http://www.iwm.org.uk/">www.iwm.org.uk</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This list should keep you busy if you come for a visit :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have any favorites to share?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- photos by me -</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* Book tickets in advance</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(an unsponsored post)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Correlating posts providing more detail:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2012/10/london-ceremony-of-keys.html">Ceremony Of The Keys</a> (Tower of London)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-day-in-houses-of-parliament.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Parliament</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2012/02/queen-elizabeth-ii-windsor-castle-tour.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Windsor Palace</span></a><br /><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2013/06/shakespeares-globe-theatre-unexpected.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shakespeare's Globe Theatre</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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London For History Lovers

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Summer Read: 'The Secret Keeper'

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Looking for a great book this summer?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't put this one down</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAenDab63ZltnZA7hi1M9PvMBFa6bx9T4M_TgrmMdPoozgCTvONJWvvlq2nfPMofgcXEZAwnxlqOa-P856hzE2rfIY-6JaUdfLk80T_vXdnaf4NaIaU1LSVD9-P5CHefSegILLLM8LqkA/s1600/the-birthday-party-978033047759801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAenDab63ZltnZA7hi1M9PvMBFa6bx9T4M_TgrmMdPoozgCTvONJWvvlq2nfPMofgcXEZAwnxlqOa-P856hzE2rfIY-6JaUdfLk80T_vXdnaf4NaIaU1LSVD9-P5CHefSegILLLM8LqkA/s400/the-birthday-party-978033047759801.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://www.panmacmillan.com/book/katemorton/thesecretkeeper?format=978033047759801">credit</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'The Secret Keeper' pages </div><div style="text-align: center;">are filled with a great story, some unexpected twists,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and good character development</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- ooh, I just LOVED this book! -</div><div style="text-align: center;">Probably my favorite read in a long time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By international bestselling author of 'The Forgotten Garden',</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kate Morton's most recent novel is set in England in the 1930s, the 1960s and present day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It knits together a story of 'mysteries and secrets, murder and enduring love'</div><div style="text-align: center;">and leaves the reader guessing until the very end</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you read anything fantastic lately?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If not, now you have :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Secret-Keeper-Kate-Morton/dp/0330477595/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373518829&sr=8-1&keywords=secret+keeper"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Amazon UK</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Secret-Keeper-A-Novel/dp/1439152810/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373519002&sr=8-1&keywords=the+secret+keeper"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Amazon USA</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(an unsponsored post)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Summer Read: 'The Secret Keeper'

Looking for a great book this summer? I couldn't put this one down ( credit ) 'The Secret Keeper' pages  are filled with a great...

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